RICHARD NICHOLSON of CHESTER
A WORLD OF ANTIQUE MAPS AND PRINTS
The Cartographer
JOHN LUFFMAN
Flourished 1776 - 1820
Unusual Circular Maps
- 98 Newgate Street, London 1776
- 85 London Wall 1780
- 31 Coleman Street 1784 - 1785
- Finsbury Square 1789
- 2, Inner Sweeting Alley, Royal Exchange 1799 - 1806
- 28 Little Bell Alley, Coleman Street 1806
- 377 Strand from 1807
John Luffman was an author, engraver and publisher as well as a goldsmith. To the collector of county maps he is best known for his unusual and so easy to identify maps being small and circular with descriptive text below. First published by him in the New pocket atlas and geography of England and Wales in 1803. There was a further edition in 1806 published by Lackington, Allen & Co.
The atlas has a general map of England and Wales showing the division into counties. There is a total of 52 county. 42 English county maps and 12 Welsh county maps. Unusually Yorkshire is depicted on 3 maps of the Ridings. The circular maps are some 58mm in diameter. You will find uncoloured examples, maps with original outline or outline and wash colouring as in the photographs n this page taken from a copy of the atlas in my own collection. And no doubt examples with modern hand colouring will exist. The format for each page is the same. At the top is the map above which is a small plate number. Beneath the map is a description of the county in English. The descriptions do not continue on verso.
This unusual atlas must have been a somewhat curiosity at the time. Not a serious work of cartography but a gentle illustrated introduction to the counties of England and Wales. Somethng we might consider now as the perfect gift for someone we know.
Alternative Spelling of County Names
You will come across some changes in the spelling of some counties. Including
WESTMORLAND - Westmoreland
ANGLESEY - Anglesea
BRECONSHIRE - Brecknockshire
CARMARTHENSHIRE - Caermarthenshire
Map Gallery
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Map of Bedfordshire by John Luffman 1803
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Map of Berkshire by John Luffman 1803
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Map of Buckinghamshire by John Luffman 1803
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Map of Cambridgeshire by John Luffman 1803
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Map of Cheshire by John Luffman 1803
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Map of Cornwall by John Luffman 1803
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Map of Cumberland by John Luffman 1803
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Map of Derbyshire by John Luffman 1803
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Map of Devonshire by John Luffman 1803
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Map of Dorsetshire by John Luffman 1803
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Map of Durham by John Luffman 1803
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Map of Essex by John Luffman 1803
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Map of Hampshire by John Luffman 1803
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Map of Gloucestershire by John Luffman 1803
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Map of Hampshire by John Luffman 1803
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Map of Herefordshire by John Luffman 1803
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Map of Hertfordshire by John Luffman 1803
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Map of Huntingdonshire by John Luffman 1803
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Map of Lancashire by John Luffman 1803
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Map of Kent by John Luffman 1803
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Map of Lincolnshire by John Luffman 1803
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Map of Leicestershire by John Luffman 1803
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Map of Middlesex by John Luffman 1803
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Map of Monmouthshire by John Luffman 1803
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Map of Norfolk by John Luffman 1803
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Map of Northamptonshire by John Luffman 1803
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Map of Northumberland by John Luffman 1803
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Map of Nottinghamshire by John Luffman 1803
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Map of Oxfordshire by John Luffman 1803
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Map of Rutlandshire by John Luffman 1803
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Map of Shropshire by John Luffman 1803
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Map of Somerset by John Luffman 1803
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Map of Staffordshire by John Luffman 1803
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Map of Suffolk by John Luffman 1803
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Map of Surrey by John Luffman 1803
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Map of Sussex by John Luffman 1803
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Map of Warwickshire by John Luffman 1803
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Map of Westmorland by John Luffman 1803
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Map of Wiltshire by John Luffman 1803
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Map of Worcestershire by John Luffman 1803
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Map of Yorkshire North Riding by John Luffman 1803
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Map of Yorkshire West Riding by John Luffman 1803
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Map of Yorkshire East Riding by John Luffman 1803
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Map of Anglesey by John Luffman 1803
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Map of Breconshire by John Luffman 1803
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Map of Cardiganshire by John Luffman 1803
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Map of Carmarthenshire by John Luffman 1803
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Map of Caernarvonshire by John Luffman 1803
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Map of Denbighshire by John Luffman 1803
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Map of Flintshire by John Luffman 1803
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Map of Glamorganshire by John Luffman 1803
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Map of Merionethshire by John Luffman 1803
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Map of Montgomeryshire by John Luffman 1803
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Map of Pembrokeshire by John Luffman 1803
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Map of Radnorshire by John Luffman 1803
A NEW POCKET ATLAS AND GEOGRAPHY OF ENGLAND AND WALES
List of Maps
- Bedfordshire
- Berkshire
- Buckinghamshire
- Cambridgeshire
- Cheshire
- Cornwall
- Cumberland
- Derbyshire
- Devonshire
- Dorsetshire
- Durham
- Essex
- Gloucestershire
- Hampshire
- Herefordshire
- Hertfordshire
- Huntingdonshire
- Kent
- Lancashire
- Leicestershire
- Lincolnshire
- Middlesex
- Monmouthshire
- Norfolk
- Northamptonshire
- Northumberland
- Nottinghamshire
- Oxfordshire
- Rutlandshire
- Shropshire
- Somersetshire
- Staffordshire
- Suffolk
- Surrey
- Sussex
- Warwickshire
- Westmorland
- Wiltshire
- Worcestershire
- Yorkshire North Riding
- Yorkshire East Riding
- Yorkshire West Riding
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England and Wales by John Luffman
- Anglesey
- Breconshire
- Cardiganshire
- Carmarthenshire
- Caernarvonshire
- Denbighshire
- Flintshire
- Glamorganshire
- Merionethshire
- Montgomeryshire
- Pembrokeshire
- Radnorshire
References:
- Tooley's Dictionary of Mapmakers Revied Edition K - P
- Miniature Antique Maps by Geoffrey King, 1996
Just my personal opinion
A very distictive and unusual series of county maps. Perhaps more for the serious map collector. I have not sold a great number over the years probably due to their scarcity but also I have never split the atlas they appear in. A special addition to a county map collection
RICHARD NICHOLSON
of CHESTER
Stoneydale
Pepper Street
Christleton
Chester
CH3 7AG
Telephone
01244 336004
International 44 1244 336004
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.
