Antique County Maps: Central - North
Leics, Lincs, Northants, Notts, Rutland.

A Map of Leicestershire.

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OWEN, J. & BOWEN, E.

Origin: London, c.1720.

From 'Britannia Depicta or Ogilby Improv'd'.

Condition: Uncoloured; light age-toning to the edges of the paper, otherwise a good example.

Size: 180 x 115mm (7 x 4½ inches).

Reference: 3472

Price: £24

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A Map of Leicestershire.

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OWEN, J. & BOWEN, E.

Origin: London, c.1720.

A miniature map of the county of Warwickshire, from 'Britannia Depicta or Ogilby Improv'd', published by by John Owen and Emanuel Bowen. The verso has the road from Pembridge via Prestain and on to Montgomery.

Condition: Uncoloured; light age-toning to the edges of the paper, otherwise a good example.

Size: 180 x 115mm (7 x 4½ inches).

Reference: 15726

Price: £25

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A Map of Lincoln Shire.

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OWEN, J. & BOWEN, E.

Origin: London, c.1720.

From 'Britannia Depicta or Ogilby Improv'd'.

Condition: Uncoloured; light age-toning, otherwise good.

Size: 180 x 115mm (7 x 4½ inches).

Reference: 3473

Price: £34

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A Map of Northamptonshire.

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OWEN, J. & BOWEN, E.

Origin: London, c.1720.

From 'Britannia Depicta or Ogilby Improv'd'. The verso has the road from London to Amersham.

Condition: Uncoloured; light age-toning to the edges of the paper, printing plate has cut into paper on the left hand margin, otherwise a fair example.

Size: 185 x 115mm (7¼ x 4½ inches).

Reference: 2730

Price: £18

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A Map of Rutland.

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BOWEN, Emanuel.

Origin: London, c.1720.

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 Puckeridge to Berton Mills.

Condition: Uncoloured; light age-toning and minor nicks to margins, otherwise fine condition.

Size: 120 x 120mm (4¾ x 4¾ inches).

Reference: 11425

Price: £25

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A Mapp of Nottingham Shire, with its Wapontaks.

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BLOME, Richard.

Origin: London, 1673.

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".

Condition: Uncoloured; very light marginal age-toning, otherwise a fine dark impression.

Size: 320 x 260mm (12½ x 10¼ inches).

Reference: 5387

Price: £90

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A New Map of Leicestershire from the latest Authorities.

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LODGE, John.

Origin: London, 1790-95.

A rare map of the county originally published in the 'Political Magazine' from 1782-90. Engraved by John Lodge, this atlas edition of 1795 has the name erased. Ink manuscript details about the county on the verso.

Condition: Uncoloured; light soiling and minor spotting, otherwise a good example.

Size: 265 x 325mm (10½ x 12¾ inches).

Reference: 12816

Price: £65

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A New Map of Leicestershire, Divided into Hundreds, Exhibiting its Roads, Rivers, Parks &c.

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CARY, John.

Origin: London, 1809.

From the first edition of Cary's New English Atlas, although the maps were issued in parts 1801-9. With the hundreds separately coloured.

Condition: Original body colour; light soiling and staining mainly to margins, short split to centrefold, otherwise a good example.

Size: 540 x 490mm (21¼ x 19¼ inches).

Reference: 12231

Price: £52

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A New Map of Lincolnshire with its Great and Sub Divisions into Hundreds.

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CARY, John.

Origin: London, 1801.

A map of the county of Lincolnshire in some detail. From the first edition of Cary's New English Atlas, although the maps were issued in parts 1801-9, With the hundreds separately coloured.

Condition: Original colour; light age-toning to the edges of the paper, centrefold split repaired with sellotape, priced accordingly.

Size: 540 x 485mm (21¼ x 19 inches).

Reference: 15466

Price: £48

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A New Map of Northamptonshire from the best Authorities.

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LODGE, John.

Origin: London, 1790-95.

A rare map of the county originally published in the 'Political Magazine' from 1782-90. Engraved by John Lodge, this atlas edition of 1795 has the name erased. Ink manuscript details about the county on the verso.

Condition: Uncoloured; light soiling and minor spotting, otherwise a good example.

Size: 325 x 265mm (12¾ x 10½ inches).

Reference: 12826

Price: £48

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A New Map of Nottinghamshire from the best Authorities.

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LODGE, John.

Origin: London, 1790-95.

A rare map of the county originally published in the 'Political Magazine' from 1782-90. Engraved by John Lodge, this atlas edition of 1795 has the name erased. Ink manuscript details about the county on the verso.

