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London: Vernor, Hood & Sharpe, 1807 [or later]. A fine and sharp impression of a useful antique map that remained in print for over fifty years. Interesting in grading the roads, locating archaeological sites, etc. Engraved by John Roper (fl.1797-1810) from a draught by G. Cole. Originally produced to accompany the part-work "Beauties of England & Wales" (London 1801-1818).
Copper line engraving on paper. Original hand colour. Engraved surface 238 x 175mm (approx. 9-3/8" x 6-7/8"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique map.

£40

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London : Vernor, Hood & Sharpe, 1807 [or later]. A fine and sharp impression of a useful antique map that remained in print for over fifty years. Interesting in grading the roads, locating archaeological sites, etc. Engraved by John Roper (fl.1797-1810) from a draught by G. Cole. Originally produced to accompany the part-work "Beauties of England & Wales" (London 1801-1818).
Copper line engraving on paper. Original hand colour. Engraved surface 238 x 175mm (approx. 9-3/8" x 6-7/8"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique map.

£40

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[London : 1830 (but later)]. An attractive and popular antique map of the county originally engraved by James Bingley (fl.1822-1839) for the part-work "English Counties Delineated" (London 1830-1837) prepared by the antiquary Thomas Moule. Decorated with coats of arms, an ornate gothic border, a banner title, and inset views of Chepstow, Monmouth and Tintern. Originally engraved in 1830, the present version, showing some development of the railway system, is dated to about 1848.
Steel line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 266 x 201mm (approx. 10-1/2" x 8"). Very slight nick to lower margin, but in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique map.

£75

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[London : 1694?]. A charming and rare small map of Monmouthshire by John Seller. Originally produced for a set of maps which first appeared under the title "Anglia Contracta", dated to between 1689 and 1694 by Skelton and generally ascribed to somewhere near the latter date. The maps in their original form were subsequently reissued a number of times between 1696 and 1711, with the present example dating from no later than 1697.
Copper line engraving on paper. Original hand colour. Engraved surface 119 x 144mm (approx. 4-3/4" x 5-3/4"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique map.

£100

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London : C. Smith, [1828]. One of the scarcer nineteenth century maps of the county, originally engraved by James Gardner (fl.1822-1846) for Charles Smith's "New English Atlas" (London 1822). This slightly later edition was published in 1828.
Copper line engraving on paper. Original hand colour. Engraved surface 256 x 192mm (approx. 10-1/8" x 7-1/2"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique map.

£50

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