John Aikin (or Aiken) wrote this topographical work for children in order "to make my young countrymen better acquainted than they are usually found to be with their native land". The first edition of 1788 did not include county maps, but these were added for the second edition of 1790, from which this example comes. The work was published by Joseph Johnson, but the maps are unsigned. There were four later editions of the book with the maps, and one without. The Bedfordshire map is fairly simple, befitting the needs of its target audience, and the text may be available at no extra charge.
John Aikin (or Aiken) wrote this topographical work for children in order "to make my young countrymen better acquainted than they are usually found to be with their native land". The first edition of 1788 did not include county maps, but these were added for the second edition of 1790, from which this example comes. The work was published by Joseph Johnson, but the maps are unsigned. There were four later editions of the book with the maps, and one without. The Berkshire map is fairly simple, befitting the needs of its target audience, and the text may be available at no extra charge.
John Aikin (or Aiken) wrote this topographical work for children in order "to make my young countrymen better acquainted than they are usually found to be with their native land". The first edition of 1788 did not include county maps, but these were added for the second edition of 1790, from which this example comes. The work was published by Joseph Johnson, but the maps are unsigned. There were four later editions of the book with the maps, and one without. The Buckinghamshire map is fairly simple, befitting the needs of its target audience, and the text may be available at no extra charge.
John Aikin (or Aiken) wrote this topographical work for children in order "to make my young countrymen better acquainted than they are usually found to be with their native land". The first edition of 1788 did not include county maps, but these were added for the second edition of 1790, from which this example comes. The work was published by Joseph Johnson, but the maps are unsigned. There were four later editions of the book with the maps, and one without. The Essex map is fairly simple, befitting the needs of its target audience, and the text may be available at no extra charge.
John Aikin (or Aiken) wrote this topographical work for children in order "to make my young countrymen better acquainted than they are usually found to be with their native land". The first edition of 1788 did not include county maps, but these were added for the second edition of 1790, from which this example comes. The work was published by Joseph Johnson, but the maps are unsigned. There were four later editions of the book with the maps, and one without. The Kent map is fairly simple, befitting the needs of its target audience. Modern hand colouring. Supplied mounted and with the original, accompanying text pages from the work.
John Aikin (or Aiken) wrote this topographical work for children in order "to make my young countrymen better acquainted than they are usually found to be with their native land". The first edition of 1788 did not include county maps, but these were added for the second edition of 1790, from which this example comes. The work was published by Joseph Johnson, but the maps are unsigned. There were four later editions of the book with the maps, and one without. The Middlesex map is fairly simple, befitting the needs of its target audience, and the text may be available at no extra charge.
John Aikin (or Aiken) wrote this topographical work for children in order "to make my young countrymen better acquainted than they are usually found to be with their native land". The first edition of 1788 did not include county maps, but these were added for the second edition of 1790, from which this example comes. The work was published by Joseph Johnson, but the maps are unsigned. There were four later editions of the book with the maps, and one without. The Oxfordshire map is fairly simple, befitting the needs of its target audience, and the text may be available at no extra charge.
John Aikin (or Aiken) wrote this topographical work for children in order "to make my young countrymen better acquainted than they are usually found to be with their native land". The first edition of 1788 did not include county maps, but these were added for the second edition of 1790, from which this example comes. The work was published by Joseph Johnson, but the maps are unsigned. There were four later editions of the book with the maps, and one without. The Suffolk map is fairly simple, befitting the needs of its target audience, and the text may be available at no extra charge.
John Aikin (or Aiken) wrote this topographical work for children in order "to make my young countrymen better acquainted than they are usually found to be with their native land". The first edition of 1788 did not include county maps, but these were added for the second edition of 1790, from which this example comes. The work was published by Joseph Johnson, but the maps are unsigned. There were four later editions of the book with the maps, and one without. The Surrey map is fairly simple, befitting the needs of its target audience, and the text may be available at no extra charge.
J. Aiken A Description of the Country from Thirty to Forty Miles Round Manchester 1795
The Environs of Manchester. John Aikin (or Aiken) was a doctor who also pursued literary interests, and produced this work in his fifties. The volume contained several maps including this large folding map at a scale of 1/2inch to the mile. The map is centred on Manchester and covers most of Cheshire, the southern half of Lancashire, the Derbyshire Peak District, and the south-west corner of Yorkshire. There is no attribution to cartographer or engraver on the map, but John Cary is a fair bet (stylistically and because he provided the town plan of Manchester included in the work). Slight wear along one of the fold lines with a couple of small holes where folds meet, but otherwise in nice, clean condition.