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[London : R. Baldwin], 1772. An attractive antique map of the whole of the built-up area of London in the second half of the eighteenth century. On a scale of just under six inches to the mile, the coverage extends north to the fringes of Islington, east to Mile End, south to Lambeth Palace and west to Hyde Park and Paddington, and includes the New Road from Paddington to Islington (the modern Marylebone Road, Euston Road and Pentonville Road artery), and the new roads south of the just-built Blackfriars Bridge (the modern Blackfriars Road, St. George's Circus, Borough Road, etc). Engraved by Harry Ashby and originally produced for John Noorthouck's part-work "A New History of London" (London : 1772-1773).
Copper line engraving on paper. Original hand colour. Engraved surface 415 x 684mm (approx. 16-1/4" x 27"). Old folds; slight marginal tear, just touching neatline at left-hand edge; one tiny hole; a few faint marks, but overall in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique map. Adams 51/003. Howgego 157.

£500

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London : G.W.Bacon, [ca.1890]. A popular and very clearly designed map of Victorian London, issued in various formats by George Washington Bacon from the mid 1870s onwards. The present edition, showing Tower Bridge, is dated to about 1890. The map shows central London on a scale of four inches to the mile - from West Kensington in the west across to the West India Docks in the east, and from Hampstead down to North Brixton and Camberwell. The case and the verso of the map offer a fine array of contemporary advertisements.
Lithograph on paper. Original hand colour. Printed surface 665 x 822mm (approx. 26-1/4" x 32-3/8"). Folding into the original cloth case with colour-printed labels; seemingly lacking an inserted index; one unobtrusive tear; some slight splits to folds; minor wear to case, but a good copy of a fragile item. A guaranteed genuine antique map. Hyde 160/C2.

£125

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London : Edward Stanford, 1859. An iconic representation of mid nineteenth-century London - the metropolis spread out as though seen from a balloon positioned high above Primrose Hill - with streets and public buildings individually named and depicted (on a mean scale of over seven inches to the mile) from Camden High Street as far south as Albany Road in Camberwell, and extending east to Greenwich Reach and west to Kensington High Street. The view, said to based on a daguerrreotype, was originally published by Banks in 1851, and is here in its penultimate appearance, with the addition of such new features of the London landscape as King's Cross railway station in the foreground and the Crystal Palace at Sydenham (with the balloon itself) on the far horizon.
Aquatint and line engraving on paper, with original hand colour. Engraved surface 681 x 1082mm (approx. 26-7/8" x 42-5/8"). Dissected, mounted on linen, and folding into the original cloth case, with Stanford's pictorial label and cover title "View of London Shewing the Public Buildings, Parks, Palaces, Squares, Streets, Railway Stations, &c". Minor wear and discolouration to case; light spotting and discolouration to backing linen, but the map itself in very good, sharp and clean state. Hyde 3/5.

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[London : Thomas Taylor], 1667 [but 1715]. A most attractive map of the county on a scale of four miles to the inch - seventeenth century London and its penumbra of northern and western towns and villages, with Highgate and Hampstead on the hills north of the city, and Chelsea, Fulham, Chiswick, Hammersmith, Twickenham, Hampton, Sunbury and Shepperton strung out as isolated settlements along the Thames. Engraved by the celebrated Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-1677) and dated both 1662 (very faintly) and 1667 in the plate, the map appears to have remained unpublished until its appearance in Blome's "Speed's Maps Epitomiz'd" in 1681. The present armorial dedication to Sir Charles Gerard of Harrow on the Hill was inserted for the edition of 1693, and the map was reissued in its present form, with only minor reworking, by Thomas Taylor in 1715.
Etching and line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 144 x 205mm (approx. 5-5/8" x 8-1/8"). Mild tanning to faint old folds, but overall in very good state. A guaranteed genuine antique map. Skelton 104. Hodson 139-141.

£250

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[London : 1756]. A handsome antique map of the City of London and its surrounds, designed to show the vast extent of the Great Fire of 1666. The excised detail leaves a good clear outline of the streets of the seventeenth century city and the principal sites and buildings are given in keyed indices. The map was based by Bowen (fl.1714-1767) on an earlier map by Wenceslaus Hollar. Originally produced for William Maitland's "The History of London, from its Foundation" (London : 1739), and here in a later edition, with Bowen's name burnished out.
Copper line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 219 x 330mm (approx. 8-5/8" x 13"). Faint vertical fold; minor creasing to upper margin; faint browning to outer blank margins, but despite minor evidence of age and use, a very good and still most attractive map. A guaranteed genuine antique map. Adams 38/007. Howgego 19a.

