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, no date given, approximately 1720 First Edition thus. Map. , paper a little toned, some faint creases from folding, otherwise map in very good condition. engraved area 22 x 16 cm. , engraved, handcoloured map 22 x 16 cm mounted on card, scale approximately 5 miles to the inch

Abel Swal and Amsham & John Churchill, London 1695. Large Map. Approx 16 x 16 inches (engraved area.) Uncoloured Or Mounted. In very good condition. Some lines a little darkened. Centre crease.

London: Abel Swal and Amsham & John Churchill, 1695. ND [1695-] 43x36 cms [16.5 x 14 inches]. Uncoloured copy with a margin and no clipping. Nice dark impression printed on thick paper. PLEASE EMAIL FOR PHOTO. Fine. Folio.

[London:] Abel Swale, Awnsham & John Churchill. [1722]. c.42 x 36 cm. (Sheet size c.44 x 39 cm.) Uncoloured double page map. Some of the principal locations underlined in red by a contemporary hand. A very good clean example. Published in the second edition of Edmund Gibson's revision of Camden's Britannia, published London 1722.

London,, c. 1695. Copper engraving, 42.5 x 36 cm, modern hand-colour, a couple of closed marginal nicks and tears, blank verso. Robert Morden's maps were engraved to illustrate Gibson's edition of William Camden's Britannia, first published in 1695 and reprinted in various 18th century editions. Camden was an Elizabethan historian who wrote a county by county description of England. He continued to revise and expand his work, which set new standards for historical research, and an illustrated edition with maps engraved by William Kip and William Hole was first published in 1607. By the late 17th century it had become scarce and expensive and there were calls for a new edition. Bishop and antiquary Edmund Gibson completely revised the text and commissioned a new series of maps from Morden, which are known for their clarity and elegance. Morden is is thought to have come from the north of England, possibly Yorkshire (see Worms and Baynton-Williams, British Map Engravers, 2011). Established… Read More

Gibson's edition of Camden's Britannia, first Morden edition. Abel Swale & John Churchill., 1695.. Beautiful map of Cambridgeshire, coloured by the hundreds of the county. Cartouche at upper right, scales at lower left. The 1695 edition of Camden's Britannia was the first edition to contain Robert Morden's beautiful county maps. Morden went to considerable trouble to make them as accurate as possible, and they were the first county maps to include roads. Copper engraving. Original outline colour. Fine condition. Printed on thin paper, narrow margins. Size: 36 x 43 cm. (14 x 17 inches). Smith: Antique Maps of Britain, 80(i).

London: Abel Swale, Awnsham & John Churchill. [1695]. 41.9 x 35.6 cm. Double page map of the county of Cambridgeshire, shown divided into hundreds. Original outline colour to the boundaries of the hundreds and the county, original colour also to the title catouche and the map border. Blank on verso. Very lightly browned along centrefold, otherwise in very good condition. Published in the first edition of Edmund Gibson's revision of Camden's Britannia.

London, c.1690. Very Good. Size : 425x357 (mm), 16.73x14.06 (Inches), Coloring: Hand Colored, Category: Maps Europe United Kingdom England Counties;