Antique Maps of Cumberland, England

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Cumberland, John Cary, 1805

Published in the Reign of King
GEORGE III
1760 - 1820

John Cary Information

27390 Cumberland, John Cary, 1805. Price: 49.00

A MAP OF CUMBERLAND FROM THE BEST AUTHORITIES. A good detailed map of the county with publisher’s imprint dated 1805. 20 x 15 3/4 inches. Good condition with wide blank margins. Original wash colouring to the border and outline hand colouring to the map. A little light vertical creasing near the centre fold and a very minor split at the top of the centre fold otherwise good condition.

From New British Atlas published by John Stockdale, Piccadilly

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Cumberland, Thomas Moule, c.1850

Published in the Reign of Queen
VICTORIA
1837 - 1901

Thomas Moule Information

Thomas Moule

Accomplished author on heraldry and antiquities as well as a bookseller and publisher

Premises in Duke Street, Grosvenor Square from 1816 to 1823. Having been an inspector of "blind letters" in the Post Office for 44 years as well as Chamber-keeper in the Lord Chamerlain's Department. Known to map collectors for his highly decorative series of English county maps embellished with elaborate decorations, views and coats of arms. There are also a few town plans in the series. These were first published in monthly seriel parts from May 1830 to 1837. Published in atlas form in English Counties Delineated: or a topographical description of England in 1834, 1837 and 1838. The maps later appeared in Barclay's Complete and Universal English Dictionary from 1840 to 1852.

27392 Cumberland, Thomas Moule, c.1850. Price: 33.00

CUMBERLAND. A decorative early Victorian map of the county showing the railways. The map is embellished with a large vignette view of Carlisle, figure with a shield and five coats of arms. Gothic pillars and arches frame the map. 7 1/2 x 10 inches. Uncoloured. Two small nicks on the edge of the right hand blank margin. A little toning around the edges otherwise good condition.

From Barclay’s Dictionary

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Cumberland, Samuel Lewis, c.1835

Published in the Reign of King
WILLIAM IV
1830 - 1837

27394 Cumberland, Samuel Lewis, c.1835. Price: 11.00

CUMBERLAND. A map of the county drawn by R. Creighton and engraved by T. Starling. List of Unions, scale and compass rose. 9 x 11 1/2 inches. Uncoloured. Some light foxing imainly in the blank margins and along the fold lines otherwise good condition.

From Lewis’ Topographical Dictionary

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Cumberland, Thomas Moule, c.1850

Published in the Reign of Queen
VICTORIA
1837 - 1901

Thomas Moule Information

Thomas Moule

Accomplished author on heraldry and antiquities as well as a bookseller and publisher

28871 Cumberland, Thomas Moule, c.1850. Price: 33.00

CUMBERLAND. A decorative early Victorian map of the county showing the railways. The map is embellished with a large vignette view of Carlisle, figure with a shield and five coats of arms. Gothic pillars and arches frame the map. 7 1/2 x 10 inches. Uncoloured. Little to no top blank margin which is common with this map. Otherwise good condition.

From Barclay’s Dictionary

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Cumberland, Archibald Fullarton, c.1843

Published in the Reign of Queen
VICTORIA
1837 - 1901

Archibald Fullarton Information

Archibald Fullarton

Founded the Scottish publishing firm of A. Fullarton and Company

The company started in Glasgow in 1833 but further expansion came with moves to Edinburgh, London and Dublin. They published many geographical works but for map collectors they issued A New and Comprehensive Gazetteer of England and Wales 1833 - 1837 produced in four volumes by James Bell which contained 44 maps by three renowned engravers Gray, Neele and Scott. The maps appeared again in 1843 in a renamed work Parliamentary Gazetteer of England and Wales improved by the addition of railways. Some of the county maps are plain and others are embellished with an engraved vignette view of a local scene.

29680 Cumberland, Archibald Fullarton, c.1843. Price: 36.00

CUMBERLAND. A detailed engraved map of the county embellished with a vignette view of Carlisle from the North East. Scale and list of hundreds. 7 1/4 x 9 1/4 inches. Uncoloured. Some light toning but otherwise good condition.

