A luxury history of the University and town. 2 volumes in half leather bindings in good condition. 296 and 324 pages respectively. 96 hand coloured engraved plates in all, including 16 of college founders, 26 showing college exteriors, 15 illustrating academic robes, the rest showing college and chapel interiors and other sites in the town. Occasional light offsetting from the prints, but a very nice example.
F. Arnold Oxford & Cambridge - Their Colleges, Memories and Associations c1880
Selective history of the universities of Oxford and Cambridge and their colleges. viii/400 pages in an attractive binding of green cloth-covered bevelled boards, gilt. 38 engravings (many full page) by E.Whymper. Not dated, but c 1880.
F. Arnold Oxford & Cambridge - Their Colleges, Memories and Associations c1870's
Selective history of the universities of Oxford and Cambridge and their colleges. viii/400 pages in an attractive binding of blue cloth-covered bevelled boards, gilt. 38 engravings (many full page) by E.Whymper. Not dated, but c 1880.
A history of the town and university that devotes equal attention to each. xxvii/528 pages in a half leather and marbled paper binding. 29 engraved plates by Le Keux & Storer, plus numerous woodcuts in the text. Occasional spotting, but the plates mostly clean and in good condition. A nice copy.
M.C. Bradbrook That Infidel Place - A Short History of Girton College 1869-1969 1969
College history. xii/168 pages in green cloth covers with dustjacket. 8 pages of black and white photos. Ex-library copy
Author not known. A Short History Of Jesus College Cambridge 1940
Short college history. 67 pages in red cloth covers with dustjacket, and 8 illustrations.
Extracts from the diary of a Trinity College fellow, with commentary. xv/260 pages in grey cloth with dustjacket. 8 illustrations. Interesting insights into a don's life and university politics in late-Georgian/early Victorian times. A good copy.
H. Casson Hugh Casson's Cambridge 1994 (4th ed.)
A tour of the Cambridge colleges, with text and profuse watercolour illustrations by well known architect Sir Hugh Casson who studied at St.John's. 96 pages in cream cloth covers with dustjacket. An excellent copy in mint condition.
The story of Cambridge's literary links and associations down the years. 272 pages in brown cloth covers with dustjacket. Illustrated with 32 pages of black and white photos. A nice copy.
J.W. Clark Cambridge - Brief Historical and Descriptive Notes 1881
Large format history and architecture of the university and colleges. 86 pages in grey cloth, gilt. Most valued for the illustrations by A. Brunet-Debaines, H. Toussaint and G. Greux - 12 full page etchings and 19 smaller woodcuts within the text. Some spotting to a few of the plates, but not obtrusive.
J.W. Clark Cambridge - Historical and Picturesque Notes 1907 (new ed.)
University and college history.viii/325 pages in soft suede covers gilt.. 34 black and white engravings. 1.5cm tear to cover at top spine.
A personal look at the county's topography and influences. 112 pages in yellow cloth with dustwrapper and illustrated with 35 black and white photos. A good copy.
J. Deighton Cambridge Guide - A Description of the University, Town and County of Cambridge 1796
The guide focuses mainly on the university, but also briefly covers the town and county. iv/172 pages in full leather binding. Both boards detached and rather battered, but good internally and all contents present. Town plan and 10 copper engravings of various colleges and the senate house.
Reproductions of 26 pencil sketches by Delbos (one for each college), with a brief one-page commentary on each. Paper covered boards with cloth spine (split and repaired).
University and town history. vii/257 pages in blue cloth covers.16 colour illustrations by Vulliamy. Occasional light spotting to some text pages but plates clean.
G. Dyer History of the University and Colleges of Cambridge 1814
University and college history in 2 volumes - xxxi/268, and 468 pages respectively. Original green-paper boards. 32 copper engravings (29 of colleges) by J. Greig. A few occasional spots, but overall a good copy.
A history of the university and town, with emphasis on the former. 151 pages in blue cloth covers with dustjacket. Numerous colour and black and white illustrations throughout the text. A very nice copy.
A comprehensive 2 volume set covering college history on a thematic basis, that used to be presented to all undergraduates gaining first class honours. Large format black cloth covers. Vol 1 - xxxvi/270 pages. Vol 2 - xl/391 pages. Many illustrations interspersed throughout the text.
