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Antique Maps of Oxfordshire

Richard Nicholson of Chester

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18th Century - Early Hand Colouring

  • Oxfordshire Thomas Kitchin and Thomas Jefferys, 1749

    Oxfordshire Thomas Kitchin and Thomas Jefferys, 1749

Published in the reign of George III

14251 Oxfordshire Thomas Kitchin and Thomas Jefferys, 1749. Price: 70.00

A MAP OF OXFORDSHIRE

An engraved map of the county with scale and compass pointer. Beneath the map is a list of towns with their market and fair days. 5 1/4 x 5 inches, 130 x 128 mm. Original outline hand colouring. Good condition.

From: The Small English Atlas

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18th Century Road Map

  • Road Map - Plate 86 / 87, Thomas Kitchin, c.1765

    Road Map - Plate 86 / 87, Thomas Kitchin, c.1765

  • The Road from Oxford to Bristol, Thomas Kitchin c.1765

    The Road from Oxford to Bristol, Thomas Kitchin c.1765

Published in the reign of George III

27728 Road Map - Plate 86 / 87, Thomas Kitchin, c.1765. Price: 36.00

THE ROAD FROM NOTTINGHAM TO GRIMSBY IN LINCOLNSHIRE...

Plate 86 of a double sided engraved strip road map. Starting at Nottingham and passing though Newark, Lincoln,Market Rasen and onto Grimsby. 8 1/2 x 6 inches. Uncoloured. Small blank margin on left hand side. On the verso is plate 87 THE ROAD FROM OXFORD TO BRISTOL. The route passes through Faringdon, Highworth, Tormanton and onto Bristol. This side is hand coloured. Good condition.

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19th Century

  • Oxfordshire, Archibald Fullarton, c.1840

    Oxfordshire, Archibald Fullarton, c.1840

Published in the reign of Queen Victoria

28739 Oxfordshire, Archibald Fullarton, c.1840. Price: 35.00

OXFORDSHIRE

A detailed engraved map of the county embellished with a vignette view of Oxford from the Meadows. Scale, compass pointer and list of hundreds. Uncoloured. 7 1/4 x 9 1/2 inches. Good condition.

From: The Parliamentary Gazetteer

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18th Century - With Text

  • Oxfordshire, Emanuel Bowen, c.1761

    Oxfordshire, Emanuel Bowen, c.1761

Published in the reign of Queen Victoria

29249 Oxfordshire, Emanuel Bowen, c.1761. Price: 50.00

OXFORDSHIRE DIVIDED INTO ITS HUNDREDS CONTAINING TOWNS &C BY EMAN: BOWEN GEOGR. TO HIS MAJESTY.

Engraved map of the county. 6 3/4 x 8 3/4 inches. Uncoloured. Two vertical fold lines as it appears in the atlas. Uncoloured. Small slit in a fold and small piece of blank margin missing as will be seen in the illustration due to the way the map is bound into the atlas. This map is still bound to the pages of description numbered from 364 to 400. Publishers imprint beneath the map dated 1758.

From: The Natural History of England

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England's Most Famous Mapmaker

  • Oxfordshire, John Speed, 1646

    Oxfordshire, John Speed, 1646

Published in the reign of Queen Victoria

29395 Oxfordshire, John Speed, 1646. Price: 970.00

OXFORDSHIRE described with ye Citie and the Armes of the Colledges of ye famous University Ao. 1605.

A fine decorative 17th century map of the county published by John Sudbury and George. Embellished withan inset town plan of Oxford. Two figures standing on either side of a globe. Down the two sides of the map are panels displaying a total of eighteen coats of arms. Royal arms and two others. English text on verso. 20 x 15 inches. Uncoloured. Repair to bottom blank margin near the centre fold. Brown mark on map north of Wallingford. Some darkening down the centre fold and a little light creasing. Good full original blank margins.

