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[London : ca. 1845]. A neatly worked antique map of the county by Joshua Archer of Pentonville, cartographer, engraver and printer. Originally produced for Thomas Dugdale's part-work "Curiosities of Great Britain. England & Wales Delineated" (London : 1838-1843).
Steel line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 184 x 233mm (approx. 7-1/4" x 9-1/8"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique map.

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London : G. W. Bacon, [ca.1925]. A separately published map of Epping Forest and the adjacent Buckhurst Hill, Chingford, Higham Hill, Highams Park, Leytonstone, Loughton, Theydon Bois, Walthamstow, Wanstead, Woodford, etc., at a scale of two inches to the mile.
Lithograph on paper, with printed colour. Printed surface 568 x 257mm (approx. 22-3/8" x 9-7/8"). Dissected, mounted on linen, and folding into a cloth case lettered "Epping Forest" in manuscript. Case worn and split; some very minor rubbing and wear, but otherwise in very good state. Manuscript note to map concerning the restoration of All Saints at Chingford.

£40

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London : R. Phillips, 1808. An antique map drawn and engraved by Henry Cooper (fl.1804-1823). Originally produced for Richard Phillips' "A Topographical Dictionary of the United Kingdom" (London 1808).
Copper line engraving on paper. Original hand colour. Engraved surface 108 x 178mm (approx. 4-1/4" x 7"). A slight hint of browning, but in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique map.

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London : R. Phillips, 1808. An antique map drawn and engraved by Henry Cooper (fl.1804-1823). Originally produced for Richard Phillips' "A Topographical Dictionary of the United Kingdom" (London 1808).
Copper line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 108 x 177mm (approx. 4-1/4" x 7"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique map.

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[London : 1831 (or later)]. A neat and clear antique map of the county compiled by R. Creighton and engraved by Thomas Starling of Islington (fl.1815-1850). Originally produced for the "Topographical Dictionary" published by Samuel Lewis of Aldersgate in 1831.
Steel line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. 178 x 228mm (approx. 7" x 9"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed antique map.

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Glasgow : Archibald Fullarton & Co., [1833 (but later)]. A neatly worked antique map of the county, originally produced by Gray & Son of Glasgow for Archibald Fullarton's "A New and Comprehensive Gazetteer of England and Wales" (Glasgow : 1833). The present edition, showing considerable development of the railway system, is dated to about 1850.
Steel line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 181 x 240mm (approx. 7-1/4" x 9-1/2"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique map.

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[London : 1627 (or later)]. A curious and very attractive miniature map of the county, based on the Christopher Saxton map of 1576. Originally engraved by Pieter van den Keere in about 1600, the map first appeared in this revised form (with an English title) in 1627, published by John Speed's publisher George Humble.
Copper line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 84mm x 122mm (approx. 3-3/8" x 4-3/4"). A couple of small marks to outer margins, a touch dusty, but overall a very good and crisp impression. Text on verso. A guaranteed genuine antique map.

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[London : 1748 (but later)]. A charming antique map - one of a series originally produced by Kitchin for the "London Magazine: or, Gentleman's Monthly Intelligencer" between 1747 and 1763. The present map first appeared in the August 1748 issue of magazine, and is here in a later state dating from the late eighteenth century.
Copper line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 216 x 266mm (approx. 8-1/2" x 10-1/2"). Minor repairs to two marginal nicks, but in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique map.

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[London : T. Kitchin], 1741. An exceptionally scarce map - and Thomas Kitchin's first separately published work. The map displays detail of the area around Harlow on a scale of an inch and a half to the mile, the coverage extending westwards to include Stanstead, Roydon, Ware, Hertford, Hoddesdon, Cheshunt, Waltham Cross, Waltham Abbey, etc., south to take in Epping Town and a large tract of the Forest, and eastwards to include Sawbridgeworth, Bishop's Stortford, White Roding, Matching, etc. Individual towns, villages, houses, churches, public houses, turnpikes and mills are shown in elevation, with a number of owners of properties individually named, and precise road distances are given in miles, furlongs and chains. In a lower corner is a list of just twenty-four named subscribers (accounting no doubt for the scarcity of the map), including James Altham, vicar of Harlow; several members of the Feake family; Jacob Houblon of Hallingbury Place (which is shown on the map); John Maryon, rector of White Roding, etc. The design is completed by a large rococo cartouche, featuring a swan, a river scene, etc.
Copper line engraving and etching on paper. Engraved surface 527 x 540mm (approx. 20-3/4" x 21-1/4"). Dissected, mounted on linen and folding into a contemporary sheepskin case, ruled in blind and with a green morocco lettering label; map with some holing, splitting and fragility to linen at folds; a few ink marks; case a little worn and slightly split, but overall in very good condition for a map of this age and type.

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[London : George Virtue, 1831 (but later)]. A fine antique map of the county - decorated with inset views of Chelmsford and Southend, coats of arms, allegorical figures, shipping on the Thames, Roman banners and rambling roses. Originally engraved by William Schmollinger (fl.1831-1837) in 1831 for the part-work "English Counties Delineated" (London 1830-1837) prepared by the antiquary Thomas Moule. The present version, showing some preliminary development of the railway system, is dated to about 1842.
Steel line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 205 x 267mm (approx. 8" x 10-1/2"). Cropped a little close, very slight wear to extreme edges, but in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique map.

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London & Liverpool : George Philip & Son, [ca.1890]. A neatly worked map of Essex on a scale of some three-and-a-half miles to the inch, showing in particular the main roads, cross-roads and railways, the daunting and dangerous hills, and with further neat symbols indicating the presence of Consuls of the Cyclists' Touring Club in the various towns, hotels appointed and recommended by cyclists, and places where bicycles might be repaired. The recommended hotels are listed and named on the reverse of the map, with further indications of temperance hotels, etc.
Lithograph on paper, with additional original hand colour. Printed surface 336 x 422mm (approx. 13-1/4" x 16-5/8"). Mounted on linen and folding into the original cloth gilt case; a few faint marks and very minor signs of age, but a very good copy. Contemporary ownership inscription of M. Annie Street of Endymion Road, Brixton.

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London : J. & C. Walker, [ca.1860]. A clearly engraved map of the county from the Admiralty engravers John & Charles Walker on a scale of four miles to the inch - particular attention being given to the newly built railways. Originally published in 1835, but here in a later and updated version.
Line engraving on paper, with original hand colour. Engraved surface 326 x 388mm (approx. 12-5/8" x 15-1/4"). Folding into a contemporary glazed paper case with printed label; a few very minor signs of age and use; small hole at one cross-fold, but otherwise in very good condition.

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