L. Fowler Cambridge Commemorated (An Anthology Of University Life) 1984
A look at university history from passages of prose and verse from writers well known and unknown. xiv/384 pages in red cloth covers with dustjacket. A good copy of a most interesting miscellany.
F. Frith Francis Frith's Around Cambridge 1999
A selection of photographs from the Francis Frith collection, covering Cambridge and surrounding area. The photos date from between 1890 and 1955. 87 pages in red cloth covers with dustjacket. A most interesting selection of old photos in mint condition.
T. Fuller The History of The University of Cambridge 1840
A Victorian reprint of Fuller's original work of 1634. xviii/335 pages in original brown cloth boards, a little scuffed and rubbed, and with a 3 cm tear to the cloth at the top of the spine. 2 folding maps, both with repaired tears.
T. Fuller The History of The University of Cambridge (and 2 other works by Fuller, bound together) 1840
An early-Victorian reprint of 3 works by Thomas Fuller. xxiv/688 pages, rebound in marbled covers and brown cloth spine. The History of the University of Cambridge was originally published in 1634, and occupies the first 252 pages of this volume with a town plan and 3 engravings of colleges. Also included are The History of Waltham-Abbey in Essex (28 pages), and The Appeal of Injured Innocence, which fills the remainder of the volume. Ex library copy with a couple of stamps, but otherwise the previous ownership is unobtrusive.
A. Gray The Town Of Cambridge - A History 1925
A history of the town rather than of the university. xi/214 pages in green cloth. 20 illustrations. Published by Heffers
A. Gray Cambridge University - An Episodical History 1926 (2nd ed)
A history of the university, being a companion volume to Gray's work on the town of Cambridge. ix/310 pages in green cloth covers with chipped dustjacket. First published in 1912, this is a new, revised edition with 34 new illustrations.
A. Gray A History of Jesus College 1988 (Re-issueof 2nd ed.)
Paperback college history. xi/226 pages with 10 black and white illustrations. A nice copy in good condition.
24 full page woodcuts of the colleges and town of Cambridge by this well-respected engraver. Descriptive text on each facing page. Olive drab paper and beige cloth covers. This is no 208 of a limited edition print run of 850. A nice copy.
A photographic tour of the university and colleges with brief text commentary on each. 89 pages in blue cloth covers with dustjacket. Richly illustrated with 55 colour photographs, mostly by E. Frankl. A very good copy.
A photographic tour of the university and colleges with brief text commentary on each. 89 pages. This the third (paperback) editiont. Richly illustrated with 55 colour photographs, mostly by E. Frankl. A good copy.
A photographic tour of the university and colleges with brief text commentary on each. 89 pages in blue cloth covers with dustjacket. Richly illustrated with 55 colour photographs, mostly by E. Frankl. A very good copy, which was presented to a VIP visitor by Marshall's of Cambridge.
Selective college history published by Heffers. xiv/160 pages in beige cloth covers with dustjacket. 4 illustrations. Presentation copy from the author.
Anecdotes from University life. xv/309 pages in blue cloth covers, a little faded and slightly rubbed. First published in 1918, this is the first print of an enlarged edition.
A history of the university comedy club, Footlights. xiii/224 pages in blue cloth covers with dustjacket. Numerous black and white photos throughout the text.
A.G. Hill Tourists Guide to the County of Cambridge 1882
A short topographical and historical guide to the county. viii/131 pages in brown cloth, gilt, plus folding map and advertisements. Hinge cracked and repaired with tape.
A pictorial guide from A&C Black's Beautiful Britain series. 64 text pages and 8 colour plates of paintings by W. Matthison. First published in 1911.
196 pages. Rebound in cloth and paper covers, with a coloured town plan and one photograph of King's College Chapel. Good condition.
51 colour tinted photographs of the university, colleges and town, with brief descriptive notes on each. Not dated but probably just after 1900. Short 2 cm tear to cloth at spine, and with a few marks, but interesting for the early colour photos.
W.H.S. Jones The Story of St. Catherine's College Cambridge 1951
College history. x/174 pages in red cloth covers with dustjacket (some short tears and one longer taped repair). Illustrated with 25 black and white photographs.
W.M. Keesey Cambridge - A Sketch-book by Walter M. Keesey 1913 (1st ed.)
