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[London] : sold by Abel Swale, Awnsham & Iohn Churchill, [1695]. A rare separately published state of the first issue of Morden's map of the county, originally produced for the 1695 edition of "Camden's Britannia", but here dissected, mounted on linen, and folding into (eighteenth century) marbled guards, with a manuscript label. Morden's maps from this series have not previously been recorded in this form. On their first appearance they were advertised as being "much the fairest and most correct of any that have yet appear'd" and the help of "knowing gentlemen" in each part of the country had been sought "to supply the defects, rectifie the positions, and correct false spellings".
Copper line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 360 x 420mm (approx. 14-1/8" x 16-1/2"). Some mild tanning and very faint discolouration; the faintest of edge wear, but in very good state for an ephemeral item of this type.

£150

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[London : George Virtue, 1831 (but later)]. A most attractive "gothick" map of the county, bordered with coats of arms and views of Chatsworth, Derby, Matlock and the Peak Cavern. Originally engraved by James Bingley (fl.1822-1840) in 1831 for Moule's "English Counties Delineated" series (London 1830-1837), with the present (somewhat revised) edition dating from about 1850.
Steel line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 267 x 197mm (approx. 10-1/2" x 7-3/4"). Lightly cropped into head and tail margins, but otherwise in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique map.

£75

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