Description: Rare, original, first edition, engraved pocket map of Derbyshire, published in 1741. From '“Chorographia Britanniae” a New Set of Maps of All the Counties in England and Wales: To Which Are Prefix'd the Following General Maps, by Thomas Badeslade Surveyor & Engraved by W. H. Toms. Published in London 1741, according to act of Parliament. Sold by C. Hitch, W. Johnston. & by W. H. Toms. 52 double leaves: including 46 maps and tables'.These county maps are distinctive by the panel listing the main towns with their market and fair days.It is the first pocket size English county atlas published in the eighteenth century. The first edition (1741) of the atlas was on sale for a very short period of time. Within two or three months a new edition was published. This second edition was published on 29 September 1742, with additional place names within the original maps. See the final image for an example of the later edition - it is for comparison purposes only and is not included in this listing.Previous owner's label on the backboard.Copperplate engraving, printed in black ink on laid paper, with central vertical fold as issued. In a modern gilt wood frame, with single mount. Plate 15.6cm by 15.5cm, frame 30.5cm x 30.7cm. The map is in good original condition, the sheet clean, with old tape residue in the margins and a single light stain left hand edge (see photos). Frame and mount clean (see photos).Comes with our Certificate of Authenticity - guaranteed authentic and original.Delivered ready to hang. Overseas buyers please check delivery charge to your location through the Ebay Global Shipping Program. Thomas Badeslade (fl.1719-1745) was a surveyor and engineer who was involved in many schemes to improve the waterways. He was also an established author and in 1741 he had William Henry Toms (fl.1723-61) engrave a series of maps from his draughts and publish them as the ‘Chorographia Britanniae’. It is the first pocket size English county atlas published in the eighteenth century. The first edition (1741) of the atlas was on sale for a very short period of time. Within two or three months a new edition was published. This second edition was published on 29 September 1742, with additional place names within the original maps.Badesdale's fine county atlas of England and Wales. The atlas contains forty-two engraved maps of the counties, and four of England and Wales, together with the five engraved tables detailing high roads, crossroads, and principal towns. The county maps distinctive by the panel listing the main towns with their market and fair days. "The atlas was perhaps one of the two or three of the best-selling county atlases to be published before Cary's New and Correct English Atlas appeared in 1787. It was the first eighteenth-century county atlas to be truly pocket size (when the sheets were folded and bound on guards), and like its road-book equivalent, Britannia Depicta, it immediately found a substantial and hitherto unexploited market" (Hudson)
Price: 95 GBP
Location: Leyburn
End Time: 2024-12-21T16:57:48.000Z
Shipping Cost: 42.13 GBP
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Returns Accepted: Returns Accepted
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Antique: Yes
Printing Technique: Copper Plate
Cartographer/Publisher: William Henry Toms after Thomas Badeslade
City: Derby
County: Derbyshire
Date Range: 1741
Continent: Europe
Type: County Map
Format: Atlas Map
Year: 1741
Era: 1700s
Original/Reproduction: Antique Original
Antique/ Modern: Antique
