RICHARD NICHOLSON OF CHESTER

A WORLD OF ANTIQUE MAPS AND PRINTS

A GUIDE TO COLLECTING MAPS
OF THE BRITISH ISLES

County Maps of the British Isles from 1660 to 1727

Cartographers publishing county maps, road maps and town plans during the Reign of Charles II, James II, William and Mary, Queen Anne and George I

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

HISTORIC EVENT

Great Fire of London

2nd - 6th September, 1666

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

ALAIN MANESSON MALLET

1683

No county maps but three British plans plus a large number of maps and views of many parts of the world.

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

CAPAIN 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

County Maps 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 Maps and Road Maps of England and Wales

HERMAN MOLL

1724 onwards

County maps of England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland

RICHARD NICHOLSON
of CHESTER

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Christleton
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.