Copperplate

P. Lea : 7 items
C. Saxton P. Lea    The Shires of England & Wales 1732-48 (1579)
£1250
51 x 39cm


In c1689 Philip Lea published a new edition of Saxton's atlas, the plates being much revised to include roads and town plans. Lea's plates were acquired by George Wildey in 1730 who added his own imprint and sold the maps singly or in atlas format. The Saxton map originally covered the 5 counties of Northants, Beds, Hunts. Rutland and Cambridge. Lea's revisions obliterated much of Cambridge and Wildey had to have a new map of this county engraved for the atlas. Old colour. A very good example of this most desirable and scarce map.G. Wildey imprint.
Ref: NTN 516
 
C. Saxton P. Lea    The Shires of England & Wales 1732-48 (1579)
£1250
51 x 39cm


In c1689 Philip Lea published a new edition of Saxton's atlas, the plates being much revised to include roads and town plans. Lea's plates were acquired by George Wildey in 1730 who added his own imprint and sold the maps singly or in atlas format. The Saxton map originally covered the 5 counties of Northants, Beds, Hunts. Rutland and Cambridge. Lea's revisions obliterated much of Cambridgeshire, and Wildey had to have a new map of this county engraved for the atlas. Old colour. A very good example of this most desirable and scarce map.G. Wildey imprint.
Ref: NTN 516
 
C. Saxton P. Lea    The Shires of England & Wales 1732-48 (1579)
£1250
51 x 39cm


In c1689 Philip Lea published a new edition of Saxton's atlas, the plates being much revised to include roads and town plans. Lea's plates were acquired by George Wildey in 1730 who added his own imprint and sold the maps singly or in atlas format. The Saxton map originally covered the 5 counties of Northants, Beds, Hunts. Rutland and Cambridge. Lea's revisions obliterated much of Cambridge and Wildey had to have a new map of this county engraved for the atlas. Old colour. A very good example of this most desirable and scarce map. G. Wildey imprint.
Ref: NTN 516
 
C. Saxton P. Lea    The Shires of England & Wales 1732-48 (1579)
£1250
51 x 39cm


In c1689 Philip Lea published a new edition of Saxton's atlas, the plates being much revised to include roads and town plans. Lea's plates were acquired by George Wildey in 1730 who added his own imprint and sold the maps singly or in atlas format. The Saxton map originally covered the 5 counties of Northants, Beds, Hunts. Rutland and Cambridge. Lea's revisions obliterated much of Cambridge and Wildey had to have a new map of this county engraved for the atlas. Old colour. A very good example of this most desirable and scarce map.G. Wildey imprint.
Ref: NTN 516
 
C. Saxton P. Lea    The Shires of England and Wales 1689-1730 (1579)
£595
52 x 39.5cm


This map of Leicestershire and Warwickshire originates from the first ever atlas of the English and Welsh counties, published in 1579 by Christopher Saxton.The printing plates from Saxton's atlas were later acquired by Philip Lea around 1680, and modernised by the addition of town plans and other changes and refinements. Lea's first updated edition was published in c.1689 under the title All the Shires of England and Wales. A French edition of the atlas was also published shortly afterwards titled the Atlas Anglois, and a further English edition in 1694. The maps were also sold singly.After Lea's death in 1700 his widow continued his business until her own death in 1730 although no further editions are known under her name. Lea's stock of printing plates went to auction in 1730 and were acquired by George Wildey who removed the Lea imprint for the next edition of the atlas in 1732. There were further rare editions, in 1749 by Thomas Jefferys and finally in 1772 by Cluer Dicey (who changed the publisher's imprint on the maps to his own name). some repaired marginal tears .Uncommon.
Ref: LEI 026
 
C. Saxton P. Lea    The Shires of England and Wales 1689-1730 (1579)
£450
50 x 37cm


The plates from Saxton's atlas were acquired by Philip Lea around 1680 and amended with town plans and other refinements for a new edition issued c.1689. After Lea's death his widow continued his business until her own death in 1730, when George Wildey acquired the plates and began to change imprints accordingly.
Ref: HRE 1403
 
C. Saxton P. Lea    The Shires of England and Wales 1689-1730 (1579)
£595
52 x 39.5cm


This map of Leicestershire and Warwickshire originates from the first ever atlas of the English and Welsh counties, published in 1579 by Christopher Saxton.The printing plates from Saxton's atlas were later acquired by Philip Lea around 1680, and modernised by the addition of town plans and other changes and refinements. Lea's first updated edition was published in c.1689 under the title All the Shires of England and Wales. A French edition of the atlas was also published shortly afterwards titled the Atlas Anglois, and a further English edition in 1694. The maps were also sold singly.After Lea's death in 1700 his widow continued his business until her own death in 1730 although no further editions are known under her name. Lea's stock of printing plates went to auction in 1730 and were acquired by George Wildey who removed the Lea imprint for the next edition of the atlas in 1732. There were further rare editions, in 1749 by Thomas Jefferys and finally in 1772 by Cluer Dicey (who changed the publisher's imprint on the maps to his own name). some repaired marginal tears .Uncommon.
Ref: LEI 026