Road Maps - Thomas Gardner
Richard Nicholson of Chester
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Established in 1961
All the Maps on this page are guaranteed to be genuine early specimens
published in or around the year stated
A Series of 100 Strip Road Maps of England and Wales
pubished in 1719
Based on the earlier survey of the roads by John Ogilby each map measures about 10 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches and is made up of usually six panels with a central title panel and unlike other road maps of the period each map bears a dedication to a named person.
Do you want to collect road maps from a particular region, country, or time period? Having a specific focus will help you narrow down your search and make your collection more cohesive.
From: Pocket Guide to The English Traveller
Other Series of Early Road Maps
18th Century
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Gardner road map King's Lynn, Gayton, Billingford, Norwich, Yarmouth
25371 Plate 76. King's Lynn, Gayton, Billingford, Norwich, Yarmouth. Price: 58.00
Dedicated to Horatio Townshend.
Hand coloured
18th Century
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Gardner road map Shrewsbuty to Holywell and Chester to Holywell
33163 Plate 98 Shrewsbury to Holywell. Price: 58.00
Shrewsbury, Wrexham, Holywell. Chester, Flint. Holywell Hand coloured
Dedicated to Sir Thomas Conway
The 100 Road Maps with their Routes
1 London, Acton, Uxbridge, Beaconsfield, High Wycombe, Tetsworth, Oxford, Islip. Dedicated to George Clerk.
2 Islip. Morton in Marsh, Broadway, Pershore, Bramyard, Worcester. Dedicated to Thomas Wylde.
3 Bramyard, Leominster, Presteign, Aberystwyth Dedicated to John Fowler
4 London, Ewell, Dorking, Billingshurst, Amberley, Arundel, Chichester. Dedicated to Richard Farrington
5 London, Waltham, Hoddesdon, Ware, Royston, Huntingdon, Stilton. Dedicated to Robert Piggot
6 Stilton, Stamford, Grantham, Newark, Tuxford.
7 Tuxford, Doncaster, Wentbridge, Tadcaster, York.
Dedicated to Henry Lord Viscount Down
8 York, Boroughbridge, Northallerton, Darlington, Durham, Chester-le-Street Dedicated to Wilfrid Lawson
9 Chester-le-Street, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Morpeth, Alnwick, Belford, Berwick Dedicated to Algernoon Earl of Hertford
