ANTIQUE MAPS OF ENGLISH NW COUNTIES

MEISNER, Daniel.

Carlile in Anglia.

Frankfurt, c.1623. 100 x 145.
Uncoloured; good condition.
Map-View of Carlisle with German verse under the image.

£85

BLOME, Richard.

A Mapp of the County of Westmorland.

London, 1673. 320 x 255.
Uncoloured; some brown spotting, probably ink, otherwise a fine dark impression.
From the First Edition of the "Britannia", Blome's larger series of county maps, decorated with cartouches around the title and dedication, based on Speed's map. Blome, renowned as a plagarist, said "I do not own myself the Author, but the Undertaker of this work".

£140

BLOME, Richard.

A General Mapp of the Countie of Cumberland.

London, 1673. 320 x 255.
Uncoloured; minor age-toning to margins, printers crease just above lower margin, otherwise good.
From the First Edition of the "Britannia", Blome's larger series of county maps, decorated with cartouches around the title and dedication, based on Speed's map. Blome, renowned as a plagarist, said "I do not own myself the Author, but the Undertaker of this work".

£155

WEIMAR. Geographisches Institut.

Plan von Manchester und Saalford in England.

Weimar, 1805. 355 x 445.
Uncoloured; minor age-toning to guard area caused by paste, signs of old folds, otherwise very good.
A detailed plan of the City of Manchester and Salford, streets, rivers and buildings are named.

£240

KEERE, Pieter van der.

Westmorland and Comberlad.

London, George Humble, 1646. 85 x 120.
Uncoloured; minor marginal staining, otherwise good.
A map of the counties of Cumberland and Westmorland, from the so-called "Miniature Speed".

£42

PERROT, Aristide Michel.

Cumberland - Westmorland.

Paris, 1828. 55 x 50.
Original outline colour; very minor spotting, otherwise fine.
A miniature map of the counties with highly decorative border engraved by Adrien Migneret (1786-1840), the text by George Bernard Depping.

£48

GIBSON, John.

Cumberland.

London, Thomas Carnan, 1780. 110 x 65.
Uncoloured; light soiling and age-toning to margins, otherwise very good.
A miniature map of the county from John Gibson's 'New and accurate maps of the counties of England and Wales'.
KING: Miniature Antique Maps 2nd edition, pp.172-173.

£65

GIBSON, John.

Westmoreland.

London, Thomas Carnan, 1780. 65 x 110.
Uncoloured; light soiling and age-toning to margins, otherwise very good.
A miniature map of the county from John Gibson's 'New and accurate maps of the counties of England and Wales'.
KING: Miniature Antique Maps 2nd edition, pp.172-173.

£65

MORDEN, Robert.

The County Palatine of Lancaster.

London, 1695-. 415 x 360.
Uncoloured; very minor marginal staining, otherwise a fine example.
Published in Camden's Britannia.

£150

MORDEN, Robert.

Westmoreland.

London, 1695-. 360 x 420.
Uncoloured; dark impression in fine condition.
Published in Camden's Britannia.

£75

MORDEN, Robert.

Cumberland.

London, 1695-. 365 x 430.
Uncoloured; minor blemishes, but otherwise a fine example.
Published in Camden's Britannia.

£100

KITCHIN, Thomas.

Lancashire.

London, Universal Magazine, c.1760. 200 x 185.
Uncoloured; signs of old vertical folds, light toning, bottom margin trimmed off by binder with loss of imprint, there is just enough margin to mount and frame, also some show through of text, otherwise a good example.
Printed for John Hinton 1747.

£68

SAXTON, Christopher - KIP, William.

Cumbria sive Cumberlandia.

London, Georgii Bishop & Ioannis Norton, 1607-37. 285 x 325.
Uncoloured; light toning in the margins, bottom left corner of margin torn off, but well away from printed area (this would be covered in mounting), otherwise a very good example.
A map of the county from the second English edition of the 'Britannia', translated by Philémon Holland. Engraved by William Kip, from the Christopher Saxton survey of 1576. The Saxton map is of both Cumberland and Westmorland, therefore this example is one of the earliest separate printed maps of the county. State III with plate number 54 added in the bottom left corner.