From The Parliamentary Gazetteer

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Cumberland, Samuel Lewis, c.1835

Published in the Reign of King
WILLIAM IV
1830 - 1837

29869 Cumberland, Samuel Lewis, c.1835. Price: 9.00

CUMBERLAND. A map of the county drawn by R. Creighton and engraved by T. Starling. List of Unions, scale and compass rose. 9 x 11 1/2 inches. Uncoloured. Long slit in the centre fold otherwise good condition.

From Lewis’ Topographical Dictionary.

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Cumberland, George Cole and John Roper, 1810

Published in the Reign of King
GEORGE III
1760 - 1820

Cole and Roper Information

EARLY HAND COLOURING

30506 Cumberland, George Cole and John Roper, 1810. Price: 39.00

CUMBERLAND. A good detailed engraved map of the county divided into wards. Bears the publishers imprint dated of 1805. Explanation. 7 x 9 1/4 inches. Original wash and outline hand colouring. Good condition. Straight from the atlas and not sold as a single map before. With original page of descriptive text.

From The British Atlas

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Roads between Penrith and Ullswater, James Clarke, 1793

Published in the Reign of King
GEORGE III
1760 - 1820

LARGE SCALE 18TH CENTURY - LAKES

30675 Roads between Penrith and Ullswater, James Clarke, 1793. Price: 125.00

A MAP OF THE ROADS BETWEEN PENRITH AND ULLSWATER SURVEYED BY JAMES CLARKE. An interesting late 18th century engraved map showing the River Eamont running from Little Stainton near Stockbridge Mill past the Dalemain Estate and on to Pooley and the entrance to Ullswater. Surveyed by James Clarke and engraved by Samuel J. Neele. Plate 3. Scale is about 10 inches to the mile. 34 1/4 x 18 inches. Printed on two sheets and joined. Uncoloured. Portion of blank margin missing on the left hand side which is normal owing to how it was bound. Split in end of fold on the right with slight loss of surface affecting the word John. Traces of original folds. A little light creasing, otherwise good condition.

From Plans of the Lakes in Cumberland, Westmorland and Lancashire...

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Cumberland, James Pigot / Isaac Slater, c.1857

Published in the Reign of Queen
VICTORIA
1837 - 1901

James Pigot Information

Pigot/Slater Atlas Titlepage

EARLY HAND COLOURING

30772 Cumberland, James Pigot / Isaac Slater, c.1857. Price: 60.00

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

From Isaac Slater’s New British Atlas

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Part of Cumberland Westmorland, John Bartholomew, c.1898

Published in the Reign of Queen
VICTORIA
1837 - 1901

The Royal Atlas Titlepage

30833 Part of Cumberland Westmorland, John Bartholomew, c.1898. Price: 18.00

SECTION II. CARLISLE. A colour printed map showing parts of Cumberland and Westmorland. Scale of 4 miles to the inch. Shows the railways. Centre fold. 16 1/2 x 12 1/2 inches. Small split at he bottom of the centre fold otherwise good clean condition.

From The Royal Atlas

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Cumberland, John Cary 1793

Published in the Reign of Queen
VICTORIA
1837 - 1901

John Cary Information

PROVENANCE: FROM THE LIBRARY OF JOHN HOBSON MATTHEWS

30858 Cumberland, John Cary 1793. Price: 44.00

CUMBERLAND. A good engraved map of the county. Title panel and compass rose combines. Imprint of John Cary dated 1793. Original outline hand colouring. 8 1/4 x 10 1/4 inches. Some town names underlined in red. Good condition.

From Cary's New and Correct English Atlas

The significance of some towns being underlined in red is given by the previous owner of the atlas John Hobson Matthews by means of a manuscript note in red ink he has added at the start of the atlas. He says

The places underlined in red ink are those in which a Catholic mission has been established between the era of the Reformation and the year 1840

John Hobson Matthews

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.

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Cornwall, John Cary 1793

Published in the Reign of King
GEORGE III
1760 - 1820

John Cary Information

EARLY HAND COLOURING

30979 Cumberland, John Cary 1793. Price: 42.00

CUMBERLAND. A well engraved detailed map of the county with title panel and compass rose combined. Scale. Imprint of John Cary dated 1793. Centre fold. Old manuscript numbering in top blank margin 40 and 41. 8 1/4 x 10 1/4 inches. Original outline hand colouring. Good condition.