From: Theatre Empire of Great Britaine

Early 19th Century - Original Hand Colouring

  • Oxfordshire, George Cole and John Roper, 1810

    Oxfordshire, George Cole and John Roper, 1810

Published in the reign of George III

30052 Oxfordshire, George Cole and John Roper, 1810. Price: 45.00

OXFORDSHIRE

A detailed map of the county engraved by J. Roper from a drawing by G. Cole. Publishers imprint beneath dated 1807. Explanation and list of hundreds. Compass rose. 7 x 9 1/4 inches. Original wash colouring colouring. Fine condition with wide blank margins. Straight from the atlas and not sold as a single map before.

From: The British Atlas

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Early 19th Century - Original Hand Colouring

  • Oxfordshire, George Cole and John Roper, 1810

    Oxfordshire, George Cole and John Roper, 1810

Published in the reign of George III

30528 Oxfordshire, George Cole and John Roper, 1810. Price: 45.00

OXFORDSHIRE

A good detailed engraved map of the county divided into hundreds. Bears the publishers imprint dated of 1807. Explanation. 7 x 9 1/4 inches. Original wash and outline hand colouring. Good condition. Straight from the atlas and not sold as a single map before. With original page of descriptive text.

From: The British Atlas

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Early 19th Century - Original Hand Colouring

  • Oxfordshire, John Cary, 1809

    Oxfordshire, John Cary, 1809

30738 Oxfordshire, John Cary, 1809. Price: 49.00

OXFORDSHIRE

A good engraved map of the county. Title panel with compass rose. Publisher’s imprint beneath dated 1809. 8 1/4 x 10 1/4 inches. Attractive original outline hand colouring. Good condition.

From: Cary's New and Correct English Atlas

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18th Century - Interesting Provenance

  • Oxfordshire, John Cary 1793

    Oxfordshire, John Cary 1793

Published in the reign of George III

30879 Oxfordshire, John Cary 1793. Price: 52.00

OXFORDSHIRE

A detailed engraved map of the county. Title panel and compass rose combined. Cary's imprint beneath dated 1793. 8 1/4 x 10 1/4 inches. Original outline hand colouring. Some of the town names are underlined in red. With the original page of descriptive text. Good condition.

From: Cary's New and Correct English Atlas

Provenance: John Hobson Matthews

The places underlined in red ink are those in which a Catholic mission has been established between the era of the Reformation and the year 1840

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.

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19th Century

  • Oxfordshire, George Washington Bacon, c.1896

    Oxfordshire, George Washington Bacon, c.1896

Published in the reign of Queen Victoria

30899 Oxfordshire, George Washington Bacon, 1895. Price: 20.00

OXFORDSHIRE REDUCED FROM THE ORDNANCE SURVEY. DIVIDED INTO 5 MILE SQUARES

A good detailed late 19th century colour printed map of county. Shows the railways. 12 x 18 inches. Good condition.

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For the Collector

  • Oxfordshire, Edward Langley and William Belch, 1820

    Oxfordshire, Edward Langley and William Belch, 1820

Published in the reign of George III

30935 Oxfordshire, Edward Langley and William Belch, 1820. Price: 72.00

LANGLEY’S NEW MAP OF OXFORDSHIRE

An engraved map of the county. In the bottom left hand corner is a vignette view of the Entrance into Oxford from the London Road. The title appears above the map. Beneath the map is the publishers imprint Printed and Published by Langley & Belch, No. 173 High Street, Borough, London, Septr. 1st, 1817. 6 3/4 x 10 inches. Manuscript number 30 in the bottom right hand corner. Original outline and wash hand colouring. A little light toning and some speckled foxing in the blank margins. No tears or repairs.

From: Langley’s New County Atlas of England and Wales

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18th Century - Market and Fair Days

  • Oxfordshire, T. Badesladed and W. H. Toms 1742

    Oxfordshire, T. Badesladed and W. H. Toms 1742

Published in the reign of George III

31109 Oxfordshire, Thomas Badeslade and William Henry Toms, 1742. Price: 47.00

A MAP OF OXFORD-SHIRE NORTH WEST FROM LONDON A delightful small engraved map of the county with scale and compass rose. To the left of the map is a panel providing information on Members of Parliament and listing the major towns with the Market and Fair Days. 5 3/4 x 5 1/2 inches. Uncoloured. Publisher’s imprint beneath dated 1742 with the names of Thomas Badeslade the surveyor and W. H. Toms the engraver. Nice good clean condition.

