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Maps & Atlases

A natural complement to our specialist area of rare books on travel & exploration is maps and atlases, which appeal to cartographically curious collectors for a variety of reasons; for some maps are simply aesthetically appealing, for others they supply an invaluable insight into social and/or topographical history, mapping mankind’s exploration of the world and, in the case of celestial maps, beyond…

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  1. Second edition; partially coloured folding plan of London, dissected and laid on linen as issued; size: 39.5 x 56 cm, 15.5 x 22 inches (open); scale: 4 inches : one mile; extending from Islington in the north to Newington Butts in the south, and from Hyde Park in the west to Stepney Green in the east; with Table of References to the Church and Principal Buildings; marbled slipcase with publisher's printed label and date '1797', a little worn to the edges, and map with very minor fraying to extremities, otherwise in very good condition.

    £750
  2. Partially coloured folding map, laid on linen as issued; size: 41.5 x 62 cm, 16.25 x 24.25 inches (open); scale: 4 inches : 1 mile; extending from Islington in the North to Newington Butts in the South, and Hyde Park in the West to Stepney Green in the East; with indexes for Hackney Coach Fares, Penny Post Receiving Houses, General Post Office Receiving Houses, and Public Offices & Buildings; green card slipcase with publisher's printed label, a little worn to the edges, map with very minor fraying to extremities, otherwise in very good condition.

    £750
  3. Hand coloured linen-backed plan, bordered on three sides by a Table of Reference to the Letters on the Plan, listing street names. 23.5 x 16.5 inches, (60 x 42 cm), scale: approx. 3.6 inches to one mile, printed advert label to verso, a very good example.

    £850
  4. Large hand coloured map of London, dissected and laid on linen, folding into (stained) green cloth boards, size 83.5cm by 72cm. Scale: 3 inches to the mile. Extending from Upper Holloway in the north to Herne Hill in the south and from Brook Green in the west to Greenwich in the east. Publisher's label on endpapers and in green on cover, lightly soiled, otherwise good.

    £950
  5. Hand coloured map, dissected and laid on linen, within a purple slip case, size: 978 by 675 mm. Extends from Stamford Hill in the north to Dulwich in the south and from Chiswick in the west to Stratford in the east. Some slight stains, but otherwise in very good condition.

    £1,250
  6. Large engraved plan, dissected and mount on linen, as issued. Dimensions: 657 by 1150 mm (25¾ by 45¼ inches).

    £1,500
  7. Partially hand-coloured lithograph plan, dissected and mounted on linen, extending west to east from Kew to Plumstead and north to south from Tottenham to, Streatham, faded purple cloth slip-case with label attached. Size: 75cm by 115cm.
    Some discolouration to linen and light marginal soiling.

    £950
  8. Double-page engraved map on 2 sheets joined, with full contemporary hand-colouring. Size: 960 mm by 653 mm, sheet size: 962 by 680 mm.

    £2,500
  9. Double-page engraved map on 2 sheets joined, with full contemporary hand-colouring. Inset map of the British Isles, decorative title cartouche surmounted by a harp with a crown above, key table and scale bars. Left margin trimmed to neat line, some light creasing at edges with a couple of tiny marginal tears, otherwise good. Size: 665 mm by 960 mm, sheet size: 680 by 990 mm.

    £1,750
  10. Double-page engraved map on 2 sheets joined, with full contemporary hand-colouring, size: 637 mm by 965 mm, sheet size: 680 by 993 mm.
    Some light soiling.

    £1,500
 

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