From Cary's New and Correct English Atlas

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Cumberland - Fox Hunting, John and Charles Walker, 1851

Published in the Reign of Queen
VICTORIA
1837 - 1901

VICTORIAN FOX HUNTING MAP

31036 Cumberland - Fox Hunting, John and Charles Walker, 1851. Price: 36.00

CUMBERLAND. A good detailed lithograph map of the county from Hobson's Fox Hunting Atlas showing the places of the Meeting of the Hounds. 15 1/2 x 12 1/2 inches. Published by Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown and Co. Paternoster Row, London. Original outline hand colouring. Fine condition. Straight from the atlas so has not been sold as a single map before.

Shows Mr. Salkeds Hunt

Provenance: George Hayhurst - Royal Fusiliers and Henry H. France

TITLEPAGE AND LIST OF HUNTS

Hobson Fox Hunting Atlas Titlepage
Hobsons Fox Hunting Atlas List of Hunts

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

Published in the Reign of King
GEORGE II
1727 - 1760

Badeslade and Toms Information

Thomas Badeslade

Principally a surveyor and engineer working with his son Henry working on river improvements and fens reclamation

He started drawing maps of the Fens and waterways and was instrumental in a number of works in the first half of the 18th century. For county map collectors his one work was a series of very distinctive maps he drew for Chorographia Brittanniae engraved and published by W. H.Toms. First published in 1741 with a further edition in 1742 in which the maps show more place names. There were further edition up to 1749. The panel of information beside each map is particularly interesting listing towns in the county with their Market and Fair days.

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SHOWS MARKET AND FAIR DAYS

31088 Cumberland, Thomas Badeslade and William Henry Toms, 1742. Price: 44.00

CUMBERLAND. 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 Dedication

It is interesting to note that the atlas was intended for the use of his Majesty King George I for his intended tour through England and Wales. He died on June 11th, 1727. The dedication is to Frederick Prince of Wales, son of George II born February 1st, 1707 and who died on March 31st, 1751 at Kew.

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Cumberland, John Cary 1787

Published in the Reign of King
GEORGE III
1760 - 1820

John Cary Information

FIRST EDITION - EARLY HAND COLOURING

31277 Cumberland, John Cary 1787. Price: 49.00

CUMBERLAND. The FIRST EDITION of this well engraved detailed map of the county with title panel and compass rose combined. Scale. Imprint of John Cary dated 1787. 8 1/4 x 10 1/4 inches. Original outline hand colouring. Good condition. With this map is the original page of descriptive text.

From Cary's New and Correct English Atlas

THE SUBSCRIBERS TO THE FIRST EDITION

If you are thinking of buying this map you may be interested to see this list of the original subscribers to Cary's New and Correct English Atlas first published in 1787. It makes interesting reading and might even include one of your relatives.

New and Correct English Atlas Subscribers
New and Correct English Atlas Subscribers
New and Correct English Atlas Subscribers
New and Correct English Atlas Subscribers
New and Correct English Atlas Subscribers
New and Correct English Atlas Subscribers

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Cumberland, Reuben Ramble 1844

Cumberland Text, Reuben Ramble 1844

Published in the Reign of Queen
VICTORIA
1837 - 1901

Reuben Ramble Information

Reuben Ramble

Reuben Ramble was a pseudonym of the Reverend Samuel Clark (1810 - 1875). The Rector of Eaton-Bishop in Herefordshire and later a curate in Northamptonshire. He wrote geography books for children being in partnership with the publisher William Darton from c.1836 to 1843. Many copies of Reuben Ramble's Travels will no doubt have been lost over the years through mistreatment by children. I have seen specimens with added drawings, scribbles and doodles done with pencil and crayons during the time I have been dealing in maps. An interesting and whimsical addition for your map collection.

EARLY HAND COLOURING

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31359 Cumberland, Reuben Ramble, c1845. Price: 76.00

CUMBERLAND. An uncommon lithograph miniature map of the county surrounded by a wide border of vignette views of local scenes including Carlisle Cathedral, Lead Mine, Lowdore Watderfall, Keswick Lake and Skiddaw Mountain. 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.

Reuben Ramble was a pseudonym of the Reverend Samuel Clark (1810 - 1875). The Rector of Eaton-Bishop in Herefordshire and later a curate in Northamptonshire. He wrote geography books for children being in partnership with the publisher William Darton from c.1836 to 1843. Many copies of Reuben Ramble's Travels will no doubt have been lost over the years through mistreatment by children. I have seen specimens with drawings, scribbles and doodles during the time I have been dealing in maps. A whimsical addition for your map collection.