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London : Francis Chichester, 1955. A revised version of the original 1951 edition - an attractive map of central London on a scale of a little under six inches to the mile, with the principal buildings shown in elevation. The area shown extends north to the Zoo, east to the Tower, south to the Oval, and west to Earl's Court. On the reverse of the map are separate underground and bus maps, along with details of all-night chemists, petrol stations, theatres, cinemas, etc. There is also a separate 36pp index of street-names.
Colour-printed map on paper. Printed surface 555 x 810mm (approx. 22-7/8" x 31-3/4"). Folding into pictorial wrappers in a coloured design by Forman; wrappers lightly used and slightly rubbed; minor signs of use to map and one short split, but overall in very good condition.

£40

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[Paris : de l'imprimerie de Didot], 1756. A charming miniature map of London set within an elaborate rococo border of cornucopia, shell, etc. Originally produced for Jacques Nicolas Bellin, "Essai géographique sur les Isles Britanniques" (Paris : 1757). Dated 1756 and signed by Choffard in the plate.
Etching and line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 154 x 111mm (approx. 6-1/8" x 4-3/8"). Text and further image on verso. Very faint areas of mild yellowing and discolouration, but still a most attractive item. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Howgego 104.

£200

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New York : J. H. Colton & Co., 1855. An attractive and clearly-worked map of the London area - extending north to Southgate, east to Chadwell Heath, south to Kingston, Mitcham and Bromley, and west to Harrow and Isleworth - on a scale of 5/8 of an inch to the mile. Reputed to be the earliest map of London to appear in an American atlas - "Colton's Atlas of the World". The map is set within an ornamental strapwork border.
Lithograph on paper. Printed surface 325 x 401mm (approx. 12-7/8" x 15-3/4"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique map. Hyde 42.(1).

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[Chicago : 1892]. A late nineteenth century American map of London - giving particularly good coverage of West London, and extending west to Acton, north to Haverstock Hill, east to the London Docks, and south to Denmark Hill.
Lithograph on paper, with printed colour. Printed surface 310 x 510mm (approx. 12-3/8" x 20"). Central fold. Similar maps of Edinburgh, Dundee and Glasgow on verso. Short nicks, and a short tear in upper margin, extending 250mm (approx. one inch) into title, but otherwise in very good and clean state. Hyde - not listed.

£75

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London : Cruchley, [ca.1875]. A good and detailed map of central London on a scale of five inches to the mile - extending north to Kentish Town, east to Bethnal Green, south to Battersea Park and the Oval, and west to Notting Hill. Colour is used to show the omnibus routes, and railway lines built and proposed - including the beginnings of the underground system.
Lithograph on paper, with original hand colour. Printed surface 670 x 887mm (approx. 26-3/8" x 35"). Mounted on linen and folding into the original cloth case, with Cruchley's blue and white label; within the case is a 36pp index and guide; the faintest of thinning at a handful of joints, but in very good and clean state. Hyde 121.(6).

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London : William Darton, 1828. An attractive plan of early nineteenth-century London giving good detail on a scale of 3-3/4 inches to the mile - the coverage extending north to the Angel, east beyond Stepney Green, south to Walworth and the Oval, and west to Chelsea. Originally published by the elder William Darton (1755-1819) in 1807, but here expanded in scope, revised and corrected to January 1828 by the younger Darton. A keyed index below the map gives references for 200 principal streets.
Copper line engraving on paper, with original hand colour. Engraved surface 390 x 559mm (approx. 15-1/4" x 22"). Pressed, with some minor repairs to a few small holes, and completely remargined, but overall in very good state. A guaranteed genuine antique map. Howgego 240a - not listing this late variant.

£400

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London : Kelly & Co., 1857. An unusual mid nineteenth-century map of London - fitted with the tape-indicator recently patented by the German-born stationer Joseph Schlesinger and "enabling any place to be found on the map with mathematical certainty". Although tape-indicator maps from the latter part of the nineteenth-century are not uncommon, examples from the mid-century undoubtedly are. Examples from 1854 are recorded, but this is the earliest we have seen on the open market. The map itself (originally published in 1847) covers London from Bayswater across to Canning Town, and from Dalston down to Camberwell, on a scale of three inches to the mile, shows the newly introduced postal districts, and comes with a 46pp index giving the co-ordinates and instructions for using the tape-indicator. Cover title, "Post Office Directory Map of London with Patent Index".
Lithograph on paper, with printed linen tape attached on a metal rivet. Printed surface 383 x 671mm (approx. 15-1/8" x 26-3/8"). Folding into the original cloth case, with 46,[ii]pp printed index also inserted. Map a little worn, with some creasing, short splits and slight tears, but the case and tape very good and overall a pleasant example of a scarce and fragile production. A guaranteed genuine antique map. Hyde D&H 404.(6).