£260

MEISNER, Daniel.

Carlile in Anglia.

Frankfurt, c.1623. 100 x 145.
Uncoloured; overall fine condition.
Map-View of Carlisle with German verse under the image.

£65

BLAEU, Joan.

Lancastria palatinatus Anglis Lancaster et Lancas shire.

Amsterdam, 1658, Dutch text edition. 395 x 510.
Fine original colour; light marginal age-toning, otherwise a fine example.
A fine and decorative map of the county of Lancashire.

£620

BLAEU, Johannes.

Westmoria Comitatus; Anglice Westmorland.

Amsterdam, 1658, Dutch text edition. 380 x 500.
Fine original colour; light age-toning to the edges of the margins, otherwise fine condition.
A decorative map of the county of Westmoreland. From Blaeu's Atlas Major, with Dutch text on verso.

£390

OWEN, J. & BOWEN, E.

A Map of Che-Shire.

London, c.1720. 185 x 115.
Uncoloured; light age-toning to the edges, otherwise a fine example.
From 'Britannia Depicta or Ogilby Improv'd', with a decorative printed border and cartouche.

£40

MALLET, Alain Manesson.

Is. de Man et D'Anglesey.

Paris, 1683, French text edition. 155 x 110.
Uncoloured; light age-toning and minor soiling mainly to margins, otherwise a fine example.
A fine miniature map of The Isle of Man, also shows the mainland coast of England and Wales, with Anglesey. From the French text edition of the five volume work 'Description de l'univers'.

£95

BLAEU, Johannes.

Mona.

Amsterdam, 1662, Latin text edition. 380 x 273.
Fine original colour; minor defects and light waterstaining to the margins, otherwise a good example.
A fine map of the Isle of Man. Latin text on the verso, together with an adjoining sheet of text (small paper fault to text page).

£340

WALKER, John & Charles.

Lancashire.

London, Longman, Rees, Orme, & Co., 1835-. 395 x 330.
Original colour; very light marginal age-toning, otherwise very good.
A detailed map of the county.

£48

TALLIS, John.

Liverpool.

London, John Tallis & Co., 1851. 360 x 510.
Uncoloured; very minor spotting and light age-toning, otherwise a fine example.
A superbly detailed steel engraved plan of the city of Liverpool, with a finely engraved view of the port with many sailing and steam powered vessels on the River Mersey. Insets of St. George's Hall, The Custom House and the Sailors' Home.

£240

OGILBY, John.

The Road from Chester to Cardiff com. Glamorgan.

London, 1675-98. 320 x 430.
Finely coloured; slight thinning of paper at centrefold, visible when held up to the light, otherwise a very good example.
From the 1698 edition of the first road atlas of England and Wales, based on a survey carried out by John Ogilby and issued in his 'Britannia'. Sheet 63: commencing at West Chester (plan), then on to Wrexham, Llansylen and on to Llanbader in Montgomeryshire.

£120

JANSSON, Jan.

Cestria Comitatus Palatinus. The Countye Palatine of Chaster.

Amsterdam, 1647, French text edition. 380 x 500.
Original colour; light age-toning as is often the case with maps by Jansson, minor marginal spotting, slightly darker in the top margin near the centrefold, some light ink staining in the area of Lancashire, otherwise a very good example.
Similar in style to the Blaeu map of the county, but with changes to the armorials, mile scale and title cartouche. Jansson has also added a compass rose with radiating lines in the sea area.
KOEMAN: Me 160.

£450

GREENWOOD, C. & J.

Map of the County Palatine of Chester, from an Actual Survey.

London, Greenwood & Co., 1834. 575 x 680.
Fine original colour; very light print offset, minor age-toning and soiling to the edges of the paper, short repaired tear to lower margin, otherwise a fine example without centrefold.
One of the last large series of county maps, produced in competition with the Ordnance Survey, and consequently very detailed. Fine inset view of Chester Cathedral, also a key in the bottom left corner.