Condition: Uncoloured; light soiling and minor spotting, otherwise a good example.

Size: 325 x 265mm (12¾ x 10½ inches).

Reference: 12827

Price: £48

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A New Map of Nottinghamshire, Divided into Hundreds, Exhibiting its Roads, Rivers, Parks &c.

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CARY, John.

Origin: London, 1809.

From the first edition of Cary's New English Atlas, although the maps were issued in parts 1801-9, With the hundreds separately coloured.

Condition: Original body colour; light staining and soiling to margins, off setting to printed title cartouche, otherwise a good example.

Size: 535 x 490mm (21 x 19¼ inches).

Reference: 12232

Price: £42

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A New Map of the County of Leicester divided into Hundreds.

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SMITH, C.

Origin: London, 1808.

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Condition: Original colour; light age-toning and soiling in the margins, some minor spotting, otherwise a good example

Size: 440 x 485mm (17¼ x 19 inches).

Reference: 12244

Price: £58

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A New Map of the County of Lincolnshire divided into Wapontakes &c.

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SMITH, C.

Origin: London, 1804.

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Condition: Original colour; light age-toning and soiling in the margins, some minor spotting, otherwise a good example

Size: 440 x 485mm (17¼ x 19 inches).

Reference: 12243

Price: £75

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A Plan of Boston in the County of Lincoln.

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DURY, Andrew.

Origin: London, 1764.

A rare plan of Boston after Jean Rocque and published by Dury in 'A Collection of Plans of the Principal Cities of Great Britain and Ireland: with Maps of the Coast of the said Kingdoms;'. Extensive numbered key along the left side indicates the important land marks and buildings. Possibly engraved by J Cheevers.

Condition: Original colour; light soiling mainly to margins, otherwise good condition.

Size: 100 x 135mm (4 x 5¼ inches).

Reference: 9147

Price: £68

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Boston.

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DAWSON, Robert Kearsley.

Origin: London, 1832.

A plan of Boston in Lincolnshire, 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.

Condition: Original coloured lithograph; light age-toning to the edges of the paper, minor spotting and light offset of print, otherwise a very good example.

Size: 330 x 210mm (13 x 8¼ inches).

Reference: 12134

Price: £28

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Comitatus Nottingha:miensis; sive Nottinghamshire.

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JANSSON, Jan.

Origin: Amsterdam, 1647, French text edition.

Similar in style to the Blaeu map of the county, but with changes to the armorials, mile scale and title cartouche.

Condition: 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, otherwise a very good example.

Size: 380 x 485mm (15 x 19 inches).

Reference: 11456

Price: £160

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Comitatus Rotelandiæ Tabula Nova & Aucta.

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MORDEN, Robert.

Origin: London, 1695-.

Published in Camden's Britannia.

Condition: Coloured; light toning to the margins, signs of old stain from masking tape along upper margin, well away from printed surface, otherwise a fine example.

Size: 285 x 355mm (11¼ x 14 inches).

Reference: 5345

Price: £56

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Comitatus Rotelandiæ Tabula Nova & Aucta.

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MORDEN, Robert.

Origin: London, 1695-.

Published in Camden's Britannia.

Condition: Uncoloured; light toning from the inking of the plate, minor age-toning of the margins and short tears to the edges, otherwise a good example.

Size: 290 x 365mm (11½ x 14¼ inches).

Reference: 9538

Price: £54

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Great Grimsby.

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DAWSON, Robert Kearsley.

Origin: London, 1832.

A plan of Grimsby, in Lincolnshire, 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.

Condition: Original coloured lithograph; light age-toning to the edges of the paper, minor spotting, old vertical fold from volume with light soiling, otherwise a very good example.

Size: 315 x 230mm (12½ x 9 inches).

Reference: 12131

Price: £24

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Lecestriæ comitatus sive Leicestershyre pars olim coritanorum.

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SAXTON, Christopher - KIP, William.

Origin: London, 1607-37.

An early map of Leicestershire, attributed to Christopher Saxton and engraved by William Kip. From the third edition of Camden's Britannia to contain maps.

Condition: Uncoloured; dark impression, light age-toning, one or two minor spots and stains, trimmed close on the left edge, with enough blank paper to facilitate framing, other minor marginal defects, otherwise good condition.

Size: 285 x 360mm (11¼ x 14¼ inches).

Reference: 10074

Price: £160

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Leicester Shire.

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MORDEN, Robert.

Origin: London, 1695-.

Published in Camden's Britannia.