From A. & C. Black's Sketchbook series. 24 uncoloured line drawings by Keesey.
A miscellany of topics relating to the history of the town rather than the university. xxv/158 pages and 14 illustrations in blue cloth covers, lacking dustjacket.
Humerous episodes from university life. viii/240 pages in green cloth, gilt. No date, but probably dating from the 1890's.
A history and guide to the university and town. xiv/183 pages in orange cloth covers with dustjacket (slightly chipped and repaired at top of spine). 36 black and white illustrations. Overall a good copy.
A history and guide to the university and town. xiv/183 pages in orange cloth covers with dustjacket (slightly chipped and repaired). 36 black and white illustrations. Overall a good copy.
B. Little Portrait of Cambridge 1961 (4th ed.)
A photographic tour of the university, colleges and town. 96 pages, with 97 black and white photos, in blue cloth covers with dustjacket.
Brief histories of each of the Cambridge colleges.192 pages in grey cloth covers with dustjacket, and illustrated with numerous black and white photos.
D. Lysons Magna Britannia Vol 2 pt 1 Cambridgeshire 1808
A topographical account of Cambridgeshire, one of the few counties completed from Lyson's intended series to cover all the English counties. 296 pages (plus index separately numbered) in dark green cloth covers, gilt. County map (somewhat marked) and town plan of Cambridge, plus 31 other plates. Many pages uncut. Some occasional light offsetting from the plates, but overall quite a nice copy.
A social and topographical guide to the county, from Hale's Portrait series. 208 pages in green cloth covers with dustjacket. Illustrated with 35 black and white photos. Good condition.
A social and topographical guide to the county, from Hale's Portrait series. 208 pages in green cloth covers with dustjacket. Illustrated with 35 black and white photos. Good condition.
History and topography of Cambridge, focusing mainly on the university. ix/220 pages in blue cloth covers. This the first print of the popular, abridged edition of the work, published by A & C Black. 32 colour plates of paintings by W. Matthison, plus a town plan. Good condition.
History and topography of Cambridge, focusing mainly on the university. ix/220 pages in blue cloth covers, a little faded and rubbed, but good internally. This the first print of the popular, abridged edition of the work, published by A & C Black. 32 colour plates of paintings by W. Matthison, plus a town plan.
A pocket guidebook to the university and colleges.158 pages plus 32 black and white photos in blue cloth. One chapter on the surrounding area.
A pictorial guide from Blackie's Our Beautiful Homeland series. 64 pages of text and 8 colour plates by L.S. Squirrell. Green cloth covers with dustjacket. Ex library copy but evidences of such removed. Not dated but c 1950's.
A short history of life in Cambridge and district from prehistoric to mediaeval times. xviii/142 pages in grey cloth.
A history of the town and university. 184 pages in black cloth covers with dustjacket. 23 black and white illustrations.
A brief review of each of the Cambridge colleges. x/142 pages in blue cloth covers, lacking dustjacket (as usual). Illustrated with 24 very attractive etchings by W.G. Blackall.
A brief review of each of the Cambridge colleges. x/142 pages in blue cloth covers, and (unusually) with accompanying dustjacket. Illustrated with 24 very attractive etchings by W.G. Blackall.
University history, but with focus on the structure and working of the academic system. 104 pages in red cloth with 8 illustrations and a folding town plan. Lacks dustjacket.
University history, but with focus on the structure and working of the academic system. 104 pages in red cloth with dustjacket. 8 illustrations and a folding town plan.
The story of the first 100 races between the 2 premier universities. 256 pages including many photographs. Red cloth covers, gilt. This edition published by the Sportsmans Book Club for its members.
M. Rouse A View Into Cambridgeshire 1974
A guide to the county.168 pages with black and white photograpic illustrations. Ex library copy in dustjacket. Hinges cracked and cover loose but still attached. Priced accordingly.
A slightly eclectic look at the university and town through the seasons. 192 pages in a yellow cloth cover, with dustjacket. Illustrated throughout with the author's own black and white photographs.
A slightly eclectic look at the university and town through the seasons. 192 pages in a yellow cloth cover. Illustrated throughout with the author's own black and white photographs. Lacks dustjacket.
An historical and topographical review of the university and town. x/120 pages in blue cloth covers with dustjacket and illustrated with numerous black and white photos. This edition revised by Bryan Little. A very good, clean copy.
