Richard Nicholson of Chester
A World of Antique Maps and Prints
Established in 1961
All the Maps on this page are guaranteed to be genuine early specimens
pubished in or around the year stated
Antique Maps of Shropshire
18th Century - Road Map
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Kitchin road map SHREWSBURY/CHESTER TO HOLYWELL
27081 Plate 96/97. Thomas Kitchin, 1767 Price: 48.00
ROAD MAPS
The Roads from SHREWSBURY/CHESTER TO HOLYWELL The First containing from Shrewsbury to.. Shrewsbury/ Ellesmere, Wrexham, Mold, Holywell. Chester, Hawarden, Flint, Holywell. The Road from TINMOUTH TO CARLISLE Tynemouth, Newcastle upon Tyne, Hexham, Haydon, Haltwhistle, Carlisle.
A double-sided strip road map. 8 x 6 inches. Hand coloured. Good condition.
From: Kitchin's Post-Chaise Companion through England and Wales
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17th Century - Road Map
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Road Map 57, John Ogilby, 1698
29419 Road Map, John Ogilby, 1698.Price: 150.00
Plate 57 The Road from Bristol to West Chester. Plate 2.** Ludlow, Shrewsbury, Whitchurch, Chester.
An uncoloured specimen of the 1698 edition. Lightly toned but a nice specimen.
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Early 19th Century
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Shropshire Samuel John Neele, c.1817
30100 Shropshire Samuel John Neele, c.1817. Price: 25.00
SHROPSHIRE
An engraved map of the county with a small inset map of the area near Dudley in the bottom right hand corner. Title panel and compass rose. Hand coloured. 7 3/4 x 9 1/2 inches. Closely mounted in a dark green sunk mount. Framed many years ago in a black and gilt hogarth moulding with a tiny chip in the bottom right hand corner but otherwise in good condition.
This map is only available to customers who can collect from Christleton
18th Century
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Shropshire, John Seller, c.1787
30435 Shropshire, John Seller, c.1787. Price: 34.00
SHROPSHIRE
An engraved map the county with title panel. 5 3/4 x 4 3/4 inches. Text beneath and continuing on verso. Uncoloured. Good condition.
From: Grose's Supplement to the Antiquities of England and Wales
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19th Century - Early Hand Colouring
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Shropshire, George Cole and John Roper, 1810
30530 Shropshire, George Cole and John Roper, 1810. Price: 37.00
SHROPSHIRE
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. Old mark in the bottom blank margin about an inch away from the printed border which could easily be hidden by a mount. Otherwise good fresh 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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19th Century
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Part of Shropshire and North Wales, John Bartholomew, c.1898
30827 Part of Shropshire and North Wales, John Bartholomew, c.1898. Price: 18.00
SECTION XI, SHREWSBURY
A colour printed map showing parts of Caernarvonshire, Merionethshire, Montgomeryshire, Shropshire and Cheshire. Scale of 4 miles to the inch. Shows the railways. 16 1/2 x 12 1/2 inches. Centre fold. Good clean condition.
From: The Royal Atlas
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18th Century - Market and Fair Days
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Shropshire, T.Badesladed and W. H.Toms 1742
31111 Shropshire, Thomas Badeslade and William Henry Toms, 1742. Price: 44.00
A MAP OF THE COUNTY OF SALOP 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
Provenance: In 1925 the atlas was owned by A. P. Hamilton
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Chorographia Britanniae 1742
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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
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Shropshire, Reuben Ramble 1844
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Shropshire Text, Reuben Ramble 1844
31383 Shropshire, Reuben Ramble, c1845. Price: 70.00
SHROPSHIRE
An uncommon lithograph miniature map of the county surrounded by a wide border of vignette views of local scenes including the Ludlow Castle, the Wrekin, Battle of Shrewsbury and Farming. 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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18th Century
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Shropshire, John Cowley, 1744
31475 Shropshire, John Cowley, 1744. Price: 43.00
AN IMPROVED MAP OF SHROPSHIRE CONTAINING THE BOROUGH & MARKET TOWNS WITH THOSE ADJOINING; ALSO ITS PRINCIPAL ROADS AND RIVERS. BY J. COWLEY GEOGRAPHR. TO HIS MAJESTY
An interesting small engraved map of the county. A banner displays the title. 5 x 7 inches. Hand coloured. Good condition.