10 London, Maidenhead, Reading, Chilton, Marlborough. Dedicated to Richard How
11 Marlborough, Calne, Chippenham, Bristol. Bristol, Axbridge, Huntspil Dedicated to William Heylar
12 London, Acton, Uxbridge, Amersham, Aylesbury, Buckingham, Banbury Dedicated to Justinian Isham.
13 Banbury, Stratford, Bromsgrove, Kidderminster,Banbury, Camden. Dedicated to Thomas Stephens.
14 London, Brentford, Hounslow, Colbrook, Slough, Maidenhead, Abingdon Dedicated to Sir Henry Ashurst.
15 Abingdon, Faringdon, Fairford, Barnsley, Gloucester, Monmouth Dedicated to Charles Coxe.
16 Monmouth, Newport, Cardiff, Cowbridge, Aberavon, Burton Dedicated to Edward Stradling.
17 Burton, Kidwelly, Haverfordwest, St. Davids Dedicated to Arthur Owen.
18 London, Southwark, Rochester, Canterbury, Dover. Dedicated to James Craggs
19 London, Romford, Brentford, Chelmsford, Colchester, Harwich Dedicated to Isaac Rebow
20 London, Eltham, Farmingham, Maidstone, Ashford, Hythe Dedicated to Sir John Jennings
21 London, High Barnet, St. Albans, Dunstable, Stony Stratford, Towcester Dedicated to William Hillersden
22 Towcester, Daventry, Coventry, Lichfield Dedicated to Andrew Archer
23 Lichfield, Rugeley, Stone, Stableford, Nantwich, Tarporley, Chester Dedicated to Langham Booth
24 Chester, Denbigh, Conway, Beaumaris, Holyhead Dedicated to Owen Meywrick.
25 London, Hounslow, Staines, Basingstoke, Andover Dedicated to George Pitt
26 Andover, Salisbury, Shaftsbury, Sherborne, Crewkerne Dedicated to William Benson
27 Crewkerne, Honiton, Exeter, Ashburton, Plymouth Dedicated to William Courteny Bart.
28 Plymouth, Fowey, Tregony, Penzance, Land's End. Dedicated to James Craggs
29 London, Croydon, East Grinstead, Lewes, Newhaven, Brighton, Shoreham
30 London, Wandsworth, Cobham, Guildfordm Godalming, Petersfield, Portsmouth
Dedicated to Thomas Lord Onslow
31 London, Bromley, Sevenoaks, Tonbridge, Rye. Dedicated to James Butler
32 Andover, Warminster, Bruton, Bridgwater Dedicated to George Doddington
33 Bridgwater, Dulverton, Barnstaple, Torrington, Hatherleigh
34 Hatherleigh, Camelford, Padstow, St. Columb, Truro. Dedicated to Spencer Cowper.
35 Chippenham, Bath, Wells, Marlborough, Devizes, Trowbridge, Wells Dedicated to Joseph Erle.
36 Stilton, Peterborough, Spalding, Boston. Sleaford, Lincoln. Dedicated to Richard Grantham
37 Darleston, Brewerton, Warrington, Wigan, Preston, Garstang.
38 Garstang, Lancaster, Bolton, Kendal, Penrith, Carlisle. Dedicated to Ealr of Carlisle.
39 Guildford, Midhurst, Chichester/ Midhurst, Petersfield, Winchester. Dedicated to William Lord Powlet
40 Stony Stratford, Northampton, Mkt. Harbrough, Leicester, Loughborough, Derby Dedicated to Sir Thomas Cave, Bart.
41 Temsford, Eaton, Bugdon, Stilton, Peterborough, Market Deeping, Sleaford, Lincoln. Dedicated to Sir John Brownlow, Bart
