T. Crabb An Ultra-rare card-mounted Map of Essex 1819
Miller's miniature county atlas is undated but believed to have been published around 1821. The maps in the Atlas bear Miller's imprint as the publisher, and have plate numbers. In 1986 a part set of these maps was found mounted onto cards, without plate numbers and with the publisher's imprint of T. Crabb.. Their intended use is uncertain - possibly part of a children's game, or for advertising or promotional purposes - but the card mounts are contemporary. One of the cards was also dated 1819 - rather earlier than the assumed publication date for the Miller atlas. The set are now in a private collection. Our map here listed is similarly card-mounted, with the Crabb imprint, and without plate number. It must be part of a similar set- or perhaps even the know one. Either way it is an extremely rare item.
T. Crabb A Unique Card-Mounted Map of Suffolk c1819
Miller's miniature county atlas is undated but believed to have been published around 1821. The maps in the Atlas bear Miller's imprint as the publisher, and have plate numbers. In 1986, however, a part set of these maps was found mounted onto cards, without plate numbers and with the publisher's imprint of T. Crabb. Their intended use is uncertain - possibly part of a children's game, or for advertising or promotional purposes - but the card mounts are contemporary. One of the cards was also dated 1819 - rather earlier than the assumed publication date for the atlas. The set are now in a private collection.This card of Suffolk was not included in the set described above, and is believed to be an extremely rare or unique item.