These regions were extensively visited by the writer, who then combined local topographical description, summaries of the historical sources, and local knowledge and stories, into a text. The most influential example (at least in Britain) was probably William Camden's Britannia (first edition 1586), which described itself on its title page as a Chorographica descriptio.
These regions were visited extensively by the writer, who combined local topographical descriptions, historical summaries, and local knowledge and stories into a text. The most influential example in Britain was William Camden's Britannia (first edition 1586), which described itself as a "Chorographica descriptio."