42 Lincoln, Barton, Hull, Beverley, Flamborough. Dedicated to Sir Arthur Kay, Bart.
43 Puckeridge, Cambridge, Ely, Downham, King's Lynn. Dedicated to Robert Walpole
44 Four shire stone, Chipping Campden, Worcester, Ludlow, Montgomery. Dedicated to John Pugh.
45 High Barnet, Hatfield, Baldock, Biggleswade, St. Neots, Oakham Dedicated to Edward Lord Hinchinbroke
46 Puckeridge, Newmarket, Thetford, Attleborough, Windham, Norwich Dedicated to Sir Jacob Astley.
47 St. Albans, Luton, Bedford, Wellingborough, Kettering, Oakham Dedicated to Daniel Lord Finch
48 Oakham, Melton Mowbray, Nottingham, Mansfield, Rotherham, Barnsley Dedicated to William Levinz.
49 Barnsley, Halifax, Skipton, Middleham, Richmond Dedicated to John Aislabie.
50 Meriden, Birmingham, Bridgnorth, Shrewsbury, WelshpoolDedicated to Sir Robert Corbet, Bart. Hand coloured
51 Bagshot, Farnham, Alton, Alresford, Southampton, Romsey, Salisbury Dedicated to John Wallop
52 Newmarket, Swaffham, Wells, Newmarket, Bury St. Edmunds. Dedicated to Sir Robert Davers, Bart.
53 Basingstoke, Stockbridge, Cranborne, Blandford, Dorchester, Weymouth Dedicated to John Harrison.
54 Colchester, Ipswich, Saxmundham, Beccles, Yarmouth
55 Bristol, Chipping Sodbury, Tetbury, Cirencester, Burford, Banbury Dedicated to Benjamin Bathurst
56 Bristol, Chepstow, Monmouth, Hereford, Leominster, Ludlow. Dedicated to Earl of Carnarvan
57 Ludlow, Shrewsbury, Whitchurch, Chester.
58 Bristol, Wells, Glastonbury, Taunton, Exeter. Dedicated to Francis Drew
59 Bristol, Gloucester, Tewksbury, Worcester. Dedicated to Anthony Lechmere
60 Bristol, Wells, Crewkerne, Frampton, Weymouth Dedicated to William Peirs.
61 Cambridge, St. Neots, Northampton, Rugby, Coventry. Dedicated to William Wilmer
62 Carlisle, Jedburgh, Kelso, Berwick Dedicated to John Pringle.
63 Chester, Wrexham Newtown, Llanbader. Dedicated to Edward Vaughan
64 Llanbadardfynydd, Brecon, Cardiff. Dedicated to Sir Charles Kemys, Bart. Uncoloured.
65 Dartmouth, Exeter, Tiverton, Minehead. Dedicated to John Bampfylde.
66 St. Davids, Fishguard, Cardigan, Llanrhystud, Llanbadern Vawr, Tal-y-bont Dedicated to Owen Brigstock
66 St. Davids, Fishguard, Cardigan, Llanrhystud, Llanbadern Vawr, Tal-y-bont Dedicated to Owen Brigstock
67 Talybont, Bala, Ruthin, Holywell. Dedicated to Watkin Williams.
67 Talybont, Bala, Ruthin, Holywell. Dedicated to Watkin Williams.
68 Exeter, Chumleigh, Ilfracombe, Bideford, Torrington Dedicated to John Basset
69 Exeter, Tavistock, Liskeard, Truro Dedicated to John Trelawney.
70 Gloucester, Cheltenham, Chipping Campden, Warwick, Coventry. Dedicated to Joseph Addison
71 Gloucester, Ross-on-Wye, Hereford, Knighton, Montgomery. Dedicated to George Caswal.
72 Hereford, Worcester, Droitwich, Bromsgrove, Coventry, Leicester. Dedicated to Sir George Beaumont, Bart.
73 Huntingdon, St. Ives, Ely, Soham, Bury St. Edmunds, Needham, Ipswich. Dedicated to Car Lord Hervey.
74 Ipswich, Thwaite, Norwich, Alesham, Cromer
75 King's Lynn, Thetford, Stowmarket, Harwich Dedicated to Francis Negus.
76 King's Lynn, Gayton, Billingford, Norwich, Yarmouth Dedicated to Horatio Townshend.
77 Monmouth, Abergavenny, Brecon, Llanbadarnfynydd Dedicated to Sir Edward Williams
78 Nottingham, Lincoln, Market Rasen, Grimsby Dedicated to George Markham
79 Oxford, Farringdon, Malmesbury, Bristol. Dedicated to Sir John Rushout
80 Oxford, Buckingham, Bedford, Cambridge Dedicated to Edmind Halsey.
81 Oxford, Abington, Newburt, Basingstoke Petersfield, Chichester Dedicated to William Sloper
82 Oxford, Banbury, Coventry, Ashby-de-la-Zouche, Derby Dedicated to Duke of Devonshire.
83 Oxford, Hungerford, Salisbury, Cranborne, Poole. Dedicated to the Hon. Francis Swanton.
84 Presteign, Builth Wells, Llandovery, Carmarthen Dedicated to Richard Vaughan.
85 Salisbury, Burbich, Marlborough, Lechlade, Stow, Chipping Campden Dedicated to William Humphreys, Knt. & Bart.
86 Tynemouth, Newcastle, Hexham, Haltwhistle, Carlisle Dedicated to Rt. Hon Earl of Carlisle.
87 Welshpool, Dolgellau, Caernarvon Dedicated to Edward Vaughan. Uncoloured
88 York, Ripley, Skipton, Settle, Lancaster Dedicated to Hon. Robert Hitch.
89 York, Leeds, Rochdale, Manchester, Warrington Dedicated to Sir William Robinson Bart.
90 Warrington, Chester. Manchester, Stockport, Derby Dedicated to Sir Henry Bunbury.
91 Carmarthen, Cardigan, Llanbadardfynydd, Aberystwyth Dedicated to Stephen Parry.
92 Chelmsford, Sudbury, Bury St. Edmunds. Dedicated to Thomas Western
93 Chelmsford, Maldon/Rayleigh/Ingatestone, Billericay. Gravesend, Dover
94 Exeter, Colyford, Lyme Regis, Bridport, Dorchester. Plymouth, Dartmouth. Dedicated to Spencer Cowper.
95 Ferrybridge, Boroughbridge, Ripon, Barnard Castle. Ferrybridge, Wakefield
96 Kendal, Ambleside, Cockermouth, Egremont. Cockermouth, Carlisle.
97 Alresford, Winchester, Poole, Christchurch. Southampton, Winchester. Dedicated to George Trenchard
98 Shrewsbury, Wrexham, Holywell, Chester, Flint. Holywell Dedicated to Sir Thomas Conway
99 Whitby, Guisborough, Stockton, Durham, Sunderland, Tynemouth. Dedicated to Thomas Conyers
100 York, Pickering, Whitby, New Malton, Sherburn, Scarborough. Dedicated to Earl Stanhope, His Majesty's Principal Secretary of State.
RICHARD NICHOLSON
of CHESTER
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I have been buying and selling antique maps since the early 1960's during which time I had a gallery in Watergate Street, Chester for 30 years. I am now able to offer through my websites a personal service to map and print collectors.