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The Lake District, John Bartholomew, c.1898

Published in the Reign of Queen
VICTORIA
1837 - 1901

The Royal Atlas Titlepage

31492 The Lake District, John Bartholomew, c.1898. Price: 18.00

THE LAKE DISTRICT. A colour printed map of the Lake District from Maryport and Penrith in the north to Morecambe Bay in the south. . Scale of 4 miles to the inch. Shows the railways. 12 1/2 x 16 1/2 inches. Good clean condition.

From The Royal Atlas

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Cumberland, Samuel Lewis 1845

Lewis' Atlas to the Topographical Dictionaries of England and Wales

Published in the Reign of Queen
VICTORIA
1837 - 1901

EARLY HAND COLOURING

31582 Cumberland, Samuel Lewis, 1845. Price: 19.00

CUMBERLAND. A county map drawn by R. Creighton and engraved by J. & C. Walker. Reference to the Unions. 9 1/4 x 6 3/4 inches. Original outline hand colouring. Horizontal fold crease as issued with small tear at one end in blank margin. Two smudges of red colour near the scale. Could have been a slip by the 19th century colouring as the hue is similar to one of the colours used in the outline colouring. Crease across the bottom right hand corner. Straight from the atlas and not sold as a single map before now.

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

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Cumberland, William Hole, 1637

Published in the Reign of King
CHARLES I
1625 - 1649

EARLY HAND COLOURING

31646 Cumberland, William Hole, 1637 .Price: £155.00

CUMBRIA SIVE CUMBERLANDIA QUAE OLIM PARS BRIGANTUM. An early engraved map of the county engraved by Wiliam Kip from the first survey of the English counties by Christopher Saxton.. Decorative title cartouche. Scale with compass rose. 12 3/4 x 11 1/4 inches. Attractive mellow hand colouring. Good condition. In an ivory tint sunk mount with line and wash border.

From Camden's Britannia

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Norhern England, von Reilly 1789

Published in the Reign of King
GEORGE III
1760 - 1820

EARLY HAND COLOURING

24041 Northern England, Franz Joseph von Reilly, 1789. Price: 68.00

Des Konigreichs ENGLAND nordlicker Theil oder York Shire, das Bithum Durham, Northumberland, Cumerland, Westmoreland, und Lancashire. Nro. 83. An engraved map of northern England embellished with a decorative uncoloured title cartouche. 10 3/4 x 8 1/4 inches. Early wash hand colouring. Slight vertical crease on the left hand side otherwise good condition.

From Schauplatz der funf Theile der Welt

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Antique Prints of Cumberland

Antique Maps of Westmorland

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. The county I was born in.

Liverpool Picking up a Pilot, Edward G. Walker

WF15 Liverpool Picking up a Pilot, Edward G. Walker. Price: 30.00

Limited edition of 500 numbered prints signed by the artist

Image size: 29 1/2 x 19 3/4 inches

Here is the giant jute clipper Liverpool, the largest sailing ship under the red ensign at the beginning of the 1890's and specially built for the Calcutta jute trade, picking up a pilot off the mouth of the Mersey. This four masted iron ship built by Russel & Company of Glasgow in 1889 was owned by R. W. Leyland & Company of Liverpool. Her gross tonnage was 3396. Her length 333.2 feet, In breadth she measured 47.9 feet and in depth 26.5 feet. She could stow 26,000 bales of jute, a dead weight of nearly 6,000 tons. Her first master was Thomas Calder. When outward bound from Antwerp to San Francisco in 1902 under Captain Lewis, the Liverpoool went ashore in fog on the rocky coast of Aldnerey on the 25th February. She was under all plain sail at the time and the crash on the rocks broke her back. Her crew of 35 were saved.

The pilot schooner in the paining is the number 7 boat Lancashire Witch built by Michael Ratsey of West Cowes in 1863. Withdrawn from service in 1896. Sold in 1897 to Leith owners. Gross tonnage 56. 80.7 feet length, 18 feet breadth, 19.6 feet depth.

This picture is illustrated in Edward G. Walker's book Sea Liverpool which can be purchased clicking on the Amazon link on the left. The original painting is in the collection of Richard Nicholson

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Antique Maps of Cumberland, England - Richard Nicholson

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