map county middlesex di richard seale (3 risultati)

No Binding. Condizione: Very Good. Seale's folding map of Middlesex with the liveries of the Free Companies of London to margins and contained within a marbled slipcase. Undated as usual: a note to the slipcase label suggests a date of around 1767 but with Robert Wilkinson named as one of the publishers, this would suggest a slightly later date of around 1775. Map mounted in 18 sections on linen. No holes or tears. Edges lifting slightly to some panels. The odd very minor spot. Slight fraying to margins. Slipcase heavily worn and with handwritten label to front. Outline colouring to Hundreds. Sheet size: 74.8cm by 52.8cm approx. Overall, a bright copy of this attractive map. Further details available on request. (n579o20).

No binding. Condizione: Very Good. 525 x 725 mm., early outline colour, small tear in upper margin repaired, not effecting the image, light fraying to margin lower right, otherwise in good condition. This is arguably one of the most decorative folio maps of the county of Middlesex. It is lined with the 92 coats of arms of all the Free Companies of London and is headed by the arms of the City of London. It was published in Emanuel Bowen's 'Large English Atlas'. Donald Hodson describes the Large English Atlas as 'by far the most important eighteenth-century English atlas to be published before the appearance of John Cary's New and Correct English atlas in 1787'. Almost without exception the maps were carefully based on the latest surveys available. It is derived from John Warburton's separately published rare two-sheet map of 1749. No doubt itself in drawn from the work of John Rocque and his large survey in 16 sheets published in 1746.Hodson lays out the various states of the map, the first two being proof issues. This is state 6 of 8 which was issued from the c.1767. The engraver Richard Seale dedicates the map to Thomas Holles Pelham, Duke of Newcastle and the Lord Lieutenant of Middlesex and Westminster at the time. Provenance: Clive A. Burden Ltd. 2013; private English collection. Hodson (1984-97) I pp. 175-6 & II no. 221 & p. 133 state f; Worms & Baynton-Williams (2011).

Condizione: Very Good. This interesting copperplate engraved map shows the English county of Middlesex on a large scale; allowing for fine individual detail on windmills, farms, estates, prominent geographic features, bridges, churches, and more. A stylized outline of London can be seen in the lower right, along with nearby Westminster and Southwark. Though there is a tremendous amount of information within the image, the eye is also drawn the heavily embellished borders. In the upper left is the coats of arms of the City of London, including it's motto - Domine dirige nos (Lord, direct us). Immediately on either side of the image are the coats of arms of all 92 Free Companies of London in alphabetical order, providing a delightful (if outdated) overview of the prominent economic engines within the city. A second decorative cartouche in the lower right shows the emblem of Middlesex, and surrounds a dedication to the Duke of Pelham, who was also Lord Lieutant of the county. The map's production included a number of prominent names in English cartography. It was apparently engraved by Ricard Seale and printed by Robert Sayer on behalf of Robert Wilkinson, Cornhill, and Carrington Bowles, per the inscription at the bottom of the sheet. The slipcase, however, lists Laurie & Whittle as the publishing firm. Sheet Width (in) 29.5 Sheet Height (in) 19.9 Condition Description Issued dissected into 16 panels and mounted on linen. Faint discoloration visible on the linen between panels, and there are several areas with scattered faint soiling. An abrasion within the dedication cartouche has resulted in a small bit of image loss which was professional reconstituted. Remains in good condition, with the original marbled slipcase.