£260

GREENWOOD, C. & J.

Map of the County of Cumberland from an Actual Survey.

London, Greenwood & Co., 1834. 610 x 690.
Fine original colour; very light print offset, minor age-toning and soiling to the edges of the paper, otherwise a fine example without centrefold.
One of the last large series of county maps, produced in competition with the Ordnance Survey, and consequently very detailed. Inset view of Carlisle Cathedral, also a key to the top right corner.

£120

GREENWOOD, C. & J.

Map of the County of Westmorland, from an Actual Survey.

London, Greenwood & Co., 1834. 580 x 705.
Fine original colour; very light print offset, minor age-toning and soiling to the edges of the paper, otherwise a fine example without centrefold.
One of the last large series of county maps, produced in competition with the Ordnance Survey, and consequently very detailed. Fine inset view of Appleby, also a key to the bottom left corner.

£150

[HOLLAR, Wenceslaus.].

[No title].

Chester, Daniel King, 1656. 175 x 240.
Coloured; extensive repairs, particularly down the centre of the map, overall surface soiling and backed on paper, could be framed and make a presentable map. Priced accordingly.
One of the most elusive maps of the Isle of Man, published in Daniel King's 'A Discription Historical & Geographical of the Countie Palatine Chester'. Probably etched by W. Hollar, as is the map of Cheshire from the same book. The eight vignette views down the sides show Castle Rushon, St Michiels Island, Balesale Bridge and the Castle of Man etc.

£140

WALKER, John & Charles.

Westmorland.

London, Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown & Co., 1836. 320 x 380.
Original colour lithograph; light toning at centrefold, otherwise a fine example.
A detailed map of the county showing the railways.

£32

DAWSON, Robert Kearsley.

Preston.

London, 1832. 320 x 200.
Original coloured lithograph; light age-toning to the edges of the paper, minor spotting, otherwise a very good example.
A plan of Preston from a composite volume of the 'Plans of the Cities and Boroughs of England and Wales'. Robert Kearsley Dawson (1798 -1861) the son of surveyor Robert Dawson, was born in Dover, he went on to study at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich. In 1818 he was commissioned into the Royal Engineers, and between 1819 and 1829 took part in the triangulation and mapping of Ireland and Scotland under Thomas Colby. In 1831 he was to survey the boundaries of the proposed Parliamentary Boroughs for the Great Reform Act.

£52

DAWSON, Robert Kearsley.

Stockport.

London, 1832. 310 x 260.
Original coloured lithograph; light age-toning to the edges of the paper, minor spotting, vertical crease from book, light print offset, otherwise a very good example
A plan of Stockport from a composite volume of the 'Plans of the Cities and Boroughs of England and Wales'. Robert Kearsley Dawson (1798 -1861) the son of surveyor Robert Dawson, was born in Dover, he went on to study at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich. In 1818 he was commissioned into the Royal Engineers, and between 1819 and 1829 took part in the triangulation and mapping of Ireland and Scotland under Thomas Colby. In 1831 he was to survey the boundaries of the proposed Parliamentary Boroughs for the Great Reform Act.

£54

DAWSON, Robert Kearsley.

Lancaster.

London, 1832. 310 x 190.
Original coloured lithograph; light age-toning to the edges of the paper, some minor spotting and soiling to the margins, otherwise a good example.
A plan of Lancaster from a composite volume of the 'Plans of the Cities and Boroughs of England and Wales' and engraved by J. Henshall. Robert Kearsley Dawson (1798 -1861) the son of surveyor Robert Dawson, was born in Dover, he went on to study at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich. In 1818 he was commissioned into the Royal Engineers, and between 1819 and 1829 took part in the triangulation and mapping of Ireland and Scotland under Thomas Colby. In 1831 he was to survey the boundaries of the proposed Parliamentary Boroughs for the Great Reform Act.

£45

PERROT, Aristide Michel.

Cumberland - Westmorland.

Paris, 1823. 115 x 70.
Original outline colour; minor spotting to the margins, otherwise a good example.
A miniature map of the counties with highly decorative border engraved by Adrien Migneret (1786-1840), the text by George Bernard Depping.

