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Antique County Maps of Bedfordshire - Richard Nicholson
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18th Century County and Road Map

  • Tamesford to Peterborough, John Owen & Emanuel Bowen, 1756.

    Tamesford to Peterborough, John Owen & Emanuel Bowen, 1756.

Published in the Reign of George III

11651 Road Map Tamesford to Peterborough, John Owen & Emanuel Bowen, 1756. Price: 23.00

Plate 101/102 Strip road map
On one side the uncoloured route Tamesford, St.Neotts, Bugde, Stilton, Peterborough. Hand coloured. On side 101 part of a description of London with baroque cartouche, uncoloured. 4 1/2 x 7 inches. Good condition.

From: Britannia Depicta

18th Century - Early Hand Colouring

  • Bedfordshire, John Seller, c.1787

    Bedfordshire, John Seller, c.1787

Published in the Reign of George III

18923 Bedfordshire, John Seller, c.1787. Price: 24.00

BEDFORDSHIRE
An engraved county map with an oval title panel. 6 x 5 inches. Text beneath and on verso. Original outline hand colouring. Good condition.

From: Grose's Antiquities

19th Century - Large

  • Bedfordshire, C. & J. Greenwood, 1834

    Bedfordshire, C. & J. Greenwood, 1834

Published in the Reign of William IV

21289 Bedfordshire, C. & J. Greenwood, 1834. Price: 96.00

MAP OF THE COUNTY OF BEDFORD FROM AN ACTUAL SURVEY MADE IN THE YEAR 1825
A fine detailed engraved county map embellished with a large uncoloured vignette view of Woburn Abbey. Compass rose. List of hundreds, polling places and explanation. 26.5 x 22.5 inches. Original outline and wash colouring. Good condition with wide blank margins.

From: Atlas of the Counties of England

18th Century

  • Bedfordshire, Thomas Osborne, 1748

    Bedfordshire, Thomas Osborne, 1748

Published in the Reign of George III

23316 Bedfordshire, Thomas Osborne, 1748. Price: 46.00

A CORRECT MAP OF BEDFORDSHIRE
An engraved county map with title panel. Compass rose. 6 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches. Hand coloured.

From: Geographia Magnae Britanniae

18th Century - Unusual Watermark

  • Bedfordshire, Robert Morden, 1722

    Bedfordshire, Robert Morden, 1722

Published in the Reign of George III

26716 Bedfordshire, Robert Morden, 1722. Price: 54.00

BEDFORD SHIRE By Robt. Morden
A nice specimen of this delightful engraved map of the county embellished with a decorative title cartouche. Three scales. 15 x 12 inches. Uncoloured. Very unusual watermark of a hare.

From: Camden's Britannia

18th Century - Market and Fair Days

  • Bedfordshire, T. Badeslade & W. H. Toms, 1742

    Bedfordshire, T. Badeslade & W. H. Toms, 1742

Published in the Reign of George III

26836 Bedfordshire, T. Badeslade & W. H. Toms, 1742. Price: 38.00

BEDFORDSHIRE
An engraved map of the county with scale and compass pointer. On the left of the map is a panel listing towns with their market and fair days. Publisher’s imprint beneath dated 1742. 5 x 5 inches, 145 x 140 mm. Hand coloured. Good condition.

From: Chorographia Britanniae

For the Collector

  • Bedfordshire, Reuben Ramble, c.1845

    Bedfordshire, Reuben Ramble, c.1845

Published in the Reign of Queen Victoria

26841 Bedfordshire, Reuben Ramble, c.1845. Price: 60.00

BEDFORDSHIRE
A small engraved map of the county surrounded by a wide pictorial border featuring Woburn Abbey and agricultural scenes. 6 x 7 1/2 inches. Original hand colouring. With the original page of descriptive text. Good condition.

From: Reuben Ramble's Travels in the Northern Counties of England

18th Century

  • Bedfordshire, John Ellis, 1777

    Bedfordshire, John Ellis, 1777

Published in the Reign of George III

29019 Bedfordshire, Joseph Ellis, 1777. Price: 37.00

A MODERN MAP OF BEDFORDSHIRE, Drawn from the latest Surveys; Corrected & Improved by the best Authorities. J. Ellis sculpt.
An engraved county map embellished with a pictorial title cartouche. Compass rose, scale and remarks. Imprint of Carington Bowles in St. Pauls Church Yard and Robert Sayer in Fleet Street. 7 1/2 X 9 3/4 inches. Thick paper. Uncoloured. Good condition.

