Antique Maps of County Durham
Richard Nicholson of Chester
A World of Antique Maps and Prints
Established in 1961
All the Maps on this page are guaranteed to be genuine early specimens
pubished in or around the year stated
19th Century - Electoral
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Durham, Samuel Lewis 1840
7643 Durham, Samuel Lewis 1840. Price: 18.00
DURHAM
An engraved county map showing the electoral divisions and places of elections. Drawn by R. Creighton and engraved by J. & C. Walker. 9 x 7 1/4inches. Early outline hand colouring. Good condition.
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19th Century - Shows the Railways
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Map of Durham by Cole & Roper c.1740
Durham, George Cole and John Roper, c.1840. Price 12.50
DURHAM
An engraved map of the county which includes the railways at the time. 9 x 6 3/4 inches. Uncoloured. Original centre fold. Good condition.
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Late 18th Century - Good Provenence
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Durham, John Cary 1793
30862 Durham, John Cary 1793. Price: 44.00
DURHAM
A good engraved detailed map of the county with the imprint of John Cary beneath dated 1793. 10 1/4 x 8 1/4 inches. Original hand colouring. Some town names are underlined in red. With original page of descriptive text.
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 (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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For the Collector
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Durham, Reuben Ramble 1845
31362 Durham, Reuben Ramble, c.1845. Price: 70.00
DURHAM
An uncommon lithograph miniature map of the county surrounded by a wide border of vignette views of local scenes including Durham Cathedral Mining and Shipping Coal. 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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19th Century - Town Plans
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Durham and York, John Bartholomew, c.1895
31469 Durham and York, John Bartholomew, c.1895. Price: 23.00
DURHAM - YORK
Two colour printed town plans on one sheet. Together 16 1/2 x 12 3/4 inches. Good clean condition.
From: The Royal Atlas
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18th Century
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Durham, George Augustus Walpole 1784
32336 Durham, Thomas Conder / George Augustus Walpole, 1784. Price: 50.00
A NEW AND CORRECT MAP OF DURHAM DRAWN FROM THE BEST AUTHORITIES
An engraved county map embellished with a rococo pictorial title cartouche and the Arms of Durham. An acanthus leaf pattern border to three sides of the map. Engraved by Thomas Conder. Imprint of the publisher Alexander Hogg at the Kings Arms, No. 16 Paternoster Row. 9 x 6 inches. Hand coloured. Good condition. Remargined across the top. This is quite normal as the map butts onto another map in the atlas. Crease across the bottom right hand corner of the blank margin otherwise nice clean and undamaged condition.
From: The New British Traveller
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18th Century - County and Road Map
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Durham, John Owen and Emanuel Bowen c.1730
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Durham, John Owen and Emanuel Bowen c.1730
32338 Durham, John Owen and Emanuel Bowen, c.1730. Price: 28.00
A MAP OF DURHAM
An engraved county map with description beneath and surmounted by a baroque cartouche titled The Road from Whitby to Durham. Road map on verso from Mold to Holywell and Chester to Holywell. 4 x 7 inches. Hand coloured. Light crease across the top left hand side of the map otherwise good condition.
From: Britannia Depicta
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Late 18th Century - Early Hand Colouring
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Map of County Durham, John Cary, 1792
32573 Durham, John Cary, 1792. Price: 12.00
DURHAM
A small engraved map of the county. Tile panel surmounted by half compass rose. Panel at bottom with list of distances from London. Publisher’s imprint beneath dated 1792. 3 1/2 x 4 3/4 inches. Thin paper. Original outline hand colouring. Good condition.
From: Cary’s Traveller’s Companion
Titlepage dated 1791, maps dated 1792. The atlas was formerly in the Mumbee family library - titlepage stamped V. Munbee
Provenance
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Cary Titlepage and Munbee Bookplate
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Early 17th Century
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County Durham by Pieter van den Keere, c.1627
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Pieter van den Keere Atlas Titlepage, c.1627
32653 Durham, Pieter van den Keere, c.1627. Price: 55.00
THE BISHOPRICK OF DURHAM
A early engraved miniature map of County Durham. A strapwork cartouche displays the title and scale Numbered 39. 4 3/4 x 3 1/4 inches. A clean undamaged uncoloured specimen. On verso is the end part of a description of Yorkshire in English. With this map are two following original double sided pages of text that show the complete description of County Durham. 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.
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17th Century - Inste Town Plan
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Durham by John Speed 1676
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Text on verso of John Speed's map of Durham 1676
32818 County Durham, John Speed, 1676. Price: 260.00
THE BISHOPRICK AND CITIE OF DURHAM
A fine 17th century map of the county of Durham. The title is displayed within a banner. Royal Arms with supporters. Inset bird's eye view plan of the City of Durham. Compass rose. Description and illustration of the battle at Nevills Cross in 1346. Ship and two sea monsters. 19 3/4 x 15 inches. Attractive hand colouring. Description of the county in English on verso with a list of towns and villages. Nice clean condition with full original margins. Tape repair on verso to the top of the centre fold. A few tiny nicks around the edges of the margin but generally a nice specimen. Durham is one of the few maps by Speed not to display the name of the London publishers in a decorative cartouche but the name of Thomas Bassett in Fleet Street and Richard Chiswell in St.Pauls Church yard is shown in the bottom left hand corner. Old pencil note on verso probably by P. J. Radford with a price of 35 pounds.
From: The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine ine
19th Century - Early Hand Colouring
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County Durham James Pigot c.1831
32862 Durham, James Pigot, c.1831. Price: 47.00
DURHAM
An engraved map of the county with title, scale, explanation and list of hundreds. Embellished with an uncoloured view of Durham Cathedral. Imprint of the publishers Pigot & Co. 1 Basing Lane & 18 Fountains St. Manchester beneath. 14 x 8 3/4 inches. Original outline hand colouring. Good condition.
From: British Atlas
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17th Century - Text
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Durham Text from Camden's Britannia 1637
32881 Durham, William Camden, 1637. Price: 9.50
BISHOPRICK OF DURHAM
Pages 735 - 744 inclusive describing the county of Durham in English. About 13 x 8 inches. Good condition.
From: Camden’s Britannia
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19h Century - Early Hand Colouring
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Map of County Durham by Samuel Lewis 1848
32906 County Durham, Samuel Lewis, 1848. Price: 32.00
DURHAM
An engraved county map showing the electoral divisions and places of elections. Drawn by R. Creighton and engraved by T. Starling. 9 x 6 3/4 inches. Early outline hand colouring. Good condition.
From: Lewis' Atlas to the Topographical Dictionaries of England and Wales
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19th Century
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Map of County Durham by Thomas Letts
32965 Co. Durham, Thomas Letts, 1884. Price: 27.00
DURHAM
A detailed chromolithograph map of the county. Explanation plus statistics concerning Population, Area, Inhabited Houss, Poor Rate and Paupers. 15 3/4 x 12 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
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19th Century
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Map of County Durham by Thomas Moule c.1850
33040 Co. Durham, Thomas Moule, c.1850. Price: 30.00
DURHAM
A decorative Victorian map of the county. Embellished with gothic architecture, views of Durham and Raby Castle, female figure and six coats of arms. 10 x 7 inches, 255 x 195 mm. Uncoloured. Minor repair on the edge of the right hand blank margin. A little very light dust soiling otherwise good.
From: Barclay's Dictionary.
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