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RICHARD NICHOLSON of CHESTER

A WORLD OF ANTIQUE MAPS AND PRINTS

James Pepper looking at an atlas
THE CARTOGRAPHER

JOSHUA ARCHER

1792 - 1863

Joshua Archer was born in Barnstaple, Devon. He was married to Jane Jones and had two boys, Alfred and John. A draughtsman and engraver working in Pentonville, London. Best known to collectors of county maps for his series of maps in Thomas Dugdale's Curiosities of Great Britain, England and Wales. A slightly earlier volume by Thomas Dugdale titlted Curiosities of Great Britain published in 1835 was illustrated with a series of county maps by John Cole and John Roper which had first appeared in The British Atlas in 1810. The later editions do not have the attractive outline or outline and wash hand colouring found on the 1810 edition.

You will come across uncoloured specimens of Joshua Archer's county maps as well as specimens with early outline hand colouring, early wash hand colouring and of course much later hand colouring.

Archer's maps are particularly interesting as they show proposed and new railway routes.

Curiousities of Great Britain, England and Wales Delineated

Published by Thomas Dugdale

Maps Engraved by Joshua Archer - 1842 onwards

GALLERY - ENGLAND

  • Map of Cheshire by Joshua Archer, c.1845

    Map of Cheshire by Joshua Archer, c.1845

GALLERY - WALES

  • Map of Merionethshire by Archibald Fullarton

    Map of Merionethshire by Archibald Fullarton

  • Map of Merionethshire by Archibald Fullarton

    Map of Merionethshire by Archibald Fullarton

  • Map of Cardiganshire by Archibald Fullarton

    Map of Cardiganshire by Archibald Fullarton

  • Map of Glamorganshire by Archibald Fullarton

    Map of Glamorganshire by Archibald Fullarton

  • Map of Angldesey by Joshua Archer

    Map of Angldesey by Joshua Archer

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RICHARD NICHOLSON
of CHESTER

Stoneydale
Pepper Street
Christleton
Chester
CH3 7AG

Telephone

01244 336004

International 44 1244 336004

Richard and Nelson

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.

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County Maps by Joshua Archer

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