C. Smith Smith's New Plan of London, Westminster and Southwark c1835
London . The map covers an area from Pentonville to Newington Butts, and from Limehouse to Brompton Row. Dissected and linen-backed, folding into brown card covers, and contained in its original slip case with rubbed label. Original colour. See Howgego (Printed Maps of London), No.225 - this an unrecorded state between (19) and (20).
London - Marylebone and Finsbury. This work was published in 1835 as a companion volume to Lewis's Topographic Dictionary. It contains county and borough maps, drawn by R. Creighton and engaved by J.& C. Walker, and was designed to show the electoral and boundary changes effected by the 1832 Reform Act. Two maps on one map sheet of 2 major London (then Middlesex) boroughs. There were 2 issues of the work in 1835 and 1840, this example being from the 1835 first edition. Original outline colour with some modern enhancement. Supplied mounted and ready to frame.
London - Wapping, Rotherhithe, Deptford and part of the Isle of Dogs. This large scale (9 inches to the mile) map of London was engraved by Edward Weller on 9 double page map sheets. It was one of a series of maps first published in the Weekly Dispach newspaper between 1856 and 1862, and subsequently in the Weekly Dispatch Atlas of 1863.The plates to this atlas were then acquired by Cassell who republished and sold the maps singly and in atlas format from 1863. This is sheet 9 which covers part of Wapping, the west side of the Isle of Dogs, and Rotherhithe, Deptford and the Surrey docks. Modern colour.
London - Hackney, Dalston, Clapton. This large scale (9 inches to the mile) map of London was engraved by Edward Weller on 9 double page map sheets. It was one of a series of maps first published in the Weekly Dispatch newspaper between 1856 and 1862, and subsequently in the Weekly Dispach Atlas of 1863. The plates to this atlas were then acquired by Cassell who republished and sold the maps singly and in atlas format from 1863. This is sheet 7 which covers Hackney, Dalston and Clapton. Modern colour.
B.R. Davies Davies's New Map of London and its Environs 1874
London . This is one of several London maps drawn and engraved by Benjamin Rees Davies during his lifetime. It was published by Edward Stanford, and its scale of 2 inches to the miles allows coverage of an area encompassing Harrow, Barkingside, Eltham and Teddington. The map is dissected into 32 segments, and linen-backed, folding into its original slip case. I have not been able to discover its first date of publication, but have encountered several examples bearing dates between 1862 and 1901, this copy bearing the date 1874. Original colour.
London. The Atlas Historique was first published in Amsterdam in 7 volumes, issued between 1705 and 1720. It is better described as an encyclopaedia of geography rather than a mere atlas, as its depth of coverage is reflected both in its numerous maps of the world and in the breadth of its French text. Authorship of the atlas was traditionally attributed to Henri Ambraham Chatelain, but more modern research suggests the project was initiated under the supervision of Zacharie Chatelain senior who passed the baton to his son, Zacharie junior in 1717. This sheet is titled Nouvelle Carte du Gouvernement Civill de l' Angleterre at de celuy de la Ville de Londres. The text covers many aspects of English civil governance, supported by two maps - one of England as a whole, and a town plan of London - and two allegorical engravings representative of the power and wealth of England. The sheet is from volume 3 of the work, first published in 1708 with later editions in 1718, 1720 and 1739. The size quoted is for the whole sheet, but the main item of cartographic interest is probably the plan of London which measures 23.5 x 10 cms (excluding its legend).
R. Horwood Plan of the Cities of London and Westminster, the Borough of Southwark, and Parts Adjoining.. (sheets E1 & F1) 1799
London - The City, Shoreditch, Hoxton, Bethnal Green. Richard Horwood's 32 sheet map of London was an impressive achievement, showing Georgian London in great detail at a scale of 26 inches to the mile. Publication took place in stages, 7 sheets being issued by January 1795, but the rest dated 1799 after the survey was re-financed by the Phoenix Assurrance Company. Each individual house is delineated with its street number (at least where the street numbering system had been adopted). Sheets E1 and F1 are here conjoined to cover an area roughly encompassing the northern part of the City of London, Hoxton, Shoreditch and Bethnall Green. Original colouring to parks, and ward and parish boundaries. Slight soiling, but would frame up well.
R. Dawson Plans of the Cities and Boroughs of England and Wales 1832
Boston. This lithographed map formed part of a Parliamentary Report showing proposed changes to electoral arrangements and boundaries which were subsequently enacted in the 1832 Reform Act. Parliament subsequently ordered the plans be published to the public at large, which was done the same year. Dawson was a Lieutenant in the Royal Engineers charged with survey and production of maps to illustrate the changes.Original colour.
London - The Strand. A fascinating strip-panorama of the western end of the Strand, showing all the shops and buildings on both sides of the road, with details of many of the occupants and businesses housed within. The sheet also includes a traditional plan to show the location of the Strand, and a vignette of Trafalgar Square. Tallis's work was published in parts from 1830-40, comprising an early street directory of central London. A revised slightly larger version was published in 1848. A rare item.
Norwich. Daniel Meisner was an author and poet, and the instgator and planner of a work titled Thesaurus Philo-Politicus which combined city views with short stories illustrative of moral philosophy. The work was published in Frankfurt by Eberhard Kieser over an eight years time span between 1623 and 1631. The plan of Norwich, which was based on the earlier plan of Braun and Hogenberg, was first issued in part 8 of Book 2, published in 1631. In 1637/8 a new edition was published in Nuremberg by Paulus Furst under the new title Sciographica Cosmica. For this new edition the Norwich plate number was changed from 28 to G49. There were further editions by Furst in 1642 and 1678, and by Johann Helmers in 1700 and 1704. This example dates from one of the editions between 1638 and 1704. A soft crease to the top-right margin, but otherwise in good condition. See R. Frostick - The Printed Plans of Norwich 1557 1840, pages 13-15 for further information.