Covering all the "fen counties", from Hale's Portrait series. 221 pages in beige/red cloth with dustjacket (chipped at spine). Illustrated with 32 balck and white photos. Ex-library copy with the usual marks.
A history of the university. xviii/301 pages in blue cloth covers, a little rubbed at the edges. Illustrated with 24 full-page tinted lithographs and 28 other illustrations by H. Railton.
A look at man's impact on the landscape of the Cambridgeshire and mid Anglia region. One of the National Trust Histories series. 95 pages in green cloth covers with dustjacket, and with numerous colour and black and white illustrations. Excellent condition.
O. Teichman The Cambridge Undergraduate One Hundred Years Ago 1926
Undergraduate life in the 1820's. viii/108 pages in blue paper/black cloth hard covers, with 4 illustrations.
A guide to the university and colleges, from the Little Guides series. xvi/358 pages in blue cloth, with dustjacket. - 23 black and white drawings.
A guide to the university and colleges, from the Little Guides series. xvi/358 pages in blue cloth. No dustjacket. - 23 black and white drawings.
A short college history. vi/120 pages in red cloth covers with dustjacket. First reprint of the first edition.
A miscellany of topics and stories from 20th century town history (no university content). Paperback with 235 pages. In good condition and signed by the author.
A look at the university and town across each of the 3 university terms. 303 pages in blue cloth covers with dustjacket.
A history of the University and colleges. xvii/341 pages. Half-leather binding. Engravings of 16 colleges with their founders, and of the senate house. A very nice copy in good condition.
T. Whytehead College Life - Letters to an Undergraduate 1845
Paternalistic advice to new undergraduates on the workings of the college and university. The format is a series of 8 letters. xv/138 pages plus advertisements in original green cloth, rather battered and soiled.
From the King Penguin series. Colour reproductions of 20 plates from Ackermann's Cambridge, with 34 pages of accompanying explanatory text by Williamson.
A comprehensive college history in 2 volumes covering 172 years. Volume 1, written by P.Bury, was originally published in 1952, and covered the 130 years from 1822 to 1952. It was brought up to date by A. Woodhead with a further volume covering the years 1952-94, published in 1995. At this time Bury's history was republished in a uniform binding to make a handsome pair. Both are bound in red cloth, gilt with labels to the front cover. Vol 1 - x/362 pages with 45 black and white illustrations. Vol 2 - xi/355 pages with 4 illustrations. Both in very good condition.
J. Speed Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine 1612-14 (1612)
John Speed's maps of the English and Welsh counties are amongst the most decorative of early, British cartographic work, and are eagerly sought after today. They were first published in 1612 in The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine, designed as a companion volume to Speed's History of Great Britaine. The maps were based on the earlier surveys of Saxton, Norden and a few others, with engraving contracted to Jodocus Hondius whose signature appears on 33 of the maps. Speed's greatest innovation was the inclusion of inset plans of major towns and cities. Although some were copied from earlier work, for many towns this was first plan ever published. Speed's county atlas was re-issued a number of times for a period of around 160 years, with new publishers making various small changes and updates to the maps over time. This example bears the imprint of Sudbury and Humble dating it to one of the earlier editions between 1611 and c1650. A couple of minor repaired marginal tears not impinging the printed area. The colouring is less skilful than the best examples, but still an attractive example of this popular map.
J. Blaeu Theatrum Orbis Terrarum 1645-62
The Blaeu family were one of the leading Dutch map producers of the 17th century. Their major work was a multi volume world atlas initiated by Willem Blaeu and expanded by his son Joan. Their maps were beautifully designed and engraved, and are often found with original colour, making them most desirable to collectors. 1645 saw the first publication of volume 4 of the atlas, containing maps of England and Wales. There were several re-issues between then and 1672 when most of Blaeu's plates were lost in a fire which engulfed his Amsterdam premises. Latin text on the verso narrows dating of this example to the editions of 1645, 1648 or 1662. The map is in original colour, embellished with gold-leaf highlights, marking it out as a special order.
