Antique Maps of Norfolk

ROAD MAP, PLATE 118/119/120

A strip road map starting near Newmarket and continuing to Swaffham and Rainham and onto Fakenham and Wells. The second part starts at Chelmsford in Essex and then to Braintee, Long Melford, Bury St. Edmunds, Scole Inn and Norwich. 3 3/4 x 6 inches. Hand coloured. Plain on verso. In a 2 1/2 inch ivory tint sunk mount. Good clean condition.

NORFOLK A COUNTIE FLORISHING & POPULOUS DESCRIBED AND DEVIDED WITH THE ARMES OF SUCH NOBLE FAMILIES AS HAVE BORNE THE TITLES THEREOF

John Speed's fine map of county published in London by John Sudbury and George Humble. The map is embellished with an inset town plan of Norwich, the royal arms with supporters and seven other coats of arms. The title is shown within an open book and the scale has a small cartouche. An engraving of a battle scene appears in the top left hand corner with a description of two battles in the county in 1581 and 1549. 19.5 x 15 inches, 495 x 375 mm. Uncoloured. Good condition.

From: Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine

THE ROAD FROM LONDON TO NORWICH IN NORFOLK. Barkway, Newmarket, Thetford ,Attleborough, Norwich. THE ROAD FROM LONDON TO ST. NEOTS IN HUNTINGDONSHIRE. High Barnet, Hatfield, Baldock, St. Neots, Oakham

A double sided engraved road map. 8 x 6 inches. Some brown stains on the outer edges of margins otherwise good condition. Uncoloured.

From: Kitchin’s Post-Chaise Companion through England and Wales.

52. Untitled

Oakham, Melton Mowbray, Nottingham, Mansfield, Rotherham, Barnsley

53. Untitled

Huddersfield, Halifax, Skipton, Middleham, Richmond

A double sided road map. 7 1/2 x 6 inches. Six panels showing the route. Uncoloured. Fine condition.

From: Kitchin's Post-Chaise Companion through England and Wales

Road Map. Plate 135/136/137/138

An engraved double sided strip road map. Starting at Blithborough and going north to Beccles and ending at Yarmouth. On the reverse side the route starts at Chelmsford and goes to Maldon. A second strip starts at Brentwood and goes east to Billericay and Wickford. 3 1/4 x 6 1/4 inches. Uncoloured. Good condition.

From: Paterson’s British Itinerary

NORFOLK

A detailed and well engraved map of the county with original outline hand colouring. 10 x 8 inches. Publisher's imprint beneath dated 1793. Original outline hand colouring. Some of the town names are underlined in red. With the original page of descriptive text.

From: Cary's New and Correct English Atlas

John Hobson Matthews (1858 - 1914) Born in Croydon in 1858. Educated at schools at Blackheath and Cambridge. Worked for a shipping firm in Malta. A good linguist he was a Roman Catholic historian, archivist and solicitor. You will find more details about him here in the Dictionary of Welsh Biography.

NORWICH

A colour printed town plan. Imprint of the publisher Thomas G. Jack below. London & Edinburgh. 6 1/2 x 9 inches. Few light fox marks in top blank margin, otherwise good condition.

A MAP OF NORFOLK

An engraved county map with title panel, coat of arms and list of hundreds. Beneath the map is a panel with a description of Norfolk. The map is surmounted by a baroque cartouche titled The Road from Kings Lyn to Norwich. Strip road map on verso showing the route from Ixworth in Suffolk to Harwich, embellished with coat of arms and engraved notes. 4 x 7 1/4 inches. Uncoloured. Good condition. This map has been taken straight from the atlas and there not previously been sold as a single map.

From: Britannia Depictaicta