Original Antique Road Maps

Thomas Gardner - London to Weymouth road map 1719

London to Weymouth road map, sheet 53 Cramborn to Weymouth, Thomas Gardner 1719.
'A Pocket-Guide to the English Traveller: Being a Compleat Survey & Admeasurement of all the Principal Roads and most Considerable Cross-Roads in England & Wales. In One hundred Copper-Plates. london. printed for J. Tonson at Shakespear's Head over-against Katherine Street in the Strand & J. Watts at the Printing-Office in Wild-Court near Lincoln's Inn Fields. MDCCXIX.'

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Dorset, Cornwall,  Kent and South Wales

Old Maps of the Channel Islands

18th Century Map of Channel Islands, Alderney, Guernsey, Jersey, Sark 

This decorative antique  map of the Channel Islands by Thomas Kitchin is dated circa 1753 was published in a series for the Gentleman's Magazine.  It is hand coloured and very attractive.

 

The Islands of Guernsey and Jersey by John Rocque

 from "Small British Atlas" c.1753, featuring Guernsey, Jersey, Alderney, Sark and the Scilly Isles.

 John Rocque
Of Huguenot extraction, Rocque began his career in 1734: his French extraction is reflected in the subtitle to his Small British Atlas, which was Le Petit Atlas Britannique. Surveyor, engraver andpublisher, Rocque earned a considerable reputation as a skilled large scale surveyor, especially for his town plans which included a very large scale plane of London on twenty four sheets, and a large scale map of Exeter. By 1753 he had become Topographer to the Prince of Wales.

A fire in 1750 destroyed a large amount of his stock . On his death (c.1762), his wife Mary A. Rocque carried on the business.

John Rocque antique map of the Channel Islands
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18th Century Old Map of Devonshire by Herman Moll

Detailed and highly decorative early 18th century map of Devonshire by Herman Moll.

Probably from the second edition of A New Description of England and Wales dated circa 1724. Features archeological and historical illustrations to the borders.

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Originally belived to be Dutch engraver, Moll's exact place of origin is unknown, although his birth year is generally accepted to be the year 1654. He came to England about 1678 and by the end of the seventeenth century had set up his own business and become a leading geographer and publisher. He produced many maps of all parts of the world, ranging from roads to continents and was associated with Greenville Collins and John Seller. He produced maps from his studies of the work of other cartographers. Due to his important work in Netherlands' cartography and the fact that he undertook a journey in his late years on behalf of the Netherlands, it is assumed he originated from Amsterdam or Rotterdam. The name, "Moll" occurred not only in the Netherlands however but also in the northern part of Germany.

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John Speed Original Map of Devonshire dated 1676

Devonshire by John Speed published by Bassett and Chiswell c.1676

From The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine 
Good imprint, later hand colouring, reinforcing to bottom centerfold, repair to bottom left margin corner, two wormholes to left and right margins. 

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Scott Polar Expedition Commemorative Map

2012 is the centenary of Scott's fateful expedition to the South Pole. In commemoration of this, Plymouth artist, Cheri Hunston was commissioned by the ISCE to produce an original piece of artwork: The International Scott Centenary Expedition Commemorative Map.

Scott Antarctic Map - Centenary 2012

 The map took 330 hours to complete, with over 30 hours research. All hand drawn in ink, capturing late Victorian and early Edwardian style, it is intricately detailed and portrays the story of Scott’s expedition, as well as a sense of the uniqueness of Antarctica and its inhabitants.

Available as a limited edition giclee print (only 100 available), each print is supplied with a certificate of authenticity and booklet 'The Making of the Map'.

More details and mail order here: Scott Centenary Antarctic Map

"Cheri Hunston has produced a remarkable artwork to mark the centenary of Scott's Last Expedition and the ISCE2012 project. It makes a wonderful souvenir of this remarkable year. Her pen and ink work is distinguished and a worthy testament to the work of those she salutes from the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration, especially mapmakers and artists. She has incorporated so many references, both historic and current, into the details of her Antarctic centenary map that I constantly find new delights in it. It brings much enjoyment to this Antarctic buff and will do so for years to come to the hundred lucky people who manage to obtain prints. Congratulations to Cheri on a wonderful piece of work."
Dr David M. Wilson, Polar Historian and great nephew of Dr Edward Wilson of the Antarctic.

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Antique Map of the Isle of Wight

A scarce 19th century map published in Newport, Isle of Wight by A. Brannon. Very detailed and includes street plans of Cowes, Ventor and Bonchurch, Ryde, and Newport. 13 vignettes of significant local scenes and a location plan of the 'Britsh Channel' coast. Dated June 15th 1864.

Very scarce and decorative 19th century map of the Isle of Wight - hand coloured

' The map of the Isle of Wight With every information FOR THE TOURIST & PLEASURE-VISITOR; from careful survey BY A. BRANNON. many years a local resident & publisher of 2Vectis Scenery" "Pleasure Visitors Companion" & other illustrated & descriptive works of the Island. Entered at Stationers Hall.'  

Antique old maps of the Isle of Wight

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Hampshire, Channel Islands and IOM Map by Walpole and Hogg circa 1784

18th century map of Hampshire by George Walpoole engraved by Alexander Hogg for The New British Traveller. 1784.
Note this is the complete map as published including the Channel Islands which are often trimmed off.

 Geopge Augustus Walpoole (or Walpole) was British topographer responsible for only one notable cartographic work, The New British Traveller, which appeared in 1784. This was a five-part work and Walpoole was assisted in its preparation by A Society of Gentlemen. The folio atlas contains 23 plates most showingtwo, though sometimes four, maps of the English counties with decorative scrols top and bottom.
The maps are sometimes trimmed to the edge of the border, thus omitting the scrolls ant imprint. Although most of the maps were engraved by Thomas Conder, the signature of Hatchett is found on the second edition dated 1790.

Antique old maps of Hampshire
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