RICHARD NICHOLSON OF CHESTER
A WORLD OF ANTIQUE MAPS AND PRINTS
A GUIDE TO COLLECTING MAPS
OF THE BRITISH ISLES
ELIZABETH I
1558 - 1603
The daughter of Henry VIII and his second wife Anne Boleyn
Born at Greenwich Palace, London in 1533 Ascended the throne in 1558 Did not marry Died at Richmond in 1603, aged 70
LUCAS JANZ WAGENHAER
Coastal Charts
CHRISTOPHER SAXTON
1579. The first county maps of England and Wales. Some counties are grouped with others on a folio sheet.
GEORG BRAUN & FRANZ HOGENBERG
1572 - 1617. Town Plans and Bird's Views
PIETER VAN DEN KEERE
1593 onwards. Miniature county maps of England and Wales. Areas of Scotland and the provinces of Ireland.
GERHARD MERCATOR
1595 - Folio and smaller maps of areas of British Isles. Regional Maps
FRANCESCO VALEGIO
1595. Bird's Eye Views of a few English Cities
JAMES I (VI of SCOTLAND)
1602 - 25
The son of Mary, Queen of Scots and Henry, Lord Darnley
Born at Edinburgh Castle in 1566 Ascended the throne in 1603 Married Anne of Denmark Had three sons and four daughters Died at Theobalds in 1625, aged 59
WILLIAM HOLE & WILLIAM KIP
1607, 1610 & 1637. County maps of England and Wales in Camden's Britannia
JOHN SPEED
1579. The first county maps of England and Wales. Some counties are grouped with others on a folio sheet.
MICHAEL DRAYTON
1612 - 22 Strange maps of parts of England and Wales
Poly-Olbion - a book of songs
CHARLES I
1625 - 1649
The second son of James I and Anne of Denmark
Born on 19th November, 1600 in the Palace Buildings at Rosyth Married Henrietta Maria Had two children - Charles II of England and James II of England Died by execution at the Palace of Whitehall on 30th January 1649
JOHN BILL
1612 - Miniature County Maps
The abridgment of Camden's Britania With The Maps of the severall Shires of England and Wales
MATTHEW SIMMONS
1636 - Small English county maps set into the corner of a sheet showing a Table of Distances
JOAN BLAEU
1645 - Fine county maps of England, Wales and Scotland. Published in Amsterdam
Atlas Novus
Atlas Major
JAN JANSSON
1646 - County maps of England and Wales plus parts of Scotland and Ireland
Atlas Novus
Atlas Contractus
Atlas Anglois
Atlas Major
CROMWELLIAN PERIOD
1649 - 1660
Born at Huntingdon in 1599
Dictator from 1653 to 1658
NICOLAS SANSON
1658 - Groups of Counties
AN ANTIQUE MAP OR PRINT MAKES THE PERFECT GIFT
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.