From: Ellis's English Atlas or a Compleat Chorography of England and Wales in 50 Maps

18th Century

  • Bedfordshire, Thomas Kitchin, 1786

    Bedfordshire, Thomas Kitchin, 1786

Published in the Reign of George III

29316 Bedfordshire, Thomas Kitchin, 1786. Price: 34.00

BEDFORDSHIRE DRAWN FROM AN ACTUAL SURVEY BY THOS. KITCHIN
An engraved county map showing the main coach roads. Pictorial title cartouche, Compass pointer, scale and explanation. 6 1/2 X 7 3/4 inches. Uncoloured. Good condition.

From: Boswell's Antiquities

17th Century - Famous Mapmaker

  • Bedfordshire, John Speed, 1646

    Bedfordshire, John Speed, 1646

Published in the Reign of Charles II

29863 Bedfordshire, John Speed, 1646. Price: 450.00

BEDFORDSHIRE And the Situation of Bedford described with the armes of thos Honorable Familyes that have borne ye titles of Dukes and Earls thereof
A good early engraved map of the county published by George Humble. Inset town plan of Bedford from which are suspended three coats of arms. Strapwork title cartouche with the royal arms and two others. 20 x 15 inches. Uncoloured. This is an unusual specimen of this map in that it is plain on the verso and has the text that one would expect to find on the verso most editions of the map printed on four pieces of paper which have been glued down to the back of the map. It is not the normal printing of the text but bears the following imprint - Imprinted at London by John Dawson for George Humble, are are to be sole in Popes head Palace 1627. I have dated the map 1646 as it has just been taken from a Speed atlas dated 1646. A little light water staining in the blank margins but otherwise in nice condition.

From: Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine

18th Century

Published in the Reign of George III

30190 Bedfordshire, George A Walpole, 1794. Price: 12.00

A NEW MAP OF BEDFORDSHIRE DRAWN FROM THE BEST AUTHORITIES
An engraved county map with pictorial title cartouche and uncoloured coat of arms. 6 1/4 x 7 3/4 inches. Uncoloured. No right hand blank margin which is normal. A little very light creasing on the left hand side, otherwise good condition.

19th Century

  • Part of Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire, John Bartholomew, 1898

    Part of Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire, John Bartholomew, 1898

Published in the Reign of Queen Victoria

30165 Part of Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire, John Bartholomew, 1898. Price: 11.00

SECTION XVIII, BEDFORD
A colour printed map showing part of parts of Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire, Huntingdonshire and Cambridgeshire. Scale of 4 miles to the inch. Shows the railways. 16 1/2 x 12 1/2 inches. Good clean condition.

From: The Royal Atlas

Early 19th Century - Original Hand Colouring

  • Bedfordshire, F. P. Becker, c.1842

    Bedfordshire, F. P. Becker, c.1842

Published in the Reign of Queen Victoria

30281 Bedfordshire, F. P. Becker, c.1842. Price: 20.00

BEDFORDSHIRE
A clearly engraved map of the county. Drawn by F. P. Becker & Co. 12 Paternoster Row. 10 1/2 x 13 1/4 inches. Original outline and wash hand colouring. Good condition. With the map is the original double sided page of text describing the county. Good condition.

This map has just been taken from the atlas and therefore not sold as a single map before.

From: Fishers County Atlas of England and Wales Compiled from Authentic Surveys and Corrected to the Present Time with Geographical and Statistical Description of each County

18th Century - Original Hand Colouring

  • Bedfordshire, John Cary, 1793

    Bedfordshire, John Cary, 1793

Published in the Reign of George III

30408 Bedfordshire, John Cary, 1793. Price: 27.00

BEDFORDSHIRE
A good detailed engraved county map. Title panel and compass rose combined. 8 1/4 x 10 1/4 inches. Original outline hand colouring. With the original page of descriptive ext. Some light scattered foxing, more evident on verso. Otherwise good condition.

From: Cary's New and Correct English Atlas

18th Century

  • Bedfordshire, Robert Morden, c.1753

    Bedfordshire, Robert Morden, c.1753

Published in the Reign of George II

30470 Bedfordshire, Robert Morden, c.1753. Price: 55.00

BEDFORD SHIRE By Robt. Morden
A good engraved map of the county embellished with a decorative title cartouche. Three scales. 15 x 12 inches. Hand coloured. Original centre fold. Paper slightly rippled but a nice clean specimen of a map that has been in a frame for many years.

From: Camden's Britannia


18th Century - Early Hand Colouring

  • Bedfordshire, John Cary, 1793

    Bedfordshire, John Cary, 1793

Published in the Reign of George III

30562 Bedfordshire, John Cary, 1793. Price: 35.00

BEDFORDSHIRE
An engraved of the county. Title panel with compass rose. 8 1/4 x 10 1/4 inches. Imprint of the publisher John Cary dated 1793 beneath the map. Original outline hand colouring. Good clean undamaged condition. With this map is the original page of descriptive text. Straight from the atlas and not sold as a single map before.

