RICHARD NICHOLSON OF CHESTER
A WORLD OF ANTIQUE MAPS AND PRINTS
A GUIDE TO COLLECTING MAPS
OF THE BRITISH ISLES
CHARLES II
1660 - 1685
Charles: The eldest surviving son of Charles I and Henrietta Maria of France
Born in London on 29th May 1630 Proclaimed king in May 1660, landing at Dover on the 25th His reign is known as the Restoration Period In 1677 Charles married his niece Mary to the Protestant William of Orange
RUTGER HERMANNIDES
1661 Town Plans
PHILIP LEA
1665 - 1700. County Maps. Reworking of Christopher Saxton's plates
RICHARD BLOME
1673 - Two series of County Maps.
Larger maps from Britannia
Smaller map series includes Welsh counties.
JOHN OGILBY
1675 - 98 - The first Road Maps of England and Wales
WILLIAM REDMAYNE
1676. Playing cards with county maps of England and Wales.
SIR WILLIAM PETTY
1683 - County maps of Ireland
JAMES II (VII OF SCOTLAND)
1689 - 1702
William: The son of William II, Prince of Orange Mary: The eldest daughter of Charles I
William was born at The Hague in 1650 Ascended the throne in 1689 Died at Kensington, London in 1702 Mary was born at St. James's Palace, London in 1662 Died at Kensington in 1694
J. C. BEAR
1690. Plans of some English cities plus Dublin
SR. ROMAIN DE HOOGE
1693 Coastal Charts
CAPTAIN GREENVILLE COLLINS
1695 onwards - Charts of the the coast of the British Isles
ROBERT MORDEN
1695 onwards - Two series of county maps of England and one of Wales.
Also Playing Card maps
VINCENZO MARIA CORONELLI
c.1700 - parts of the British Isles
JOHN SELLER
1701 onwards - County maps of England and Wales
QUEEN ANNE
1702 - 14
The second daughter of James II and AnneHyde William was born at The Hague in 1650 Born at St. James's Palace, London in 1665 Ascended the throne in 1702 Married George, Prince of Denmark Two sons and three daughters - twelve other children died soon after being born. Died at Kensington Palace in 1714
PIETER VAN DER AA
1714 - Regions of the British Isles and Town Plans
GEORGE I
1714 - 1727
The son of Ernest Augustus, Elector of Hanover
Born at Hanover 18th March, 1660 Ascended the throne in 1714 Married Sophia Dorothea, Princess of Brunswick-Zell in 1682 Had one son and one daughter Died at Osnabruck in 1727 aged 67
JOHN SENEX
1719 - Road Maps of England and Wales
THOMAS GARDNER
1719 - Road Maps of England and Wales
EMANUEL BOWEN and JOHN OWEN
1720 onwards - County and Road Maps of England and Wales
HERMAN MOLL
1724 onwards - County maps of gland, Wales, Scotland and Ireland
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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.