RICHARD NICHOLSON of CHESTER
A World of Antique Maps and Prints
Antique County Maps of England
My father was an Estate Agent in Shotton Flintshire and I started selling maps from the room above his offices in the 1960's. After a number of years I had a chance to buy the lease of a shop in Watergate Street, Chester formerly an antique shop run by Raymond Plant. Little did I know when moving in that I would be there for the next 30 years. I closed the shop in 1998 and moved the business all onto the internet.
All the maps on my web site are guaranteed to be genuine early specimens published in or around the year stated. Each county has its own page showing both maps and views
Explore
Some of the Countries included in my Stock of Antique Maps. Many have sub divisions.
A must read
for the lover of Maps, Roads and History
I was 19 when I got hooked on antique maps. There are quite a few of the early cartographers who we know a bit about about and their life stories make interesting reading. There is one English mapmaker who stands out as someone rather special who appears to have had a most interesting life. He is JOHN OGILBY. Yes you know he was the first to map the roads of England and Wales and yes you might have read that he had an interest in dancing. If you want to know more about the man who created that 17th century map hanging on your wall then you must read this book published in 2016 - The Nine Lives of John Ogilby by Alan Ereira. In this book the author brings a fascinating hidden history to light, and reveals that Ogilby's celebrated Britannia is far more than a harmless road atlas: it is, rather, filled with secrets designed to serve Charles II's sinister purpose.
You can order this book now and get it for less than the cover price of 25 pounds.
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The Nine Lives of John Ogilby by Alan Ereira
AN ANTIQUE MAP OR PRINT MAKES THE PERFECT GIFT
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.