From: Cary's New and Correct English Atlas

18th Century - Early Hand Colouring

  • Bedfordshire, John Cary, 1793

    Bedfordshire, John Cary, 1793

Published in the Reign of George III

30692 Bedfordshire, John Cary, 1793. 1809. Price: 35.00

BEDFORDSHIRE
A good engraved map of the county. Title panel with compass rose. Publisher’s imprint beneath dated 1809. 8 1/4 x 10 1/4 inches. Original outline hand colouring. Good condition. With this map is the original page of descriptive text. Straight from the atlas and not sold as a single map before.

From: Cary's New and Correct English Atlas

19th Century - Original Hand Colouring

  • Bedfordshire, James Pigot / Isaac Slater, c.1857

    Bedfordshire, James Pigot / Isaac Slater, c.1857

Published in the Reign of Queen Victoria

30766 Bedfordshire, James Pigot / Isaac Slater, c.1857. Price: 55.00

BEDFORDSHIRE
An engraved map of the county with title, scale, explanation and list of hundreds. Embellished with an uncoloured view of LUTON CHURCH. 8 3/4 x 14 inches. Original outline hand colouring. On stout paper. Good undamaged condition.

From: Isaac Slater’s New British Atlas

From the Library of Hobson Matthews

  • Bedfordshire, John Cary 1793

    Bedfordshire, John Cary 1793

Published in the Reign of George III

30852 Bedfordshire, John Cary 1793. Price: 35.00

BEDFORDSHIRE
A good detailed engraved county map. Title panel and compass rose combined. 8 1/4 x 10 1/2 inches. Original outline hand colouring. With this map is the original page of descriptive text. Good condition.

From: Cary's New and Correct English Atlas


John Hobson Matthews (1858 - 1914) Born in Croydon in 1858. Educated at schools at Blackheath and Cambridge. Worked for a shipping firm in Malta. A good linguist he was a Roman Catholic historian, archivist and solicitor. You will find more details about him here in the Dictionary of Welsh Biography.

For the Collector

  • Bedfordshire, Edward Langley and William Belch, 1820

    Bedfordshire, Edward Langley and William Belch, 1820

Published in the Reign of George III

30910 Bedfordshire, Edward Langley and William Belch, 1820. Price: 37.00

LANGLEY’S NEW MAP OF BEDFORDSHIRE
An engraved map of the county. In the bottom right hand corner is a vignette view of The Town of Bedford. The title appears above the map. Beneath the map is the publishers imprint Printed and Published by Langley & Belch, No. 173 High Street, Borough, London, Octr. 1st, 1817. 6 3/4 x 10 inches. Manuscript number 1 in bottom right hand corner. Original outline and wash hand colouring. Lightly toned with some foxing mainly in the margins. No tears or repairs.

From: Langley’s New County Atlas of England and Wales

18th Century - Early Hand Colouring

  • Bedfordshire, John Cary 1793

    Bedfordshire, John Cary 1793

Published in the Reign of George III

30973 Bedfordshire, John Cary 1793. Price: 35.00

BEDFORDSHIRE
A good detailed engraved county map. Title panel and compass rose combined. Publishers imprint beneath dated 1793. 8 1/4 x 10 1/2 inches. Original outline hand colouring. Old manuscript numbering 16 and 17 in blank margin. Centre fold. Good condition.

From: Cary's New and Correct English Atlas

TITLE AND ANNOTATED CONTENTS PAGE

  • New and Correct English Atlas

    New and Correct English Atlas

  • Hobsons Fox Hunting Atlas List of Hunts

    Hobsons Fox Hunting Atlas List of Hunts

18th Century - Market and Fair Days

  • Bedfordshire, T. Badeslade and W. H.Toms 1742

    Bedfordshire, T. Badeslade and W. H.Toms 1742

Published in the Reign of George II

31082 Bedfordshire, Thomas Badeslade and William Henry Toms, 1742. Price: 35.00

BEDFORDSHIRE
A delightful small engraved map of the county with scale and compass rose. To the left of the map is a panel providing information on Members of Parliament and listing the major towns with the Market and Fair Days. 5 3/4 x 5 1/2 inches. Uncoloured. Publisher’s imprint beneath dated 1742 with the names of Thomas Badeslade the surveyor and W. H. Toms the engraver Very nice good clean condition.

