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The natural history of England; or, A description of each particular county, in regards to the curious productions of nature and art : Illustrated by a map of each county, and sculptures of natural curiosities (v.1)
Martin, Benjamin (1705-1782); Bowen, Emanuel (1767)
1759-63
Contains 40 maps of the counties of England and Wales by E. Bowen. The majority have the imprint "Engrav'd for the General Magazine of Arts and Sciences for W. Owen, Temple Bar" and are variously date...
The natural history of England; or, A description of each particular county, in regards to the curious productions of nature and art : Illustrated by a map of each county, and sculptures of natural curiosities (v.2)
Martin, Benjamin (1705-1782); Bowen, Emanuel (1767)
1759-63
Contains 40 maps of the counties of England and Wales by E. Bowen. The majority have the imprint "Engrav'd for the General Magazine of Arts and Sciences for W. Owen, Temple Bar" and are variously date...
Leigh's new pocket road-book of England and Wales, containing an account of all the direct, cross and post roads; a description of every principal town and remarkable place; with the curiosities, manufactures, commerce, population, and principal inns, &c.; to which are added pleasure tours to the most picturesque parts of the country; with a new and correct list of mail coach routes
Leigh, Samuel; Hall, Sidney (fl.1817-1860)
1843
Maps have special engraved t.p.: Leigh's new atlas of England and Wales. Maps engraved by Sidney Hall, and revised as regards railways. Includes index.
British atlas : comprising separate maps of every county in England, each Riding in Yorkshire and North & South Wales, showing the roads, railways, canals, parks, boundaries of boroughs &c. Compiled from the maps of the Board of Ordnance and other trigonometrical surveys
Walker, John (1786-1873); Walker, Charles engraver; J. & C. Walker
1873
The maps have been brought up to date as regards railways since the previous edition. The parliamentary details are in accordance with "The Representation of the People Act, 1868". Population figures ...
Leigh's new pocket road-book of England and Wales, containing an account of all the direct and cross-roads; together with a description of every remarkable place, its curiosities, manufactures, commerce, population, and principal inns; to which are added pleasure tours to the most picturesque parts of the country; with a new and correct list of mail coach routes; the whole forming a complete guide to every object worthy the attention of travellers
Leigh, Samuel; Hall, Sidney (fl.1817-1860)
1839
Maps have special engraved t.p.: Leigh's new atlas of England and Wales. Maps engraved by Sidney Hall. His name is erased from the plates but still remains on the engraved title-page to the maps. Th...
The small English atlas : being a new and accurate sett of maps of all the counties in England and Wales
Kitchin, Thomas (1718-1784); Jefferys, Thomas (1771)
1751
Engraved title page shows mythical figures giving an atlas to Britannia. London meridian. Index as part of the preface. Each map occupies the upper portion of a small quarto page, the lower part...
Smith's new English atlas : being a complete set of county maps, divided into hundreds, on which are delineated all the direct and cross roads part of which are from actual measurement, cities, towns, and most considerable villages, parks, gentlemen's seats, rivers, and navigable canals: preceded by a general map of England and Wales on which the principal roads are carefully described, for the purpose of facilitating the connexion of the respective maps. The whole accompanied by an index villaris, containing upwards of forty thousand names of places mentioned in the work, with reference to their situation
Smith, Charles (fl. 1803-1862); Jones & Smith
1804
This was the first county atlas with the maps based on the meridian of Greenwich Observatory, though not all the maps are accurately so done. It is up to date as regards canals and turnpike roads.--Wh...
The small English atlas : being a new and accurate sett of maps of all the counties in England and Wales
Kitchin, Thomas (1718-1784); Jefferys, Thomas (1771)
1749
Engraved title page shows mythical figures giving an atlas to Britannia. London meridian. Relief shown pictorially. Index as part of the preface. Each map occupies the upper portion of a small...
[An atlas to accompany A topographical dictionary of England, comprising the several counties, cities, boroughs... illustrated by maps of the different counties and islands ... by Samuel Lewis]
Lewis, Samuel (1865); Creighton, R; Starling, Thomas; J. & C. Walker
[ca. 1837]
The maps, which were drawn by R. Creighton and engraved by T. Starling or J. & C. Walker, are sometimes found interleaved with the pages of the Topographical Dictionary, and other times collected into...