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.

Blome's smaller series of county maps have a puzzling history. They seem to have been initiated before his larger maps for Britannia, but were not published until 1681 when they appeared under the title Speed's Maps Epitomiz'd. Blome re-issued them twice before his death in 1705. The plates were subsequently acquired by Thomas Taylor who brought out a new edition in 1715 titled England Exactly Described. There were further editions in 1715 (by Taylor), and in c1731 (by Thomas Bakewell). These later editions had roads added to the maps. This example of the Essex map is from the 1715 edition of the work. Original hand colour to the borders with some additional modern colouring to other features. Supplied ready mounted.

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 Lancashire map is from the first edition of the work, and was dedicated to William Stanley, 9th. Earl of Derby and Lord Lieutenant of the county of Lancashire. In return for his patronage of Blome's project Lord Stanley 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. Modern hand colour.

Blome's smaller series of county maps have a puzzling history. They seem to have been initiated before his larger maps for Britannia, but were not published until 1681 when they appeared under the title Speed's Maps Epitomiz'd. Blome re-issued them twice before his death in 1705. The plates were subsequently acquired by Thomas Taylor who brought out a new edition in 1715 titled England Exactly Described.Taylor removed Blome's dedications on a number of maps including this one of Monmouthshire, replacing it with additional place names in the top left corner. There were further editions in 1715 (by Taylor), and in c1731 (by Thomas Bakewell). These later editions had roads added to the maps. This example of the Monmouthshire map is from the 1715 edition of the work. Original hand colour.

Blome's smaller series of county maps have a puzzling history. They seem to have been initiated before his larger maps for Britannia, but were not published until 1681 when they appeared under the title Speed's Maps Epitomiz'd. Blome re-issued them twice before his death in 1705. The plates were subsequently acquired by Thomas Taylor who brought out a new edition in 1715 titled England Exactly Described. There were further editions in 1715 (by Taylor), and in c1731 (by Thomas Bakewell). These later editions had roads added to the maps. This example of the Northumberland map is from the 1715 edition of the work. Original hand colour.

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 map of Rutlan is from the first edition of the work, and was dedicated to Robert Brudenell, Baron Brudenell of Stanton Wyvill in Leicestershire and 2nd Earl of Cardigan. In return for his patronage of Blome's project Brudenell 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.

Blome's smaller series of county maps have a puzzling history. They seem to have been initiated before his larger maps for Britannia, but were not published until 1681 when they appeared under the title Speed's Maps Epitomiz'd. Blome re-issued them twice before his death in 1705, under new titles and sometimes with changed dedications (as was the case with the Surrey map). The plates were subsequently acquired by Thomas Taylor who brought out a new edition in 1715 titled England Exactly Described. The final issue of the work was by Thomas Bakewell in 1731. The presence of plate numbers and roads, and presence of his signature dates this example to the 1731 Bakewell edition of the work. Supplied ready-mounted.

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 map of Rutland is from the first edition of the work, and was dedicated to Charles Paulet, known then as Lord St. John, but who succeeded to the title of sixth Marquess of Winchester in 1675. In return for his patronage of Blome's project Paulet 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.

Blome's smaller series of county maps have a puzzling history. They seem to have been initiated before his larger maps for Britannia, but were not published until 1681 when they appeared under the title Speed's Maps Epitomiz'd. Blome re-issued them twice before his death in 1705. The plates were subsequently acquired by Thomas Taylor who brought out a new edition in 1715 titled England Exactly Described. There were further editions in 1715 (by Taylor), and in c1731 (by Thomas Bakewell). These later editions had roads added to the maps. This example of the Lincolnshire map is from the 1715 edition of the work. Original hand colour to the borders, with some further modern colouring to other features. Supplied mounted.

Blome's smaller series of county maps have a puzzling history. They seem to have been initiated before his larger maps for Britannia, but were not published until 1681 when they appeared under the title Speed's Maps Epitomiz'd. Blome re-issued them twice before his death in 1705. The plates were subsequently acquired by Thomas Taylor who brought out a new edition in 1715 titled England Exactly Described. There were further editions in 1715 (by Taylor), and in c1731 (by Thomas Bakewell). These later editions had roads added to the maps. This example of the Norfolk map is from the 1715 edition of the work. Original hand colour. A narrow top left margin, but as printed and without loss. Supplied mounted.

Blome's smaller series of county maps have a puzzling history. They seem to have been initiated before his larger maps for Britannia, but were not published until 1681 when they appeared under the title Speed's Maps Epitomiz'd. Blome re-issued them twice before his death in 1705. The plates were subsequently acquired by Thomas Taylor who brought out a new edition in 1715 titled England Exactly Described.Taylor removed Blome's dedications on a number of maps including this one of Bedfordshire. This copy is probably from the 1717 edition by Taylor or the later edition published by Bakewell, as it includes a plate number and has had roads added.

Originally intended as volume 3 of a larger cartographic project (The English Atlas), Richard Blome's county atlas, Britannia, was published alone in 1673. A rare second edition was issued in 1677. The Shropshire map is dedicated to Francis Lord Newport, Baron of High Ercall and Lord Lieutenant of the County.

Blome's smaller series of county maps have a puzzling history. They seem to have been initiated before his larger maps for Britannia, but were not published until 1681 when they appeared under the title Speed's Maps Epitomiz'd. Blome re-issued them twice before his death in 1705. These early editions of the work did not include a separate map od Rutland, the county appearing, almost as an afterthought, on the Leicestershire map.The printing plates were subsequently acquired by Thomas Taylor who brought out a new edition of the maps in 1715, titled England Exactly Described, and now with a separate map of Rutland, possibly engraved by Henry Hulsbergh. There were further editions of England Exactly Described in 1715 (by Taylor), and in c1731 (by Thomas Bakewell). These later editions had roads added to the maps. This example of the Rutlandshire map is from the 1715 edition of the work. Original hand colour.

Blome's smaller series of county maps have a puzzling history. They seem to have been initiated before his larger maps for Britannia, but were not published until 1681 when they appeared under the title Speed's Maps Epitomiz'd. Blome re-issued them twice before his death in 1705. The plates were subsequently acquired by Thomas Taylor who brought out a new edition in 1715 titled England Exactly Described. There were further editions in 1715 (by Taylor), and in c1731 (by Thomas Bakewell). These later editions had roads added to the maps. This example of the Durham map is from the 1715 edition of the work. Original hand colour.

London - The Parishes of Shadwell and Wapping. John Stow 's Survey of London was first published in 1598, and included just one general map of the city. There were 3 further editions between 1603 and 1633, including enlargement of the original text, but then a long gap before interest in the work was revived by John Strype in 1720. His new 2 volume edition updated and enlarged the text - much had changed since the Great Fire of 1666 - but also added a set of maps of each of the wards and parishes comprising the rebult and growing city and its surrounding rural suburbs. The maps had been engraved by Richard Blome around 1690, but never previously published. Strype brought out a second edition of his work in 1754/5. This map shows the adjacent parishes of St. John's, Wapping, and St. Paul's, Shadwell. Slight creasing and one short, closed teat to the wide margins, not affecting the printed image. Modern colour.