RECENTLY ADDED ITEMS

GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY. SHEET 1. LONDON TO GRANTHAM & NOTTINGHAM

An inetersting map showing the railway route in four vertical panels. Very detailed with lots of place names. The routh is London, Hatfield, Hertford, Stevenage, Hitchin, Baldock, , Biggleswade, St Neots, Huntingdon, Peterborough, Stamford, Grantham, Luton, Dunstable, Bingham & Nottingham. 12 1/2 x 17 inches. A little early hand colouring. Good condition.

From: The Dispatch Atlas

The Continuation of the Road from Chester to Cardiff

The first edition of this 17th century strip road map. It shows no plate number. The route starts at Llanbadarn Fynydd and continues on through Brecon to Cardiff. Embellished with a decorative title cartouche bearing the royal arms. 17 1/4 x 13 1/4 inches. Original centre fold. Attractive hand colouring. Good clean condition.

From: Britannia

This map was sold by me back in the 1960’s and has now come back into stock

CARTE DU BRABANT OÙ SONT LES ENVIRONS DE BRÉDA, ET DE BOSLEDUE

An engraved map of the region with a title panel appearing across the to of the map. It shows the towns of Breda, Geertruidenberg Heusden, and Bosleduc the historical name for s-Hertogenbosh. 7 1/2 x 6 1/4 inches. Original outline hand colouring. Good condition with large blank margins.

Li Palatinati della Russia Rossa Podolia e Wolhynia

An interesting engraved map showing the so-called Red Ruthenia. Includes the towns of Volhynia, Podolia and Lutsk. Te title is displayed with a decorative pictorial cartouche bearing the date of 1781 and name of Zatta. 16 1/4 x 12 1/2 inches. Original early hand colouring. Fine clean csrip condition.

This map has been taken from straight from the atlas the therefore not previously sold as a single map.

From: Atlante Novissimo

HISTORY OF THE ORIGINAL PARISH OF WHALLEY AND HONOR

A most interesting engraved map published by J. Hatchard, Piccadilly, London 2nd November 1801. It extends from the Forest of Bowland in the north to Bury in the south. So many town shown such as Clitheroe with Pendle Hill, Accrington, Blackburn, Burnley, Haslingden, Oswaldtwistle, Bacup, Penwortham. Embellishments of small vignette views of country houses, parks and churches. The dedication in the blank top right area reads

To The Revd. Thomas Drake, D.D. Vicar of Rochdale, this <ap adapted to the HISTORY of the Original PARISH of WHALLEY and HONOR of CLITHEROE: & principally formed upon the Orthography of Charters is inscribes as an Acknoledgements of His man valuable Communications to this Work by His obliged & obedt. Servt. the Author

Scale and explanation. 29 1/4 x 23 1/4 inches. Uncoloured. Good heavy paper and in very clean condition. Fold creases which is normal with this map. Wide blank margins. Slit in one fold in the left hand blank margin area. About three small splits where the fold meets.

Note: This map will be posted folded

DENBIGH AND FLINTSH DISCRIBED BY C. S. CORRECTED & AMENDED WITH MANY ADDITIONS BY P. LEA

An interesting engraved map of the two coubties of Flintshire and Denbighshire. Embellished with a decorative title cartouche surmounted by the royal arms and showing two other coats of arms beneath. In the bottom left and right hand corners are inset town plans of St. Asaph, Flint and Denbigh. Two sailing ships. Scale. Original centre fold. 19 x 13 3/4 inches. Hand coloured. Good condition. Framed in a half inch black and gold hogarth moulding.

This map has been printed from the original Christopher Saxton plate but has the amendments that Lea added - roads, town plans and shields.

Only available to customers who are able to collect from Christleton

A NEW & EXACT SURVEY OF THE RIVER DEE OR CHESTER-WATER

A fine engravedchart orientated with south at the top. It shows Liverpool, the Wirral and entrance to Chester. Large decorative title and dedication cartouche depicting the Welsh Kings rowing up the Dee to Chester. Compass rose and two ships. 22 x 17 inches. Fine hand colouring. Good clean condition.

The chart is presented in a 2 inch ivory sunk mount and framed in a plain wood moulding. The frame is in good order and ready to hang.

From: Great Britain’s Coasting Pilot. Collins was commissioned by Charles II and appointed by the diarist Samuel Pepys who was then Secretary to the Admiralty to chart the coast of Great Britain

This map was previously sold unframed by me in 1988. I had been splitting a 1745 edition of The Coasting Pilot at the time so I can be certain of the date. These charts are not the easiest to date so you many see specimens are incorrectly dated as 1693 which was the first edition of the world

This chart is only available by collection from Christleton

CESTRIA COMITATUS PALATINUS. THE COUNTYE PALATINE OF CHESTER

A most attractive 17th century map of the county embellished with a title cartouche showing the figures of a man, woman and child with Cheshire Cheeses. A second cartouche with two putti and hares shows the two scales. Four other putti support a garland of seven coats of arms. Compass rose and ship on the River Dee. 19 1/2 x 15 inches. Original centre fold. Latin text on verso. Carefully executed later hand colouring. Beautiful clean and undamaged condition.

ANGLIAE, SCOTIAE, ET HIBERNIAE SIVE BRITANNICAR: INSULARUM DESCRIPTIO

A fine early map of the British Isles orientated with west at the top. It is based on Gerard Mercator’s earlier map of the British Isles in 1564.Embellished with two decorative cartouches. Scale with pair of dividers. Royal Arms. Ship. Latin text on verso. 19 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches. Orignal centre fold. Nice clean condition with large blank margins. Uncoloured

From: Theatrum Orbis Terrarum

Anfa, Quibusdam Anaffa / Azzaamurum / Diiv / Goa fortissima Indiae urbs in Christianorum potestatem anno Salutis 1509

An impressive late 16th century copper engraving displaying four bird’s eye view of towns.

At the top left is the ancient city of Anfa which now lies to the west of Casablanca in Moocco. First occupied by the Berbers in the 10th century and then in the 15th century by the Romans. It became an important port and safe refuge for pirates which ended in the Portuguese destroying the town in 1468.

Top right is the is the city of Azemmour captured by the Portuguese 1513. An important fortress in North Africa at the time.

The centre image stretching right across is of the Indian city of Diu situated on the island of Diu which connects now by a bridge to the state of Gujarat.

The bottom image is of the city of Goa captured by the Portuguese in 1510 and became the capital of Portuguese India and became the centre of Portuguese power in Asia.

A most interesting engraving illustrating four important cities in the history of the Portuguese Empire during this period. French text on verso. Original centre fold. 18 1/2 x 13 1/4 inches. Fine clean condition.

From: Civitates Orbis Terrarum