From: Chorographia Britanniae

  • Chorographia Britanniae 1742

    Chorographia Britanniae 1742

  • Chorographia Britanniae 1742 Dedication

    Chorographia Britanniae 1742 Dedication

It is interesting to note that the atlas was intended for the use of his Majesty King George I for his intended tour through England and Wales. He died on June 11th, 1727. The dedication is to Frederick Prince of Wales, son of George II born February 1st, 1707 and who died on March 31st, 1751 at Kew.

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For the Collector

  • Oxfordshire, Reuben Ramble 1845

    Oxfordshire, Reuben Ramble 1845

  • Oxfordshire Text, Reuben Ramble 1844

    Oxfordshire Text, Reuben Ramble 1844

Published in the reign of Queen Victoria

31382 Oxfordshire, Reuben Ramble, c.1845. Price: 105.00

OXFORDSHIRE

An uncommon lithograph miniature map of the county surrounded by a wide border of vignette views of local scenes including the Oxford, St. Mary’s Church, Christchurch, Radcliffe Library and Blenheim. The maps first appeared in Miller’s New Miniature Atlas published in 1810. The decorative views were added and the maps republished by Darton & Clark in “Reuben Ramble’s Travels Through the Counties of England” in 1844. 5 3/4 x 7 1/4 inches. This is the size of overall area and not the contained map. Original hand colouring. With this map is the original double sided page of text describing the county.

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Early 19th Century - Early Hand Colouring

  • Oxfordshire, John Cary, 1802

    Oxfordshire, John Cary, 1802

Published in the reign of George III

31716 Oxfordshire, John Cary, 1802. Price: 50.00

OXFORDSHIRE

A well engraved detailed map of the county with title panel and compass rose combined. Scale. Imprint of John Cary dated 1793. With original page of descriptive text. 8 1/4 x 10 1/4 inches. Original outline hand colouring. Good condition. I have dated this map 1802 because the many of the other maps in the atlas were watermarked with the date of 1802. The title page of the atlas is dated 1793.

From: Cary's New and Correct English Atlas

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19th Century

  • Oxfordshire, John Cary, 1802

    Oxfordshire, John Cary, 1802

Published in the reign of Queen Victoria

32328 Oxfordshire, George Washington Bacon, 1896. Price: 20.00

OXFORDSHIRE REDUCED FROM THE ORDNANCE SURVEY. DIVIDED INTO 5 MILE SQUARES

A good detailed late 19th century colour printed map of county. Shows the railways. 12 x 18 inches. Small split at one end of the centre fold otherwise good condition.tion

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Late 18th Century - Early Hand Colouring

  • Map of Oxfordshire, John Cary, 1792

    Map of Oxfordshire, John Cary, 1792

32544 Oxfordshire, John Cary, 1792. Price: 14.00

OXFORDSHIRE

Small engraved map of the county. Tile panel surmounted by half compass rose. Panel at bottom with list of distances from London. Publisher’s imprint beneath dated 1792. 3 1/2 x 4 3/4 inches. Thin paper. Original outline hand colouring. Good condition.

From: Cary’s Traveller’s Companion

Titlepage dated 1791, maps dated 1792. The atlas was formerly in the Mumbee family library - titlepage stamped V. Munbee