From: Chorographia Britanniae


Provenance: In 1925 the atlas was owned by A. P. Hamilton

  • Chorographia Britanniae 1742

    Chorographia Britanniae 1742

  • Chorographia Britanniae 1742 Dedication

    Chorographia Britanniae 1742 Dedication

18th Century - Early Hand Colouring

  • Part of Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire

    Part of Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire

Published in the Reign of Queen Victoria

31241 Part of Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire. John Bartholomew, c.1898. Price: 12.50

SECTION XVIII, BEDFORD
A colour printed map showing parts of Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire, Huntingdonshire and Cambridgeshire. Scale of 4 miles to the inch. Shows the railways. 16 1/2 x 12 1/2 inches. Centre fold as issued. Good clean condition.

From: The Royal Atlas

19th Century

  • Bedfordshire, W. Hughes, 1868

    Bedfordshire, W. Hughes, 1868

Published in the Reign of Queen Victoria

31325 Bedfordshire, W. Hughes, 1868. Price: 5.00

BEDFORDSHIRE
A colour printed map of the county. 9 1/4 x 12 inches. Small split at one end of the centre fold and small tear in the top right hand. Clean condition.

For the Collector

  • Bedfordshire, Reuben Ramble 1844

    Bedfordshire, Reuben Ramble 1844

  • Bedfordshire Text, Reuben Ramble 1844

    Bedfordshire Text, Reuben Ramble 1844

Published in the Reign of Queen Victoria

31354 Bedfordshire, Reuben Ramble, 1844. Price: 70.00

BEDFORDSHIRE
An uncommon lithograph miniature map of the county surrounded by a wide border of vignette views of local scenes including Woburn Abbey. The maps first appeared in Miller’s New Miniature Atlas published in 1810. The decorative views were added and the maps republished by Darton & Clark in “Reuben Ramble’s Travels Through the Counties of England” in 1844. 5 3/4 x 7 1/4 inches. This is the size of overall area and not the contained map. Original hand colouring. With this map is the original double sided page of text describing the county. Straight from the atlas and not previously sold as a single map.

19th Century - Early Hand Colouring

19th Century

  • Bedfordshire, Samuel Lewis 1845

    Bedfordshire, Samuel Lewis 1845

  • Lewis' Atlas to the Topographical Dictionaries of England and Wales

    Lewis' Atlas to the Topographical Dictionaries of England and Wales

Published in the Reign of Queen Victoria

31572 Bedfordshire, Samuel Lewis, 1845. Price: 19.50

BEDFORDSHIRE
A county map drawn by R. Creighton and engraved by J. & C. Walker. 6 3/4 x 9 inches. Original outline hand colouring. Good clean condition. Straight from the atlas and not sold as a single map before now.

From: Lewis' Atlas to the Topographical Dictionaries of England and Wales

Early 19th Century

  • Bedfordshire, John Cary, 1802

    Bedfordshire, John Cary, 1802

Published in the Reign of George III

31689 Bedfordshire, John Cary, 1802. Price: 34.00

A good detailed engraved county map. Title panel and compass rose combined. Publishers imprint beneath dated 1793. 8 1/4 x 10 1/2 inches. Original outline hand colouring. Good condition. I have dated this map 1802 because the paper is watermarked 1802. The title page of the atlas is dated 1793.

From: Cary's New and Correct English Atlas

18th Century - County and Road Map

  • Bedfordshire, John Owen and Emanuel Bowen, 1753

    Bedfordshire, John Owen and Emanuel Bowen, 1753

  • Road map Thetford to Norwich, John Owen and Emanuel Bowen, 1753

    Road map Thetford to Norwich, John Owen and Emanuel Bowen, 1753

Published in the Reign of George II

32426 Bedfordshire, John Owen and Emaneul Bowen, 1753. Price: 33.00

BEDFORD SHIRE. An engraved county map with description, surmounted by a decorative baroque cartouche titled The Road from London to Oakham. Strip road map on verso showing the route from Thetford to Norwich with coat of arms and engraved notes. 4 x 7 inches. Uncoloured. Some small binding hoes in the right hand blank margin otherwise good condition. Straight from the atlas and therefore not been sold previously as a single map.