£250

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[London : R. Baldwin], 1772. A handsome antique map of the City of London and its environs, designed to show the vast extent of the Great Fire of 1666. The excised detail leaves a good clear outline of the streets of the seventeenth-century City and the principal sites and buildings are given in keyed indices. The map is based on an earlier map by Wenceslaus Hollar and was originally produced for John Noorthouck's part-work "A New History of London" (London : 1772-1773).
Copper line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 219 x 330mm (approx. 8-5/8" x 13"). Faint vertical folds; slight vertical creasing; a few minor marks and mild evidence of age and use, but still a very good, clean and still most attractive map. A guaranteed genuine antique map. Adams 51/001. Howgego 19b.

£350

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London : W. Faden, 1802. The third edition of this large and handsome map of the Greater London area - extending on a one-inch scale northwards to take in Tring and Hertford, east to Chelmsford and Basildon, south to Tonbridge, Dorking and Guildford, and west beyond Beaconsfield and Windsor. Faden was a maker of serious maps for serious purposes - "the turnpike roads are all laid down from an actual measurement with a perambulator" - and this map, originally published in 1788, was the best of its period. It was regularly updated and remained in print until at least 1880.
Copper line engraving on paper, with full original hand colour. Engraved surface 1033 x 1254mm (approx. 40-5/8" x 49-1/4"). Dissected and mounted on linen, and folding to 220 x 178mm. One tiny hole to linen joints; minor discolouration to outer folds of the linen backing, but the map itself in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique map. Howgego 188/6.

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London : James Wyld, [ca.1869]. A large and handsome map of the Greater London area - extending on a one-inch scale northwards to take in Tring and Hertford, east to Chelmsford and Basildon, south to Tonbridge, Dorking and Guildford, and west beyond Beaconsfield and Windsor. Originally published by William Faden in 1788, but here much modified and updated to show the latest extensions to the railway system, etc.
Line engraving on paper, with original hand colour. Engraved surface 1035 x 1282mm (approx. 40-3/4" x 50-1/2"). Dissected, mounted on linen, and folding into the original cloth slip-case, with Wyld's engraved label; case a little worn, but in the map in very good state. Hyde D&H 188.(2).

£400

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[London : 1673]. An attractive early map of London, decorated with the coats of arms of the City of London, fifteen of the great Livery and Merchant Companies, and those of Sir Robert Vyner or Viner (1631-1688), Lord Mayor of London in 1674. Etched by the celebrated Wenceslas Hollar for the London publisher Richard Blome (1635-1705).
Etching on paper. Contemporary hand colour. Engraved surface 168 x 276mm (approx. 6-5/8" x 10-3/4"). One minor mark; some spotting to blank margins, but otherwise in very good and crisp state. A guaranteed genuine antique map. Howgego 15/2.

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[London : 1848]. A neatly designed and engraved map of the Greater London area by William Hughes F.R.G.S. Extends west to Harrow, north to Edgware, east to Barking and south to Wimbledon.
Steel line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 166 x 209mm (approx. 6-5/8" x 8-1/4"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique map. Hyde 15.

£100

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[London : R. Baldwin, 1773]. An attractive antique map - London and as far afield as Stevenage, Rayleigh, Crawley and High Wycombe on a scale of .375 inches to the mile. An attempt is made to show the outlying towns and villages ichnographically, and there are symbols for churches, country seats, parks, windmills, watermills, county boundaries, the bounds of the penny post, distances from London, etc. Originally published by the well-known London mapmaker Thomas Kitchin in 1758, this later, slightly revised, edition was issued with John Noorthouck's part-work "A New History of London including Westminster and Southwark" (London : 1772-1773).
Copper line engraving on paper. Original outline hand colour. Engraved surface 483 x 529mm (approx. 19" x 20-7/8"). Old folds and faint creases; some creasing and a short tear to left-hand margin, just touching engraved border; a few faint marks, but overall in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique map. Adams 51/038. Howgego 110/3.

£400

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London : Robert Morden, [1708]. A most attractive map of the county - the metropolitan county with Highgate and "Hampsteed" on their hills north of the city, and the riverside villages of Chelsea, Fulham, Chiswick, Hammersmith, Twickenham, Hampton, Sunbury and Shepperton strung out along the Thames. Although probably engraved in the early 1690s, the maps in this series of maps were not published until 1701. After Robert Morden's death in 1703 the plates were reworked by Herman Moll (fl.1678-1732) - and the present edition (with Moll's additions) is dated to 1708.
Copper line engraving on paper. Original hand colour. Engraved surface 165 x 207 (approx. 6-1/2" x 8-1/8"). Some very minor browning and spotting to outer margins, but overall in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique map. Hodson 127.