Condition: Uncoloured; overall fine condition.

Size: 360 x 420mm (14¼ x 16½ inches).

Reference: 9433

Price: £70

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Leicester both countye and citie described...

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SPEED, John.

Origin: London, John Sudbury & George Humble, 1627-.

With inset plan of Leicester. Engraved by Jodocus Hondius, the imprint remains unchanged from an earlier edition and reads; John Sudbury and George Humble as publishers.

Condition: Finely coloured; minor marginal defects and soiling, these will be covered in framing, small section of the lower margin at centrefold repaired, with manuscript replacement of the printed line border, minor centrefold repairs, old printers crease, otherwise a good example.

Size: 380 x 505mm (15 x 20 inches).

Reference: 12126

Price: £480

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Leicester both countye and citie described...…

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SPEED, John.

Origin: London, John Sudbury & George Humble, 1627-32.

From Speed's atlas 'The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine', engraved by Judocus Hondius. With inset plan of Leicster.

Condition: Coloured; light age-toning to the margins, otherwise overall a very good example.

Size: 385 x 515mm (15¼ x 20¼ inches).

Reference: 12915

Price: £530

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Leicester.

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DAWSON, Robert Kearsley.

Origin: London, 1832.

A plan of Leicester 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.

Condition: Original coloured lithograph; light age-toning to the edges of the paper, some minor spotting, old vertical fold from book, otherwise a good example.

Size: 320 x 300mm (12½ x 11¾ inches).

Reference: 11795

Price: £35

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Lincoln.

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DAWSON, Robert Kearsley.

Origin: London, 1832.

A plan of Lincoln, 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.

Condition: Original coloured lithograph; light age-toning to the edges of the paper, some light spotting and minor foxing, otherwise a very good example.

Size: 330 x 185mm (13 x 7¼ inches).

Reference: 12025

Price: £28

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Lincolnia Comitatus. Anglis Lincoln-Shire.

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BLAEU, Johannes.

Origin: Amsterdam, 1658, Dutch text edition.

A cornerstone map of any collection of the county of Lincolnshire.

Condition: Fine original colour; very light marginal soiling and a printers paper crease just to the right of centrefold, otherwise superb condition.

Size: 420 x 500mm (16½ x 19¾ inches).

Reference: 10194

Price: £390

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Newark upon Trent.

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DAWSON, Robert Kearsley.

Origin: London, 1832.

A plan of Newark on Trent in Nottinghamshire, 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.

Condition: Original coloured lithograph; light age-toning to the edges of the paper, minor spotting and surface soiling, signs of old vertical fold from volume and a light brown stain due to age-toning from top to bottom, otherwise a fair example.

Size: 310 x 240mm (12¼ x 9½ inches).

Reference: 11761

Price: £18

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Northampton Shire Drawn from the best Authorities.

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BOWEN, Emanuel.

Origin: London, 1754.

A decorative map of the county by Emanuel Bowen, printed for John Hinton for publication in 'The Universal Magazine'.

Condition: Uncoloured; signs of old folds, light age-toning, trimmed to plate mark in bottom left corner, otherwise a good example.

Size: 205 x 180mm (8 x 7 inches).

Reference: 9615

Price: £48

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Northampton Shire.

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MORDEN, Robert.

Origin: London, 1695-

Published in Camden's Britannia.

Condition: Uncoloured; a dark impression in fine condition.

Size: 355 x 415mm (14 x 16¼ inches).

Reference: 9441

Price: £68

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Northampton Shire.

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SPEED, John.

Origin: London, John Sudbury & George Humble, 1610-11, FIRST EDITION.

With insets plans of Northampton and Peterborough. Engraved by Jodocus Hondius 1610, the imprint reads; George Humbell [sic] as publisher. From Speed's atlas 'The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine'.

Condition: Uncoloured; very light centrefold toning, two small pin holes to centrefold just outside printed area (possibly a guide to the binder), otherwise a fine dark impression.

Size: 385 x 510mm (15¼ x 20 inches).

Reference: 10726

Price: £750

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Northampton.

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DAWSON, Robert Kearsley.

Origin: London, 1832.

A plan of Northampton 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.

Condition: Original coloured lithograph; light age-toning to the edges of the paper, some minor spotting, otherwise a fine example.

Size: 285 x 220mm (11¼ x 8¾ inches).

Reference: 11794

Price: £28

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Notingamiæ comitatus.

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SAXTON, Christopher - KIP, William.

Origin: London, Georgii Bishop & Ioannis Norton, 1607-10.