From: The Geography of England
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17th Century
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Shropshire, William Hole, 1637
31477 Shropshire, William Hole, 1637. Price: 120.00
SAOLOPIA COMITATUS QUEM CORNAUII OLIM INCOLUORUN DESCRIPTIO
An early map of the county engraved by William hole after the survey by Christopher Saxton. Decorative title cartouche. Scale with pair of dividers. Compass rose. 13 1/4 x 10 3/4 inches. Hand coloured. Coat of arms watermark. Some very small repairs on verso to the bottom blank margin. Lightly toned all over and some light foxing in the bottom right hand corner.
From: Camden’s Britannia
This map was last sold in 1988 in my shop in Chester and now on the market again
18th Century - County and Road Map
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Map of Shropshire by John Owen and Emanuel Bowen 1753
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Road map Meriden to Bridgnorth and Wenlock in Shropshire by John Owen and Emanuel Bowen 1753
32430 Shropshire, John Owen and Emanuel Bowen, 1753. Price: 39.00
SHROPSHIRE
An engraved county map with note and list of hundreds, surmounted by a decorative baroque cartouche titled The Road from London to Shrewsbury. Road map on verso from south of Birmingham to Wenlock with coat of arms and notes. 4 x 7 inches. Uncoloured. Good condition Straight from the atlas and not been sold previously as a single map.
From: Britannia Depicta
PROVENANCE
At some time part of the Townsend Family library
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Late 18th Century - Early Hand Colouring
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Map of Shropshire, John Cary, 1792
32553 Shropshire, John Cary, 1792. Price: 14.00
SHROPSHIRE
A 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
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Cary Titlepage and Munbee Bookplate
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Early 17th Century
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Shropshire by Pieter van den Keere, c.1627
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Pieter van den Keere Atlas Titlepage, c.1627
32649 Shropshire, Pieter van den Keere, c.1627. Price: 69.00
SHROPSHIRE
A early engraved miniature map of the county.A strapwork cartouche displays the title and scale along with the name of Pieter van den Keere in Latin. Numbered 35. 4 3/4 x 3 1/4 inches. A clean undamaged uncoloured specimen. On verso is the ending of a description of Staffordshire in English. With this map are the two following original double sided pages of text with the description of Shropshire. 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
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Shropshire text from Camden's Britannia by William Camden 1637
32833 Shropshire, William Camden, 1637. Price: 9.00
SHROPP-SHIERE
Pages 589 - 599 inclusive describing the county in English. About 13 x 8 inches. Good condition.
From: Camden’s Britannia
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19th Century - Early Hand Colouring
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Map of Shropshire, Samuel Lewis 1848
32933 Shropshire, Samuel Lewis, 1848. Price: 28.00
SHROPSHIRE
A county map drawn by R. Creighton and engraved by J. & C. Walker. Reference to the Unions. Scale and compass rose. 6 3/4 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
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Map of Shropshire by Thomas Letts
32984 Shropshire, Thomas Letts, 1884. Price: 28.00
SHROPSHIRE
A detailed chromolithograph map of the county. Explanation plus statistics concerning Population, Area, Inhabited Houses, Poor Rate and Paupers. 12 1/2 x 15 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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17th Century
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Map of Shropshire by Thomas Letts
33035 Shropshire, Pieter Van Den Keere, c.1666. Price: 52.00
SHROPSHIRE
A early engraved miniature map of the county. A strapwork cartouche displays the title and scale along with the name of Pieter van den Keere in Latin. Numbered 35. 4 3/4 x 3 1/4 inches. An undamaged specimen with a little hand colouring. Some paper toning. On verso is the ending of a description of Staffordshire in English.
From: England Wales Scotland and Ireland Described
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An Excellent Book for the County Map Collector
When I started collecting and selling maps back in the 1960's there were very few reference books on antique maps. The first book I remember buying was Maps and Mapmakers by R. V. Tooley. Full of wonderful information but over the years there were periods when it was out of print. The Antique Collectors Club used to produce a large range of books on all kinds of antiques and in 1983 - BRITISH COUNTY MAPS by YASHA BERISINER was published. To the best of my knowledge there has not been another book like it published. A most useful and informative work and essential for the avid county map collector. I think there was just the one edition. If you can get hold of a copy at a reasonable price my advice would be - Buy it. There is a link below that will search Amazon for copies on sale.
My well used copy pictured on the right still has its distinctive red cover illustrating Cambridgeshire by John Speed.
RICHARD NICHOLSON
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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.
