Antique Maps of Bedfordshire

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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. 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

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

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

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

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