Antique Maps of Derbyshire

 

 

Antique Map of Derbyshire by Thomas Moule circa 1840 

We have a good selection of county maps of Derbyshire from the late 17th century to the mid-19th century.  Most are hand coloured and are engraved on either copperplate or steelplate. Featured towns and cities include Derby, Chesterfield, Wirksworth, Bakewell and Belper.

 

All our antique maps of Derbyshire 

Robert Morden circa 1795
This late 18th century map has a decorative scrolled title cartouche and three different mileage scales. It is a hand coloured, copperplate engraving.

C. and J. Greenwood 1830 

This large and impressive map was produced by brothers Christopher and James Greenwood during the reign of William IV.  It is very detailed and has a title with 10 different fonts.  Bottom right is a vignette of Chatsworth House and the map is hand coloured.
 

Antique Maps of Cumbria or Cumberland

 

Cumberland by Robert Morden circa 1695

A nice copy of this late 17th century, first edition map of the county. A decorative scroll style title cartouche and three mileage scales.

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Thomas Moule Cumberland map circa 1840

Decorative 19th century map with heraldic decoration, hand coloured 

 

Cumberland by Thomas Jenner 1643

Scarce 17th century map with mileage chart to all the towns in Cumbria

Antique Maps of Cornwall

 

Cornwall by Joan Blaeu circa 1645
Mid-17th century map of the county, used during the English Civil War, hand coloured and includes many heraldic references.

 Cornwall antique maps for sale 17th to 20th century - Road maps, Cornish Sea Charts

        Cartographers include Joan Blaeu, John Luffman, Thomas Moule, Greenville Collins and Emanuel Bowen.
    Place names include Truro, St. Austell, Lostwithiel, Newquay, Launceston, Penzance, Marazion. St. Ives, Helston, Bodmin, Falmouth, Fowey

    View our extensive collection of antique maps of Cornwall here

 

Cornwall by John Luffman 1803 

 This miniature map is scarce and has relevant text relating to the county below, hand coloured.

Fowey and Mounts Bay - Chart by Capt. Greenville Collins
 From the Britsh Coasting Pilot and published in 1693, these were the first British charts and transformed both the country and the Navy.

Cornwall by Thomas Moule c. 1836
 This 19th century map came from the last decorative county atlas and has many heraldic shields.

Antique Maps of China and South East Asia

 

Antique Map of China by Brion 1786

A collection  of antique maps of China, the East Indies including Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, from the 17th  to 19th century.  Some are hand coloured, other later maps have printed colour.

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 North East Asia - Tibet - Mongolia China - Great Wall of China and Tibet - Philip Clüver

 

 China by Joshua Archer circa 1835

Antique Maps of Cheshire

Thomas Moule Map of Cheshire

 We have a selection of county maps of Cheshire and city plans of Chester.  From the 17th to 19th century, some are hand coloured.  The very decorative map by Thomas Moule features his usual heraldic representations of the prominent families in the county. Emanuel Bowen's map are a cartographic tour-de-force with text relating to the commerce, agriculture and history of Cheshire with a vignette of Chester Cathedral. Thomas Jenner's Mid 17th century county map of Cheshire, published during the Civil War, features Norden's mileage chart, place names include Chester, Macclesfield, Nantwich. Compass and scale to centre bottom, scarce.  Additionally there is the highly decorative, Georgian city map of Chester.

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Emanuel Bowen Cheshire circa 1767

Thomas Jenner - Cheshire 1643

 

 Chester by Cole and Roper 1806

Antique Map of Devon by Benjamin Donn 1765

 

Donn's Map of Devon dated 1765

 This magnificent, prize winning wall map on twelve sheets, is available with the separate key map, which is often missing. In 1759 the The Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts offered an annual award of £100 for the best original 1 inch to 1 mile county survey. Donn secured the successful entry over Isaac Taylor's map of Dorset. Benjamin Donn was born in Bideford, North Devon and was a mathematician, surveyor and mathematics teacher. Donn's map is graticuled (a graphical depiction of a co-ordinate system as a grid of coordinate curves or lines), has a vignette title, inset plans of Exeter, Plymouth, Stoke Town, and Plymouth Dock and has an inset of Lundy to the top left. He was the first to annotate Burgh Island in Bigbury Bay as Bur or Borough, previously referred to as St. Michael's.

Engraved by Thomas Jefferies, the total size is approximatel 2m (6' 6") square.

 

Key map 

 

 Surveyed from 1759 to Sept. 1763 and published in 1765 in several different formats. Loose leaves on paper, laid on linen and some on velum. All of these formats were available coloured or uncoloured. The engraving was untertaken by Thomas Jefferies. Donn decided to fund the survey and production of the map, which cost around £2000, by inviting subscriptions. By the time the map was published the subscriber's names numbered 528 and 750 subscribed copies were sold.
 

Laid on linen, hand coloured, some creasing and age toning. Each sheet is framed in a narrow black moulding, using UltraView glass and conservation backboard.

Full details here: Antique map of Devon by Benjamin Donn 

View a video about this map: Donn's map of Devon
 

Antique Maps of Cambridgeshire, Cambridge City and University

 

Cambridge City and the Colleges of Cambridge University - Thomas Moule circa 1836

 Decorative Victorian map of the City of Cambridge with a vignette of Trinity College. Numerous coats of arms and details of the University Colleges as well as a table of references relating to other significant buildings in the City.

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Robert Morden - Cambridgeshire circa 1695

Large, late 17th century map of Cambridgeshire with a decorative title cartouche and three mileage scales.  Easy to read, hand coloured.

 

Thomas Moule Cambridgeshire antique map circa 1836-48

 Decorative Victorian map of the county with vignettes of Wimpole and Ely Cathedral. Features Cambridge, Ely, Wisbeach, March, Newmarket, St. Ives. As usual Moule includes heraldic sheilds of the prominent county famlies.

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