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Whitaker Collection
A collection of English county atlases and maps published between 1579 and 1901, formed by Dr Harold Whitaker, who presented it to the Library in 1939. Road books are a strong feature of the collectio...
Cary's Traveller's companion; or, a delineation of the turnpike roads of England and Wales; shewing the immediate route to every market and boroughtown throughout the kingdom, laid down from the best authorities, on a new set of county maps : To which is added, an alphabetical list of all the market towns, with the days on which they are held
Cary, John (1754-1835)
1828
First 3 leaves, incl. t.-p., are engraved. This edition is printed from a third set of engraved plates, which actually came into use in 1822. Those county maps printed with the East or West at the t...
Cruchley's railroad companion to England & Wales : shewing all the railways & stations with their names, also the turnpike roads to all the market and borough towns. With the distance from town to town. Delineated on a series of 42 county maps
Cruchley, G F; Cary, John (1754-1835)
[1862]
The maps are lithographic reproductions of those in Cary's Traveller's companion, with railways added. Cf. Whitaker: The Harold Whitaker Collection... Univ. of Leeds, 1947, p. 58. Each map bears Cru...
England delineated, or, A geographical description of every county in England and Wales : with a concise account of its most important products, natural and artificial : for the use of young persons : with outline maps of all the counties
Aikin, John (1747-1822)
1795
Maps in outline, showing only the town and rivers, and are without scales, borders, or any other information. Preface dated 1788, and signed: John Aikin. Includes index.
The picture of England : illustrated with correct colour'd maps of the several counties. In two volumes (v.1)
Green, William (fl. 1768-1826); Butters, R
1804
Maps previously issued in An atlas of England... by R. Butters ... (1803). (Chubb CCCX). This was apparently an attempt to produce something different. A number of the maps are drawn with the South ...
The picture of England : illustrated with correct colour'd maps of the several counties. In two volumes (v.2)
Green, William (fl. 1768-1826); Butters, R
1804
Maps previously issued in An atlas of England... by R. Butters ... (1803). (Chubb CCCX). This was apparently an attempt to produce something different. A number of the maps are drawn with the South ...
A new pocket atlas and geography of England and Wales : illustrated with fifty-five copper plates, shewing all the great post roads with the towns & villages situated thereon: also, a description of the air, soil, productions and manufactures as well as the number of hundreds, cities, boroughs, market-towns, parishes, houses & inhabitants
Luffman, J (1756-1846); Lackington, Allen, & Co
1806
Date of preface and general map of England & Wales, 1803. Maps are circular, 6 cm in diameter, with title, distance of county town from London, number of members sent to parliament and scale in the ...
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...
A topographical dictionary of the United Kingdom : compiled from Parliamentary and other authentic documents and authorities, containing geographical, topographical & statistical accounts of every district, object and place in England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland and the various small islands dependant on the British Empire. Accompanied by forty-six maps, drawn purposely for this work, on an original plan
Capper, Benjamin Pitts; Barnard, J G; Cooper, Richard (1730-1820); Phillips, Richard
1808
"J.G. Barnard, Printer..." Maps drawn and engraved by Cooper. Each map bears the imprint "Published Jany. 1808; by R. Phillips, Bridge Street, Blackfriars London".
A topographical dictionary of the United Kingdom : compiled from Parliamentary, and other authentic documents and authorities; containing geographical, topographical, & statistical accounts of every district, object, and place in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland, and the various small islands dependant on the British Empire. Accompanied by forty-seven maps, drawn purposely for this work, on an original plan
Capper, Benjamin Pitts; Cooper, Richard (1730-1820)
1808
The title-page records the accompaniment by 47 maps, which is not the case. The maps are as in another issue, also published in 1808, except that the engraver's name, Cooper, does not appear. Cf. Whit...
A topographical dictionary of the United Kingdom : compiled from Parliamentary and other authentic documents and authorities, containing geographical, topographical & statistical accounts of every district, object and place in England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland and the various small islands dependant on the British Empire. Accompanied by forty-seven maps, drawn purposely for this work, on an original plan, with additions and corrections, and the population tables published in 1812
Capper, Benjamin Pitts; Cooper, Richard (1730-1820)
1813
Maps drawn and engraved by Richard Cooper. A re-issue of the edition of 1808 in the state without the engraver's signature on the maps. The BM copy of this date has the engraver's name on each map. ...
Miller's new miniature atlas : containing a complete set of county maps, in which are carefully delineated all the principal direct & cross roads, cities, towns, villages, parks, seats, rivers & navigable canals. : With a general map of England & Wales
Miller, R
[ca. 1820]
Re-issued as Darton's new miniature atlas, and later as Reuben Ramble's travels through the counties of England. (Whitaker, p. 64). Advertisements on final 6 leaves. BM gives the date of this work...