£48

BOWEN, Emanuel - KITCHIN, Thomas.

An Accurate Map of the County Palatine of Chester.

London, J.Tinney, 1753. 535 x 695.
Original outline colour; small hole in the lower part of centrefold, with no loss of printed surface, probably a paper fault, also the copper plate has cut the paper in a short section in the lower margin, about 1" inch, light marginal spotting, otherwise a very good example.
A fine and detailed map of Cheshire. Published by John Tinney 1753 (2nd state). The production history of the 'Large English Atlas' was not an easy one and appeared to be plagued with financial difficulties. In 1752 or 1753, with only 28 county plates completed, Hinton finally sold his ailing project to the printseller John Tinney. In 1755 or 1756 Tinney was joined in a partnership by Thomas Bowles, John Bowles and Son and Robert Sayer. Their imprint was to be added to the new maps for publication in 1758, although any book production still lacked a title-page. John Tinney died in 1761 and it wasn't until 1762 that the atlas was finally completed together with the title-page with his name omitted. This map is an early example and a pre-complete atlas issue.
HODSON: 221.

£500

BOWEN, Emanuel - KITCHIN, Thomas.

An Accurate Map of the County of Lancaster.

London, J.Tinney, 1753. 690 x 530.
Original outline colour; very light marginal spotting, otherwise a fine example.
A fine and detailed map of the county of Lancashire. Published by John Tinney 1753 (2nd state). The production history of the 'Large English Atlas' was not an easy one and appeared to be plagued with financial difficulties. In 1752 or 1753, with only 28 county plates completed, Hinton finally sold his ailing project to the printseller John Tinney. In 1755 or 1756 Tinney was joined in a partnership by Thomas Bowles, John Bowles and Son and Robert Sayer. Their imprint was to be added to the new maps for publication in 1758, although any book production still lacked a title-page. John Tinney died in 1761 and it wasn't until 1762 that the atlas was finally completed together with the title-page with his name omitted. This map is an early example and a pre-complete atlas issue.
HODSON: 221.

£500

MORDEN, Robert.

The County Palatine of Chester.

London, 1695-. 345 x 415.
Uncoloured; light marginal age-toning, some light spotting in the centrefold, printers crease across the bottom right corner, otherwise a fine example.
Published in Camden's Britannia.

£140

MORDEN, Robert.

Westmoreland.

London, 1695-. 360 x 420.
Uncoloured; light print offset and minor age-toning, otherwise a dark impression in fine condition.
Published in Camden's Britannia.

£75

BOWEN, Emanuel - KITCHIN, Thomas.

A New Map of the Counties Cumberland and Westmoreland.

London, T. Bowles, R. Sayer, J Tinney, J Bowles, 1760. 675 x 520.
Original outline colour; light creases to paper from book, small light brown stain near the centrefold, light marginal spotting, otherwise a very good example.
A fine and detailed map of Cumberland and Westmorland. Published by Thomas Bowles, Robert Sayer, John Tinney and John Bowles (1st state). The production history of the 'Large English Atlas' was not an easy one and appeared to be plagued with financial difficulties. In 1752 or 1753, with only 28 county plates completed, Hinton finally sold his ailing project to the printseller John Tinney. In 1755 or 1756 Tinney was joined in a partnership by Thomas Bowles, John Bowles and Son and Robert Sayer. Their imprint was to be added to the new maps for publication in 1758, although any book production still lacked a title-page. John Tinney died in 1761 and it wasn't until 1762 that the atlas was finally completed together with the title-page with his name omitted. This map is an early example and a pre-complete atl ssue.
HODSON: 221.

£320

BOWEN, Emanuel.

A Map of Cheshire.

London, c.1720. 115 x 110, map size.
Uncoloured; light age-toning and minor nicks to margins, otherwise fine condition.
A miniature map of the county from the 'Britannia Depicta or Ogilby Improved' by John Owen and Emanuel Bowen. The verso has the road from York, passing through Tadcaster and Leeds.

£45