A map of Nottinghamshire, from the first 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 Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire, therefore this example is one of the earliest separate printed maps of the county. State III with plate number 27 added in the bottom left corner.

Condition: Uncoloured; light toning in the margins, otherwise a very good example.

Size: 260 x 310mm (10¼ x 12¼ inches).

Reference: 9722

Price: £150

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Nottingham Shire.

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MORDEN, Robert.

Origin: London, 1695-.

Published in Camden's Britannia.

Condition: Uncoloured; dark impression, trimmed clse at side margins, but with enough blank paper to facilitate framing, overall good condition.

Size: 350 x 415mm (13¾ x 16¼ inches).

Reference: 9534

Price: £54

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Nottingham.

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DAWSON, Robert Kearsley.

Origin: London, 1832.

A plan of Nottingham, 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.

Condition: Original coloured lithograph; light age-toning to the edges of the paper, minor spotting, otherwise a very good example.

Size: 320 x 200mm (12½ x 7¾ inches).

Reference: 11919

Price: £23

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Nottinghamshire.

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GIBSON, John.

Origin: London, Thomas Carnan, 1780.

A miniature map of the county from John Gibson's 'New and accurate maps of the counties of England and Wales'.

Condition: Uncoloured; light soiling and age-toning to margins, with minor spotting, otherwise very good.

Size: 115 x 65mm (4½ x 2½ inches).

Reference: 9878

Price: £26

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Nottinghamshire.

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BOWEN, Emanuel.

Origin: London, c.1720.

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 London through Ware and on to Puckeridge.

Condition: Uncoloured; light age-toning and minor nicks to margins, otherwise fine condition.

Size: 120 x 120mm (4¾ x 4¾ inches).

Reference: 11410

Price: £18

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Nottinghamshire.

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BOWEN, Emanuel.

Origin: London, c.1720.

A miniature map of the county of Nottinghamshire, from the 'Britannia Depicta or Ogilby Improved' by John Owen and Emanuel Bowen. The verso has the road from London through Ware and on to Puckeridge.

Condition: Uncoloured; light age-toning and minor nicks to margins, otherwise very good condition.

Size: 185 x 115mm (7¼ x 4½ inches).

Reference: 15727

Price: £18

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Plan and Survey of Stamford Race Course; in Lincolnshire...

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KEMP, William.

Origin: London, c.1825.

A plan of Stamford Racecourse, in the County of Lincolnshire. Now disused, the earliest meeting is recorded as Thursday 7th March 1619 and the final meeting was Friday 25th July 1873. There is a dedication to the Marquis of Exeter. This Plate, being No.7 of a Series of Surveys of the Principal Race Courses in England. Engraved by Davies, 34 Compton St. Brunsw.k Sq.re. London and Published by Sherwood, Jones & Co. Paternoster Row.

Condition: Original colour; two old vertical folds from book, light soiling to margins, trimmed close by binder at the bottom edge, with only slight loss of publishers imprint, otherwise very good.

Size: 200 x 250mm (7¾ x 9¾ inches).

Reference: 15621

Price: £80

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Rutlandshire.

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WALKER, John & Charles.

Origin: Longman, Rees, Orne, Brown & Co. 1836.

From the British Atlas.

Condition: Original outline colour; slight marginal soiling, centrefold split repaired, otherwise good.

Size: 330 x 380mm (13 x 15 inches).

Reference: 5468

Price: £18

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Rutlandshire.

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WALKER, John & Charles.

Origin: London, Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown & Co., 1835-.

A detailed map of the county. Shows the places of the meeting of foxhounds and the areas marked. From Hobson's Fox Hunting Atlas.

Condition: Original colour lithograph; light age-toning to the edges of the paper, otherwise very good.

Size: 335 x 385mm (13¼ x 15¼ inches).

Reference: 12169

Price: £23

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The Continuation of the Road from London to Barwick.

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KITCHIN, Thomas..

Origin: [London, London Magazine, c.1760.]

A strip road map after John Ogilby, showing the road from Tuxford, through Doncaster, Wentbridge, Tadcaster and on to York.

Condition: Uncoloured; light age-toning and marginal spotting, otherwise very good.

Size: 105 x 190mm (4¼ x 7½ inches).

Reference: 9299

Price: £18

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The Countie and Citie of Lyncolne Described...

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SPEED, John.

Origin: London, 1610-16, Latin text edition.