Provenance

  • Cary Titlepage and Munbee Bookplate

    Cary Titlepage and Munbee Bookplate

Published in the reign of George III

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Early 17th Century

  • Oxfordshire by Pieter van den Keere, c.1627

    Oxfordshire by Pieter van den Keere, c.1627

Published in the reign of George III

32636 Oxfordshire, Pieter van den Keere, c.1627. Price: 48.00

OXFORDSHIRE

A early engraved miniature map of the county. Embellished with decorative cartouches which display the title and scale. Numbered 22. 4 3/4 x 3 1/4 inches. A clean undamaged uncoloured specimen. The printing is slightly askew so there are tapering blank margins on the top and bottom with some trimming to the map in the bottom right hand corner. On verso is the start of a description of the county in English. This continues with two additional original double sided pages which completes the text for the county. What you will see from the illustration is a vertical fault in the centre of the map. This was a crack in the printing plate that was first seen in 1627 and which continued for another two editions before a new plate was engraved for Oxfordshire for the 1662 edition. Straight from the atlas and not previously sold as a single map. The title page of the atlas is dated 1627

From: England Wales Scotland and Ireland Described

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17th Century Text

  • Oxfordshire Text from Camden's Britannia 1637

    Oxfordshire Text from Camden's Britannia 1637

Published in the reign of George III

32806 Oxfordshire, William Camden, 1637. Price: 9.00

OXFORDSHIRE

Pages 373 to 390 inclusive describing the county of Oxfordshire in English. About 13 x 8 inches. Good condition.

From: Camden’s Britannia

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19th Century - Folding

  • Oxfordshire by C. & J. Greenwood c.1833

    Oxfordshire by C. & J. Greenwood c.1833

Published in the reign of Queen Victoria

32816 Oxfordshire, Christopher and John Greenwood, c.1833. Price: 90.00

MAP OF THE COUNTY OF OXFORD from an Actual Survey made in the Years 1831 & 1832 BY C. & J. GREENWOOD...

A fine detailed county map embellished with good calligraphy and a large uncoloured vignette view of Oxford Cathedral. List of hundreds. 27 x 22 inches, 700 x 575 mm. Original outline and wash colouring. This is a folding map. In sections and mounted on linen with green linen edging. Tab on one edge titled Oxfordshire. Some light foxing but otherwise good condition.

The map also appeared in Atlas of the Counties of England

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19th Century - Early Hand Colouring

  • Map of Oxfordshire, Samuel Lewis 1848

    Map of Oxfordshire, Samuel Lewis 1848

Published in the reign of Queen Victoria

32929 Oxfordshire, Samuel Lewis, 1848. Price: 26.00

OXFORDSHIRE

A county map drawn by R. Creighton and engraved by J. & C. Walker. Reference to the Unions. Scale and compass rose. 7 x 9 inches. Original outline hand colouring. Good clean condition. Straight from the atlas and not sold as a single map before now.

From Lewis' Atlas to the Topographical Dictionaries of England and Wales

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19th Century

  • Map of Oxfordshire  by Thomas Letts

    Map of Oxfordshire by Thomas Letts

Published in the reign of Queen Victoria

32982 Oxfordshire, Thomas Letts, 1884. Price: 28.00

OXFORD

A detailed chromolithograph map of the county. Explanation plus statistics concerning Population, Area, Inhabited Houses, Poor Rate and Paupers. 15 1/2 x 12 3/4 inches. Original centre fold. Imprint of Letts & Son beneath. Fine clean condition. Straight from the atlas so never previously been sold as a single map.

From: Lett’s Popular County Atlas

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18th Century - Roads

  • Road map Oxfordshire by Carington Bowles 1785

    Road map Oxfordshire by Carington Bowles 1785

  • Road map Northamptonshire by Carington Bowles 1785

    Road map Northamptonshire by Carington Bowles 1785

Published in the reign of George III

33037 Oxfordshire & Northamptonshire Roads, Carington Bowles, 1785. Price: 28.00

27/28/29/30 A double sided road map. One side shows the Road from Reading to Wallingford and then onto Oxford. Good detail. The other side shows the route from Middleton and Bicester to Brackley and then to Towcester and Northampton. Each 3 1/4 x 6 inches. The name of Carington Bowles and the date of 1785 appears beneath each map. Hand coloured and in a sunk mount. Fine condition. From: Paterson’s British Itinerary being a new and accurate Delineation and Description of the Direct and Principal Cross Roads of Great Britain.

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