From: Britannia Depicta

Townsend Bookplate

Provenance

At some time part of the Townsend Family library

Early 17th Century

  • Bedfordshire by Pieter van den Keere, c.1627

    Bedfordshire by Pieter van den Keere, c.1627

Published in the Reign of Charles I
  • Pieter van den Keere Atlas Titlepage, c.1627

    Pieter van den Keere Atlas Titlepage, c.1627

32634 Bedfordshire, Pieter van den Keere, c.1627. Price: 43.00

BEDFORD SHIRE
A early engraved miniature map of Bedfordshire. Embellished with decorative cartouches which display the title and scale. Numbered 20. 4 3/4 x 3 1/4 inches. A good clean undamaged uncoloured specimen. The printing is slightly askew so there are tapering blank margins on the top and bottom with slight trimming to the map neatline on the bottom left hand corner.. On verso is the end of a description of Hertfordshire. Straight from the atlas and not previously sold as a single map. The title page of the atlas is dated 1627

From: England Wales Scotland and Ireland Described

17th Century - Text

  • Bedfordshire Text from Camden's Britannia 1637

    Bedfordshire Text from Camden's Britannia 1637

Published in the Reign of Charles I

32799 Bedfordshire, William Camden, 1637. Price: 7.50

BEDFORDSHIRE
Pages 399, 400, 401, 402 and 403 describing the county of Bedfordshire in English. About 13 x 8 inches. Good condition.

From: Camden’s Britannia

19h Century - Early Hand Colouring

  • Map of Bedfordshire  by Samuel Lewis 1848

    Map of Bedfordshire by Samuel Lewis 1848

Published in the Reign of Queen Victoria

32891 Bedfordshire, Samuel Lewis, 1848. Price: 18.00

BEDFORDSHIRE
A county map drawn by R. Creighton and engraved by J. & C. Walker. 6 3/4 x 9 inches. Original outline hand colouring. Good clean condition. Straight from the atlas and not sold as a single map before now.

From: Lewis' Atlas to the Topographical Dictionaries of England and Wales

19th Century

  • Map of Bedfordshire by Thomas Letts 1884

    Map of Bedfordshire by Thomas Letts 1884

Published in the Reign of Queen Victoria

32955 Bedfordshire Thomas Letts, 1884. Price: 20.00

BEDFORD
A detailed chromolithograph map of the county. Explanation plus statistics concerning Population, Area, Inhabited Houses, Poor Rate and Paupers. 12 1/2 x 15 1/2 inches. Original centre fold. Imprint of Letts & Son beneath. Fine clean condition. Straight from the atlas so never previously been sold as a single map.

From: Lett’s Popular County Atlas

18th Century

  • Road map Hitchin to Higher Ferrers, Bowles 1785

    Road map Hitchin to Higher Ferrers, Bowles 1785

  • Road map Hitchin to Higher Ferrers, Bowles 1785

    Road map Hitchin to Higher Ferrers, Bowles 1785

Published in the Reign of George III

33055 Road Map of Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire, Carington Bowles, 1785. Price: 24.00

55/56/57/58
A double sided road map. One side shows the Road from Hitchin to Bedford and Higham Ferrers. Evidence of thin strip of tape on edge of blank margin of side 55/56 where the map has once been in a mount otherwise good condition The other side shows the route from Kettering to Rockingham, Uppingham and Oakham. Each 3 1/4 x 6 inches. The name of Carington Bowles and the date of 1785 appears beneath each map. Hand coloured on both sides.

From: Paterson’s British Itinerary being a new and accurate Delineation and Description of the Direct and Principal Cross Roads of Great Britain.

Early 19th Century

  • Bedfordshire by John Cary & John Stockdale c.1808

    Bedfordshire by John Cary & John Stockdale c.1808

Published in the Reign of George III

33117 Bedfordshire, John Cary & John Stockdale, c.1808. Price: 42.00

A MAP OF BEDFORDSHIRE FROM THE BEST AUTHORITIES
A good detailed map of the county with publisher’s imprint dated 1805. 15 1/2 x 19 3/4 inches. A few small worm holes in the top blank margin otherwise good clean condition with wide blank margins. Originally bound on edge so there is no centre fold but there is a light fold crease up the centre of the map. Later hand colouring.

From: New British Atlas published by John Stockdale, Piccadilly.

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An Excellent Book for the County Map Collector

If you can find a copy

When I started collecting and selling maps back in the 1960's there were very few reference books on antique maps. The first book I remember buying was Maps and Mapmakers by R. V. Tooley. Full of wonderful information but over the years there were periods when it was out of print. The Antique Collectors Club used to produce a large range of books on all kinds of antiques and in 1983 - BRITISH COUNTY MAPS by YASHA BERISINER was published. To the best of my knowledge there has not been another book like it published. A most useful and informative work and essential for the avid county map collector. I think there was just the one edition. If you can get hold of a copy at a reasonable price my advice would be - Buy it. There is a link below that will search Amazon for copies on sale.

My well used copy pictured on the right still has its distinctive red cover illustrating Cambridgeshire by John Speed.

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Antique County Maps of Bedfordshire - Richard Nicholson

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