Originally intended as volume 3 of a larger cartographic project (The English Atlas), Richard Blome's Britannia was published alone in 1673. A rare second edition was issued in 1677. This Cambridgeshire map is from the first edition of the work, and was dedicated to Sir Thomas Chicheley of Wimpole Hall (today owned by the National Trust).At the time of the map's publication he was Master General of the Ordnance and was a privy councillor to King Charles II. In return for his patronage of Blome's project Chicheley received this dedication on the county map, and also appeared in the list of the nobility and gentry of the county, his coat of arms being further included amongst the 816 illustrated in the volume. Mounted.
With descriptive text below and to verso. In 1695 John Seller published a county atlas titled Anglia Contracta. The plates were much later acquired by Francis Grose, revised, and used in a supplement to his partwork on British antiquities. The supplement with maps was first published in 1787, and ran to several later editions.
R. Morden Magna Britannia et Hibernia 1715-39 (1701)
Morden's set of smaller maps may originally have been drawn and engraved for Camden's Britannia, but rejected as too small. They were first published in 1701 in The New Description and State of England. This example is from Magna Britannia et Hibernia, originally issued as a 92 part topographical work between 1714 and 1731, but gradually also made available in 6 finished, bound volumes. The text and map of Cambridgeshire first appeared in the partwork in October 1715, but further editions were issued up to 1739 with the maps unchanged.
T. Kitchin The Antiquities of England and Wales 1787-98 (1750)
This map was first published in the December 1750 edition of the London Magazine, which between 1747 and 1754 issued a complete set of English county maps by Thomas Kitchin. The maps were later re-published by Alexander Hogg in Boswell's Antiquities of England & Wales, initially in partwork from c1787-9, and then in several complete editions of the work up to 1798. This example of the Cambridgeshire map is from the first complete edition of Boswell's Antiquities dating from c1789.
E. Bowen Large English Atlas 1760 (1751)
The idea for a new county atlas, with a large format bigger than any predecessor, was initiated in 1749 by John Hinton. For a variety of reasons, however, progress was slow. Maps were offered for individual sale as the printing plates were completed, but the series was not finished until 1760 when the atlas was finally published. All but a few of the maps were drawn and engraved by Emanuel Bowen and Thomas Kitchin. The atlas proved to be a commercial success, and a number of later editions were issued up to 1787. The Cambridgeshire map, engraved by Bowen, was one of the first published in 1751. The presence of a centrefold, and the publishers' names on the imprint (John Tinney, Thomas Bowles, John Bowles & Son, and Robert Sayer) date this example to the first atlas edition of 1760. Original outline colour.
J. Ellis Ellis's English Atlas 1766 (1765)
Joseph Ellis's English Atlas was an entry into the market for small county atlases by its publishers Robert Sayer and Carington Bowles. The county maps were closely based upon those drawn by Thomas Kitchin for the 1763 topographical work England Illustrated, the major difference being the attractive vignettes which replaced Kitchin's rococco cartouches. The atlas was first published in 1765, and soon became a commercial success, running to many later editions. It was promoted as a travelling atlas, and made available in various formats. These included a version with the maps printed back to back on each page, as with this example from a 1766 edition which has a map of Cheshire on the reverse.
J. Cary Traveller's Companion 1822-28 (1790))
Cary's Traveller's Companion was first published in 1790. It proved very popular as a pocket road book, and ran to several editions up to c1828. The plates were re-engraved for the editions of 1806 and 1822. This example is from one of the four editions between 1822 and 1828. Original outline colour.
Charles Smith was a successful London publisher and map-seller, whose work is stylistically very similar to that of John Cary. His large format New English Atlas first came to market in 1804, but many of the maps have also been found in folding format and may have been sold individually before the publication of the atlas. Smith's maps were well designed and accurate, making use of the large scale county surveys of the previous half-century. The atlas was a commercial success and was up-dated and re-published regularly until c1865 (the latter editions produced by lithographic transfer). This example, in full original colour, is from an early edition of the atlas in 1804. Slight creasing to the outer right, white margin.
J. Cary New English Atlas 1811 (1809)
It is suprising that Cary's large county atlas was issued as late as 1809, as individual maps from it seem to have been sold singly from 1801. The atlas format was perhaps to compete with the similarly sized atlas of Charles Smith, which went under the same title and was published in 1804. It is perhaps Cary's finest production, the maps being notable for their fine design, detail and engraving. The atlas ran to several later editions by Cary, and the plates were later used for a variety of lithographic transfers by G.F. Cruchley. This example is from the second edition of 1811, and is in original full colour.
