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A Scotch atlas : or description of the kingdom of Scotland: divided into counties, with the subdivisions of sherifdoms; shewing their respective boundaries and extent, soil, produce, mines, minerals, metals, their trade and manufactures; also their chief towns, seaports, mountains, rivers, forests, lochs &c. with the principal great and bye roads, passes, forts, and other particulars. The whole taken from topographical surveys, regulated by astronomical observations
Armstrong, Mostyn John; Ashby, Harry (1744-1818); Robert Laurie and James Whittle
12th May, 1794
Engraved title-page. Relief shown pictorially.
Laurie and Whittle's new and improved English atlas : divided into counties: shewing their respective situations, boundaries, and extent, produce, mines, minerals, trade, and manufactures; also the cities, market and principal towns, hills, rivers, navigable canals, etc., etc., with the turnpike and principal roads, accurately laid down from the most recent surveys and authorities; together with an alphabetical list of the most remarkable antiquities, monasteries, castles, seats, and parks; also an accurate description of the fairs in each county
Laurie, Robert; Whittle, James
1807
Maps previously appeared in The universal magazine of knowledge and pleasure, from 1791-97. They were engraved by B. Baker of Islington, and closely copied the maps in Cary's new and correct English a...
Bowles's new medium English atlas : or, Complete set of maps of the counties of England and Wales: divided into their respective hundreds, wapontakes, wards, rapes, lathes &c. exhibiting the roads, rivers, cities; borough, market, and sea-port towns; principal villages and places of note; with their distances from London, and members sent to parliament; also church-livings, seats of the nobility, and a variety of historical extracts relative to the natural produce, trade, manufactures and commerce. Compiled and laid down from the latest authorities
Bowles, Carington (1724-1793)
1785
Maps previously published as Atlas Anglicanus... by the late Emanuel Bowen, [1767]. All the foliated cartouches with the original titles of the maps have been erased, and new titles re-engraved on cir...
Atlas Anglicanus : or a complete sett of maps of the counties of south Britain; divided into their respective hundreds, wapentakes, wards, rapes, lathes &c. Exhibiting the cities, boroughs, market towns, parishes & principal villages; with the number of members of parliament & the market days annexed to each town; describing also the church livings. The whole illustrated with historical extracts, relative to natural produce, trade, manufactures &c. both entertaining and instructive; with various improvements, not inserted in any other sett of half sheet maps extant. To which is added a correct map of the roads of England, with the distances agreable to the mile stones and other exact admensurations, between the principal towns
Bowen, Emanuel (1767); Bowen, Thomas (fl. 1749-1790); Kitchin, Thomas (1718-1784)
[1767?]
Engraved throughout. The work comprises of an engraved titlepage and 45 numbered maps. Maps are reduced versions of those in the Large and Royal English Atlas of 1760 and 1762. They show practical...
A new description of England and Wales : with the adjacent islands. Wherein are contained, diverse useful observations and discoveries in respect to natural history, antiquities, customs, honours, privileges, &c. With a particular account of the products, trade, and manufactures of the respective places in every county, and their improvements or decays. Together with many uncommon observations concerning mines of several sorts. Also, several errors of different kinds are rectified. The whole illustrated with many historical and critical remarks. To which is added, a new and correct set of maps of each County, their roads and distances; and, to render 'em the more acceptable to the curious, their margins are adorn'd with great variety of very remarkable antiquities, &c
Moll, Herman (1732); Bowles, Thomas (1767); Bowles, John (1701-1779); Rivington, Charles (1688-1742)
1724
Title-page in red and black. With an index. The maps of this work are readily identified by the illustrations of "remarkable antiquities" which adorn the end margins. The map of the West Riding sh...
Cosmographiae vniuersalis lib. VI. in quibus iuxta certioris fidei scriptores, sine omni cuiuscunq[ue] molestia, uel læsione, describuntur, omnium habitabilis orbis partium situs propriæq[ue] dotes. regionum topographicæ picturæ
Münster, Sebastian (1489-1552)
mense Martio, Anno Salutis M.D.LXXII. [Mar. 1572]
Contains 25 double-page maps similar to those designed by Munster for inclusion in his edition of Ptolemy's Geography of 1540. These maps were probably engraved on wood, but the letterings are apparen...
The large English atlas : or, A new set of maps of all the counties in England and Wales, drawn from the several surveys which have been hitherto published, with three general maps of England, Scotland, and Ireland, from the latest and best authorities... Laid down on a large scale, and containing all the cities, towns, villages, and churches, whether rectories or vicarages, chapels, many noblemen's and gentlemen's seats, &c. &c. each map is illustrated with a general description of the county, its cities, borough and market towns, the number of members returned to parliament, of parishes, houses, acres of land &c. and historical extracts relative to the trade, manufactures, and government of the cities and principal towns, and the present state of the inhabitants, &c
Bowen, Emanuel (1767); Kitchin, Thomas (1718-1784); Bowles, Carington (1724-1793)
1767
Title-page printed in red and black. The title-page to this atlas was used long after the date it bears. The general map of England and Wales in the Brotherton Library copy is dated 1780. Some of th...
The royal English atlas : being a new and accurate set of maps of all the counties of south Britain, drawn from surveys, and the best authorities; divided into their respective hundreds, and exhibiting all the cities, towns, villages, churches, chapels, &c. particularly distinguishing more fully and accurately the church livings, than any other maps hitherto published adorned with views of all the cathedrals; and a concise description of each diocese: illustrated with historical extracts relative to the government, trade, manufactures, and present state of the cities, and principal boroughs and market towns: likewise an account of the air, soil, natural produce, and commoditiesof every county. To the whole is prefix'd, a general map of England and Wales; comprehending all the direct and principal cross roads: with many other useful particulars. And regulated by astronomical observations
Bowen, Emanuel (1767); Kitchin, Thomas (1718-1784)
[1762]
Title-page in red and black. The maps are slightly reduced in size, but are otherwise very similar to those in Bowen and Kitchin's The Large English Atlas, containing practically the same historical...