£250

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London : [James Cundee, 1808]. A very clearly engraved map of central London at a scale of a little under two inches to the mile. Extends from Paddington in the west across to the East India Docks, and from Islington in the north down to the Borough Road.
Copper line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 130 x 380mm (approx. 5-1/8" x 14-7/8"). Old folds, but otherwise in fine and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique map. Howgego 244.

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London : John Stockdale, 1796. An attractive engraved plan of mid seventeenth-century London - from St. James's Park across to Limehouse, north to the head of Bishopsgate and south to St. George's Fields. An extensive keyed index identifies the major streets, buildings, river-stairs, etc. Originally produced for Henry Hunter's part-work "The History of London and its Environs" published serially between 1796 and 1811.
Copper line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 200 x 240mm (approx. 7-7/8" x 19-1/2"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique map. Adams 107/005. Howgego 15a.

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London : John Stockdale, 1796. A neatly engraved plan of the City of London showing the area impacted by the Great Fire - from Fleet Street across to Tower Dock, north to Cripplegate and south to London Bridge. An extensive keyed index identifies the major buildings, churches, etc. Originally produced for Henry Hunter's part-work "The History of London and its Environs" published serially between 1796 and 1811.
Copper line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 214 x 264mm (approx. 8-3/8" x 10-3/8"). Imprint at foot partially erased, but otherwise in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique map. Adams 107/006.

£75

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[London : 1637]. A fine early map of the metopolitan county - London and its northern and western environs, the coverage extending up to Enfield Chase and westwards beyond the Middlesex border to Eton and Windsor, with also a number of place-names to the south and east (Kingston, Richmond, Putney, Wandsworth, Clapham, Deptford, Greenwich, Stepney, Hackney, Leyton, Walthamstow, etc). Originally produced for the 1607 edition of William Camden's "Britannia", the present example is dated to 1637. Decorated with a strapwork title-piece topped with birds and snails, a compass rose, etc.
Copper engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 274 x 335mm (approx. 10-3/4" x 13-1/8"). Small repairs to minor tears to margins in two places, the first just extending into the engraved area; some slight vertical creasing near old central fold, but otherwise in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique map.

£750

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London : J. Coxhead, 1813. A neatly worked map, copied from the John Norden plan of 1593 and showing London as it stood at the close of the sixteenth century. Originally produced for B. Lambert, "The History and Survey of London and its Environs from the Earliest Period" (London : 1805-1806) - and here in a slightly later impression.
Etching and line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 117 x 114mm (approx. 4-5/8" x 7-1/4"). Two tiny marks to margins, but overall in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique print. Adams 111/002.

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London : W.H.Smith & Son, [1879?]. A nicely detailed Victorian map of the whole of the Greater London area on a scale of one-inch to the mile - extending east-west from Chadwell Heath to Windsor, and north-south from Potters Bar to Ashstead. Advertised as "very suitable for pedestrians", the map pays particular attention to railway stations and footpaths. Undated, but evidently completed before the extension of the District Railway to Putney Bridge in 1880.
Line engraving on paper. Full original hand colour. Engraved surface 726 x 827mm (approx. 28-5/8" x 32-5/8"). Mounted on linen and folding into the original publishers' cloth case, with paper labels; splits to two panels; some wear and slight holing to folds; slight wear to case; linen backing a little tanned and spotted; but still an attractive copy of a fragile production. Hyde 171 - seemingly an intermediate state between 171/1 and 171/2.

£100

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London : Edward Stanford, 1889. An attractive and highly useful map of late Victorian London - extending from Crouch End and Snaresbrook in the north to Anerley in the south, and from Kew across to Plumstead Marshes. Giving good detail on a scale of two inches to the mile, the map is particularly important in showing the electoral divisions and the urban sanitary and road authorities as reconstituted after the great overhaul of London's government represented in the formation of the London County Council in 1888 - the most ambitious municipal authority then conceived. Stanford's base-map had first appeared some twenty years earlier to show the Metropolitan Board of Works area and, although independently produced, the successive versions of the map were widely used both by the MBW and the LCC and came to have a quasi-official status as London Government Maps.
Lithograph on paper, with original hand colour. Printed surface 670 x 1001mm (approx. 26-1/2" x 39-1/2"). Dissected, mounted on linen and folding into purple roan guards with a manuscript label; some minor external wear; small area of discolouration at eastern edge of map; one small nicks and a slight hole to folds, but otherwise in very good state. Hyde 105.(17).

£250

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[London : T. Hughes, 1805]. An attractive antique map of Elizabethan Westminster, nestling on the curve of the Thames, based on the 1593 map of John Norden. Originally produced for B. Lambert, "The History and Survey of London and its Environs from the Earliest Period" (London : 1805-1806).
Etching and line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 120 x 193mm (approx. 4-3/4" x 7-5/8"). Trimmed within imprint at foot, but otherwise in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique map. Adams 96/027.

£100

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