This entry into the popular market for miniature atlases and road books was first published by M.A. Leigh in 1820 under the title Leigh's New Pocket Atlas of England and Wales. The maps were engraved by Sidney Hall. There were several later editions up to 1843, under slightly changed titles. This example dates from between 1820 and 1831 (so dated by Leigh's address - 18 Strand - in the imprint).
S. Hall A Travelling County Atlas 1852-55 (1831)
This map by Sidney Hall was first published in 1831 in A Topgraphical Dictionary of Great Britain and Ireland by John Gorton. This example is from a later re-issue in Hall's Travelling County Atlas, which first came out in 1842 and ran to several editions until 1855. The imprint address and railways here shown suggest a date between 1852 and 1855. Original outline colour. Browning to centrefold.
This entry into the popular market for miniature atlases and road books was first published by M.A. Leigh in 1820 under the title Leigh's New Pocket Atlas of England and Wales. The maps were engraved by Sidney Hall. There were several later editions up to 1843, under slightly changed titles. This example dates from 1834 or later - dated by Leigh's new address (421 Strand) in the imprint.
The Orkney & Shetland Islands/The Channel Islands/The Scilly Islands. Three maps on one sheet, covering some of the major island groups off the British coasts. The maps were drawn by Aaron Arrowsmith and engraved by Sidney Hall and the page is dated 1817, being from the first edition of Arrowsmith's New General Atlas, published that year.
This entry into the popular market for miniature atlases and road books was first published by Samuel Leigh in 1820 under the title Leigh's New Pocket Atlas of England and Wales. The maps were engraved by Sidney Hall. There were several later editions up to 1843, under slightly changed titles and imprints. From some time in 1831 the imprint changed to that of M.A. Leigh at 421 Strand, and this example dates from this latter period.
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.
S. Hall A Topographical Dictionary of Great Britain and Ireland 1831
Old folds and lack of railway information support an attribution of this map to its first issue in 1831 in A Topographical Dictionary of Great Britain and Ireland by John Gorton. The map, with various amendments, later appeared in several other works including Hall's New British Atlas (1833-36) and A Travelling County Atlas (1842-1875).
S. Hall Excursions in the County of Suffolk 1818
This topographical work on Suffolk was published in 1818, with text by Thomas Cromwell, and a county map by Sidney Hall. Companion volumes were also published for some other counties (e.g. Norfolk).
This entry into the popular market for miniature atlases and road books was first published by M.A. Leigh in 1820 under the title Leigh's New Pocket Atlas of England and Wales. The maps were engraved by Sidney Hall. There were several later editions up to 1843, under slightly changed titles. This example dates from between 1820 and 1831 (so dated by Leigh's address - 18 Strand - in the imprint).
S. Hall A Travelling County Atlas 1842-48 (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 added railways and the publishers' address in the imprint, this example can be dated to one of the editions of the Travelling Atlas between 1842 and 1848.
This entry into the popular market for miniature atlases and road books was first published by Samuel Leigh in 1820 under the title Leigh's New Pocket Atlas of England and Wales. The maps were engraved by Sidney Hall. There were several later editions up to 1843, under slightly changed titles and imprints (which changed to M.A. Leigh some time in 1831). This example dates from between 1820 and 1831.
Leigh's Pocket Atlas was first published in 1820, although there were several re-issues (with the word "Pocket" dropped from the title) up to 1843. This example is the first state, from one of the earlier issues, so designated by the imprint of S. Leigh (rather than the later M.A. Leigh) and his address as 18 Strand. Original wash colour.
S. Hall A Topographical Dictionary of Great Britain and Ireland 1831
John Gorton's Topographical Dictionary.. was first published in 1831, with 54 maps drawn and engraved by Sidney Hall. The maps were re-issued between 1833 and 1875 (from 1859 as lithographic transfers from the original plate) under various titles, most commonly as Hall's British Atlas and then as A Travelling County Atlas. This copy is from the first, 1831 edition of Gorton's Topographical Dictionary... Original colour.
S. Hall A New British Atlas 1833 or 1834 (1831)
Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man. First published by Chapman and Hall in 1831 in John Gorton's A Topographical Dictionary of Great Britain and Ireland, and subsequently in A New British Atlas and in A Travelling County Atlas with lithographic transfers until 1875. This copy of the Islands of Jersey, Guernsey and Man is dated 1832, which dates it to the early 1833 or 1834 editions of the New British Atlas.
This entry into the popular market for miniature atlases and road books was first published by Samuel Leigh in 1820 under the title Leigh's New Pocket Atlas of England and Wales. The maps were engraved by Sidney Hall. There were several later editions up to 1843, under slightly changed titles and imprints. Leigh's address at 18 Strand in the imprint dates this example to 1820-31.
S. Hall A Topographical Dictionary of Great Britain and Ireland 1832
This set of maps was 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). This is an early example of Sidney Hall's map, as it bears the date 1832 - suggesting either that it comes from the second edition of the Dictionary in 1833, or that the generally accepted first publication date of 1831 was actually the following year. A few light brown marks.
S. Hall History, Directory and Gazetteer of the County Palatine of Lancaster 1824/5
Stockport. The History, Directory and Gazetter of the County Palatine of Lancaster was written by Edward Baines and published in 2 volumes by William Wales in 1824/5. The work was accompainied by a separate volume containg maps, and town plans, which included this plan of Stockport, engraved by Sidney Hall after a manuscript drawing by R. Thornton. Modern colour.
S. Hall History, Directory and Gazetteer of the County Palatine of Lancaster 1824/5
Oldham. The History, Directory and Gazetter of the County Palatine of Lancaster was written by Edward Baines and published in 2 volumes by William Wales in 1824/5. The work was accompainied by a separate volume containg maps, and town plans, which included this plan of Oldham, engraved by Sidney Hall from a survey by J. Atkinson. Modern colour.
S. Hall History, Directory and Gazetteer of the County Palatine of Lancaster 1824/5
Rochdale. The History, Directory and Gazetter of the County Palatine of Lancaster was written by Edward Baines and published in 2 volumes by William Wales in 1824/5. The work was accompainied by a separate volume containg maps, and town plans, which included this plan of Rochdale, engraved by Sidney Hall from a survey by William Swire. Modern colour. Browning to outer margins. Mounted.
S. Hall History, Directory and Gazetteer of the County Palatine of Lancaster 1824/5
Ashton-under -Lyne. The History, Directory and Gazetter of the County Palatine of Lancaster was written by Edward Baines and published in 2 volumes by William Wales in 1824/5. The work was accompainied by a separate volume containg maps, and town plans, which included this plan of Ashton-Under-Lyne, engraved by Sidney Hall from a survey by J. Atkinson. Modern colour.