J. Wallis P. Martin Martin's Sportsman's Almanack, Kalender and Travellers' Guide 1818 (1812)
This map drawn and engraved by James Wallis, was first published in 1812 in Wallis's New Pocket Edition of the English Counties or Travellers Companion. It was subsequently re-issued in 1818 in the quoted almanack published by P. Martin, from which this example comes.
G. Cooke Cooke's Topography of Great Britain c1810
Uncoloured. The map is supplied together with its original 156 page guide book. The guide was published in paper covers - the front and spine still extant but the rear cover missing. The pages are uncut. The map shows some slight offsetting, and some of the pages of the descriptive text are a little rubbed at the edges, but nice to own the complete item. The maps were also used in other later publications.
James Pigot & Co's county maps were issued in their British Atlas (from c1830), in several of their national and local business directories (from 1826 for the "home counties", at least), and singly in folding form as travelling maps. They were amongst the first maps to be printed from steel instead of copper plates, allowing more accurate fine detail and less wear to the plates over time. Atlas and directories went through several editions up to around 1857, later editions from 1846 being re-named Slater's New British Atlas, with imprints changed accordingly. Our copy is from an issue of the Atlas in 1831/32.Original outline colour. Supplied with the text page from the atlas.
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. There were 2 issues of the work in 1835 and 1840, this example of the county map being from the 1835 first edition. Original outline colour.
Between 1817 and 1833 the brothers Charles and John Greenwood surveyed all the counties of England and Wales for their beautifully engraved county atlas finally published in 1834. Maps were also sold singly as produced. The Cambridgeshire map was surveyed in 1832/33 and this example's centrefold suggests it was sold in atlas format. Original full wash colour. Slightly grubby and with some print off-setting, as is often the case with the Greenwoods' maps.
A. Fullarton Bell's New and Comprehensive Gazetteer of England and Wales 1834
These maps were first published in partwork by Fullarton and Co. in 1833-34 in James Bell's New and Comprehensive Gazetteer of England and Wales. The complete work was subsequently re-issued three times in 1834, 1836 and 1837. They were later re-published (again by Fullarton) in 1840 in The Parliamentary Gazetteer of England and Wales, with several further re-issues up to 1849. The maps were engraved on steel and sometimes bear the name of the engraver and sometimes not. This example is from the 1834 edition of Bell's Gazetteer and bears the signature of R. Scott as engraver. The attractive vignette shows King's College Chapel, the Old Schools' Libray and the Senate House. Modern colour. Supplied mounted and ready for framing. Coloured. Mounted.
Thomas Moule's antiquarian leanings are evident in this series of highly decorative county maps - a stylistic throwback in an age when cartographic work had become much plainer and more utilitarian. The maps were engraved by W. Smollinger, J. Bingley and J. Dower, and first appeared in Moule's English Counties Delineated, a partwork with text issued from 1830-32. They were subsequently made available as a complete work in 1837 under the same title, and were later re-issued in Barclay's Universal English Dictionary between 1842 and 1852. This latter work ran to several editions and the maps were often updated between editions to show the latest growth of the railway network. This example is from an edition of Barclay's Dictionary. Modern colour. Supplied mounted and ready to frame.
In 1849 maps from the Walkers' British Atlas (first issued in 1835) were used for this new publication for the hunting enthusiast. Lithographic transfers were taken from the basee maps, which were then overprinted and coloured to show the territories of the various hunts.The Atlas continued into the 1880's, later editions being titled "Walkers Fox-hunting Atlas" This example is from the first edition of 1849, so identified by the hunt names being overprinted in black outline and then hand coloured in blue. Later editions had the hunt names printed in blue, with references to adjoining pages removed. Slight soiling to the outer margins.
R. Dawson Parliamentary Representation …. Reports from Commissioners on Proposed Division of Counties and Boundaries of Boroughs 1831/2
This map formed part of a Parliamentary Report, submitted in December 1831, showing proposed changes to electoral arrangements and boundaries which were subsequently enacted in the 1832 Reform Act. The report and maps were subsequently published for public consumption in 1832. Dawson was a Lieutenant in the Royal Engineers charged with survey and production of maps to illustrate the changes. Original colour.