Engraved by Jodocus Hondius, with inset of the City of Lincoln. From Speed's atlas 'The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine', the Latin edition is arguably the rarest of all editions, being produced for the overseas market. Thomas Chubb states in his book, "The Latin edition of Speed's atlas of great Britain and Ireland is extremely rare, it was not until 1918 that the British Museum obtained a copy." It is even more difficult to find examples in original colour.

Condition: Fine original colour; some oxidisation of the original colour, particularly the green, this has caused some discolouration and minor cracking in some areas, this has been expertly repaired. Some small holes visible when held up to the light, short centrefold split (repaired), other minor discolouration and soiling, otherwise a good example.

Size: 385 x 515mm (15¼ x 20¼ inches).

Reference: 3795

Price: £880

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The Countie and Citie of Lyncolne Described...…

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SPEED, John.

Origin: London, John Sudbury & George Humble, 1610-12, FIRST EDITION.

From Speed's atlas 'The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine', inset plan of Lincoln. Engraved by Jodocus Hondius 1610.

Condition: Coloured; some very minor expert restoration to centrefold, minor marginal soiling, otherwise a fine example.

Size: 385 x 515mm (15¼ x 20¼ inches).

Reference: 10714

Price: £850

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The Countie and Citie of Lyncolne Described...…

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SPEED, John.

Origin: London, John Sudbury & George Humble, 1610-16, Latin edition.

From Speed's atlas 'The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine', inset plan of Lincoln. Engraved by Jodocus Hondius 1610.

Condition: Finely hand coloured; very light age-toning to the edges of the paper, short centrefold split repaired with old paper, otherwise a fine dark impression.

Size: 385 x 515mm (15¼ x 20¼ inches).

Reference: 12601

Price: £980

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The Countie of Nottingham described the Shire Townes situation and the Earls there of Observed.

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SPEED, John.

Origin: London, John Sudbury & George Humble, 1610-16, Latin text edition.

A fine decorative map of the county with inset plan of Nottingham. The imprint remains unchanged from an earlier edition and reads; John Sudbury and Georg. Humble as publishers. From Speed's atlas 'The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine', the Latin edition is arguably the rarest of all editions, being produced for the overseas market. Thomas Chubb states in his book, "The Latin edition of Speed's atlas of great Britain and Ireland is extremely rare, it was not until 1918 that the British Museum obtained a copy.

Condition: Uncoloured; very light toning to the centrefold and the edges of the margins, two pin head size worm holes 15 mm either side of the centrefold, overall a fine example.

Size: 387 x 515mm (15¼ x 20¼ inches).

Reference: 15736

Price: £560

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The Countie of Nottingham described. The Shire Townes Situation and the Earls there of observed.

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SPEED, John.

Origin: London, John Sudbury & George Humble, 1610-11, FIRST EDITION.

Inset plan of Nottingham. From Speed's atlas 'The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine'.

Condition: Uncoloured; very light centrefold toning, two small pin holes to centrefold just outside printed area (possibly a guide to the binder for folding), otherwise a fine dark impression.

Size: 385 x 515mm (15¼ x 20¼ inches).

Reference: 10725

Price: £580

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The Road from London to Barwick...

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OGILBY, John.

Origin: London, 1675.

From the first road atlas of England and Wales, surveyed by Ogilby. Sheet 6 the road from Stilton, passing through Stamford, Grantham, Newark and on to Tuxford. Complete with relevant page of text.

Condition: Uncoloured; overall a fine example.

Size: 330 x 450mm (13 x 17¾ inches).

Reference: 9604

Price: £140

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[No title]. Lincolne Shyre.

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DRAYTON, Michael.

Origin: London, John Marriott, John Grismand & Thomas Dewe, 1612-22.

From Drayton's 'Poly-Olbion', an allegorical map of Lincolnshire, profusely illustrated with nymphs and virtually every river is named. This map is from the 1622 edition with twelve extra maps including this one - therefore scarcer than some.

Condition: Uncoloured; light age-toning to the edges of the margins, light soiling, otherwise a fine example.

Size: 240 x 310mm (9½ x 12¼ inches).

Reference: 12307

Price: £420

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[No title]. Northampton Shyre, part of Rutland and Bedfordshire.

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DRAYTON, Michael.

Origin: London, John Marriott, John Grismand & Thomas Dewe, 1612 - 1622.

From Drayton's 'Poly-Olbion' the map of Northamptonshire showing the rivers, trees and hills. Those named being Helidon Hill, Rockingham Forest and Tea Flu (sic).

Condition: Coloured; light age-toning to the edges of the paper, otherwise a fine example with good margins.

Size: 250 x 305mm (9¾ x 12 inches).

Reference: 12038

Price: £320

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