RICHARD NICHOLSON of CHESTER

A WORLD OF ANTIQUE MAPS AND PRINTS

The Cartographers

THOMAS KITCHIN and THOMAS JEFFERYS

THE SMALL ENGLISH ATLAS

1749 saw the publication of The Small English Atlas
with a series of English county maps by Thomas Kitchin and Thomas Jeffreys.

A delightful 8vo atlas for the 18th century traveller. The maps have a distinctive style with a panel of text beneath which gives a brief description of the county followed by a list of the main towns with details of Members of Parliament, Fairs and Market Days. No doubt a popular atlas in its day, first published in 1749 and again in 1751. More editions in 1775, 1785 1787 and the final edition published by Laurie and Whittle in 1794. with a reissue in 1796.

All the maps illustrated below have been photographed from a copy of the atlas in my collection. The maps are all uncoloured but you will come across specimens where the map has early outline hand colouring and in some cases wash colouring as well.

Map Gallery

Small English Atlas titlepage 1749
Small English Atlas preface 1749
England and Wales Counties by Kitchin & Jefferys 1749
England and Wales Direct Roads by Kitchin & Jefferys 1749
Bedfordshire by Thomas Kitchin and Thomas Jeffereys 1749
Berkshire by Thomas Kitchin and Thomas Jeffereys 1749
Buckinghamshire by Thomas Kitchin and Thomas Jeffereys 1749
Cambridgeshire by Thomas Kitchin and Thomas Jeffereys 1749
Cheshire by Thomas Kitchin and Thomas Jeffereys 1749
Cornwall by Thomas Kitchin and Thomas Jeffereys 1749
Cumberland by Thomas Kitchin and Thomas Jeffereys 1749
Derbyshire by Thomas Kitchin and Thomas Jeffereys 1749
Devonshire by Thomas Kitchin and Thomas Jeffereys 1749
Dorsetshire by Thomas Kitchin and Thomas Jeffereys 1749
County Durham by Thomas Kitchin and Thomas Jeffereys 1749
Essex by Thomas Kitchin and Thomas Jeffereys 1749
Gloucestershire by Thomas Kitchin & Thomas Jeffereys 1749
Hampshire by Thomas Kitchin and Thomas Jeffereys 1749
Herefordshire by Thomas Kitchin & Thomas Jeffereys 1749
Hertfordshire by Thomas Kitchin and Thomas Jeffereys 1749
Lincolnshire by Thomas Kitchin and Thomas Jeffereys 1749
Middlesex by Thomas Kitchin and Thomas Jeffereys 1749
Northamptonshire by Thomas Kitchin and Thomas Jeffereys 1749
Monmouthshire by Thomas Kitchin and Thomas Jeffereys 1749
Northumberland by Thomas Kitchin and Thomas Jeffereys 1749
Nottinghamshire by Thomas Kitchin and Thomas Jeffereys 1749
Map of Oxfordshire by Thomas Kitchin and Thomas Jeffereys 1749
Rutlandshire by Thomas Kitchin and Thomas Jeffereys 1749
Shropshire by Thomas Kitchin & Thomas Jeffereys 1749
Somersetshire by Thomas Kitchin and Thomas Jeffereys 1749
Staffordshire by Thomas Kitchin and Thomas Jeffereys 1749
Suffolk by Thomas Kitchin and Thomas Jeffereys 1749
Surrey by Thomas Kitchin and Thomas Jeffereys 1749
Sussex by Thomas Kitchin and Thomas Jeffereys 1749
Map of Warwickshire by Thomas Kitchin and Thomas Jeffereys 1749
Map of Westmorland by Thomas Kitchin and Thomas Jeffereys 1749
Map of Wiltshire by Thomas Kitchin and Thomas Jeffereys 1749
Worcestershire by Thomas Kitchin and Thomas Jeffereys 1749
Yorkshire by Thomas Kitchin and Thomas Jeffereys 1749
Yorkshire East Riding by Thomas Kitchin & Thomas Jeffereys 1749
Yorkshire North Riding, Thomas Kitchin & Thomas Jeffereys 1749
Yorkshire West Riding by Thomas Kitchin & Thomas Jeffereys 1749
North Wales by Thomas Kitchin and Thomas Jeffereys 1749
South Wales by Thomas Kitchin & Thomas Jeffereys 1749
Jersey and Guernsey by Thomas Kitchin & Thomas Jeffereys 1749
Map of Isle of Man by Thomas Kitchin & Thomas Jeffereys 1749
Scilly Isles by Thomas Kitchin & Thomas Jeffereys 1749

List of Maps in the Atlas

A Map of England and Wales
A Map of All the Direct Roads Through England and Wales
A Map of Bedfordshire
A Map of Berk-Shire
A Map of Buckinghamshire
A Map of Cambridgeshire
A Map of Cheshire
A Map of Cornwall
A Map of Cumberland
A Map of Derbyshire
A Map of Devonshire
A Map of Dorsetshire
A Map of the Bishoprick of Durham
A Map of Essex
A Map of Glocestershire
A Map of Hampshire
A Map of Hereford-Shire
A Map of Hertfordshire
A Map of Huntingdonshire
A Map of Kent
A Map of Lancashire
A Map of Leicestershire
A Map of Lincoln-shire
A Map of Middlesex
A Map of Monmouthshire
A Map of Norfolk
A Map of Northamptonshire
A Map of Northumberland
A Map of Nottinghamshire
A Map of Oxfordshire
A Map of Rutlandshire
A Map of Shrop Shire
A Map of Somersetshire
A Map of Staffordshire
A Map of Suffolk
A Map of Surrey
A Map of Sussex
A Map of Warwickshire
A Map of Westmoreland
A Map of Wilt Shire
A Map of Worcestershire
A Map of York Shire
A Map of the East Riding of Yorkshire
A Map of the North Riding of Yorkshire
A Map of the West Riding of Yorkshire
A Map of North Wales
A Map of South Wales
The Islands of Jersey, Guernsey &c.
A Map of the Isle of Man
A Map of the Isles of Scilly

Editions of the Atlas

Atlas	Date	Publisher / Cartographer
The Small English Atlas	1749	Kitchin / Jefferys
do.	1755	Kitchin / Jefferys
do.	1785	Sayer
An English Atlas	1787	Sayer
do.	1794	Laurie & Whittle

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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.