T. Murray An Atlas of the English Counties 1830
The title page of Murray's county atlas states that the maps were "Projected on the basis of the Trigonometrical Survey by order of the hon.ble The Board of Ordnance, under the superindendance of T.L. Murray". This might seem to imply the project had at least the official blessing, if not the active involvement of the Ordnance Survey, but is more likely to be a marketing puff. D. Hodson has suggested that the maps were copied from those of William Ebden published from 1825-8, both sets also being engraved by the same firm of Hoare & Reeves. Murray's Atlas was first published in 1830, with second and third editions in 1831 and 1832, the latter with the adddition of electoral data. by 1838 the plates had been acquired by W. Robson & Co. who published and sold the maps individually, and also used them in their commercial directories. This example is from the first edition of 1830. Original colour.
Camden's Britannia was first published in 1586. County maps by Kip and Hole were first added in 1607, being supplanted by those of Robert Morden for the five editions from 1695 to 1772. In 1789 a new translation of the work by Richard Gough was published by T. Payne and G.&J. Robinson, with updated and modernised maps by John Cary. The same maps were also later used in Cary's New British Atlas of 1805. This example is from the first Gough edition of Britannia, published in 1789. The coluring is modern. The right-hand white margin has been trimmed to the border, and has been restored to facilitate mounting. A repaired tear to the left hand border, without loss. These blemishes are reflected in the price.
W. Cobbett A Geographical Dictionary of England and Wales 1832 or 1854
William Cobbett is probably best known for his work Rural Rides dealing with rural depopulation, but also entered the market for topographical dictionaries, publishing A Geographical Dictionary of England and Wales in 1832. The work contained a set of very sketchy and simplistic county maps. There was a second edition in 1854, but neither seems to have sold well as today Cobbet's maps are rarely encountered.
S. Hall A Travelling County Atlas 1853 or 1854 (1831)
This set of maps were first published in 1831 in A Topographical Dictionary of Great Britain and Ireland by John Gorton. They were later re-issued, with various amendments, in several other works including Hall's New British Atlas (1833-36) and A Travelling County Atlas (1842-1875). Based on the publishers' address in the imprint and markings for stations, this example can be dated to the 1853 or 1854 editions of the A Travelling County Atlas. Original outline colour to the county border, with later enhancements. Supplied ready-mounted.
A. Perrot L'Angleterre, ou Description Historique et Topographique du Royaume de la Grande-Bretagne 1824-35
The text for this French topographical work on Britain was written by George Depping, the maps being drawn by Aristide Perrot and engraved by A. Migneret. It was first published in 1824, with subsequent editions in 1828 and 1835. The maps often cover more than one county as in this example which also includes Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire and Hertfordshire. The surrounding decorative border shows the typical produce and wares of the counties. Original outline colour
The ninth edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica in 1887 included a set of county maps drawn and engraved by Bartholomew & Co. and printed by lithographic transfer. The maps were subsequently updated for the re-issues of the Encyclopaedia in 1892 and 1887/99, but for the latter issue the Bartholomew signature is replaced by that of W.& A.K. Johnston, as in this example of the map of Cambridgeshire & Huntingdonshire.
Mr. Muir's Hunt. These hunting maps, engraved by John Dower for M.A. Pittman, originally appeared in the Sporting Review magazine in the early 1840's. The full set of 24 maps were also issued as The Fox Hunter's Atlas in c1843 and c1850. A later issue of the atlas in c1857 had 28 maps. Individual folding examples have also been found in red silk covers.The maps are based on the territory of each hunt irrespective of county borders.This example shows Mr. Muir's hunt, covering parts of Suffolk and Cambridgeshire. Modern colour.
W. Kip Camden's Britannia 1637 (1607)
The first 5 editions of Camden's successful history and topography of Britain were without maps, but for the sixth edition of 1607 the engravers William Hole and William Kip were commissioned to provide a set of maps of the counties of England and Wales, plus 3 general maps of the countries comprising the new "United Kingdom". These maps were retained for the subsequent 1610 and 1637 editions. They are based on the earlier work of Saxton, Norden, Smith and Owen. The Cambridgeshire map,engraved by William Kip, is based on that of Saxton, and is the second earliest printed map of the county as an individual entity.This example is from the 1610 edition of Britannia, so dated from the lack of text to the verso, and lack of the plate number 21 which was added for the 1637 edition.