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ENGLAND and WALES. James Wyld. "England and Wales." c.1822. Probably from John Thomson, General Atlas. 11½ x 9" (30 x 23 cm). Outline color by counties. Condition: Very good. 

A charming map featuring an engraved view of St. Pauls Cathedral from Black Friars Bridge. 

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ENGLAND, ISLANDS.  Jansson van Waesberge.   "Garnesay"; "Iarsay"; "Wight Vectis olim"; "Angesey". [c.1630] 1676. From Nieuwe en beknopte Uytbeeldinge ...   7 x 10" (18 x 25 cm). Uncolored. Condition: Left border truncated in original printing, but inner neat lines remain; overall very good. 

Four equal size maps on one sheet showing the Channel Islands and their outliers, also the Isle of Wight and Anglesey.   

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ENGLAND, Northern.  Jansson van Waesberge.   "Northumbia, Cumberlandia et Dunelmensis Episcopatus". [c.1630] 1676. From Nieuwe en beknopte Uytbeeldinge ...   7½ x 10" (18 x 25 cm). Uncolored. Condition: Somewhat weak impression at the left border; overall very good. 

The northern English counties and the border region of Scotland. Shows Hadrian's Wall. 

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ENGLAND, Southeastern.  Jansson van Waesberge.   "Warwicum  Northamptonia  Huntingdonia  Cantabrigia, Suffocia, Oxonium, Buckinghamia  Bedfordia  Hartfordia  Essexia  Bercert Midelsexia, Southatoni  Surria, Cantium  Southsexia". [c.1630] 1676. From Nieuwe en beknopte Uytbeeldinge ...   7½ x 10" (18 x 25 cm). Uncolored. Condition: Very good. 

The southeast of England including what is now greater London, the south coast to west of the Isle of Wight, East Anglia and into the Midlands. Period commercial ships ply the Channel and the North Sea. 

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ENGLAND, Southwestern & South WALES.  Jansson van Waesberge.   "Cornubia  Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestia, Wiltonia, Glocestra  Monumetha, Glamorgan, Caermarden, Penbrok, Cardigan, Radnor, Breknoke, Herefordia & Wigornia". [c.1630] 1676. From Nieuwe en beknopte Uytbeeldinge ...   7 x 10" (18 x 25 cm). Uncolored. Condition: Very good. 

The southwest of England from Wiltshire to Cornwall and South Wales across the Bristol Channel. Many period ships are seen in the Irish Sea.

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ENGLAND: LIVERPOOL. Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. "Liverpool". Dated 1836. Published by Baldwin & Cradock. 11½ x 15" (30 x 38 cm). Docks and water's edge in pale blue; some outline color. Condition: A bit of browning at left margin; else very good. 

The waterfront of this port city is lined with protected docks; a jumble of blocks and named streets lie behind. Two views are above, with an inset of tiny Liverpool in 1729. Below are elevation drawings of important buildings, the largest of which is the Customs House. Can you find the homes of The Beatles?

$70

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IRELAND.  Jansson van Waesberge.   2 maps: "Irlandiae Regnum" in a set with an untitled map. [c.1630] 1676. From Nieuwe en beknopte Uytbeeldinge ...   Both 7½ x 10½" (19 x 25 cm).  Uncolored. Condition: The titled sheet reveals a crack in the copper plate that has picked up a line of ink; else very good. 

A pair of maps, together showing all of Ireland. The titled map covers the southern half of the island; period ships are in the waters to the east and west. The untitled sheet covers the northern part of Ireland and exhibits the early, primitive configuration with no indentation at the northwest. Large lakes are also found in the north. 

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IRELAND. Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. "Ireland". Dated 1842. Published by Baldwin & Cradock. 15½ x 12" (40 x 30 cm). Outline color. Light time toning and a bit of browning at the edges; overall good. 

A nicely detailed map, with counties within provinces distinguished by outline color. Principle roads are delineated. The 1832 census notes there were 7,787,400 people living on the island.   

$65

 

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IRELAND: DUBLIN. Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. "Dublin". Dated 1836. Published by Baldwin & Cradock. 12 x 15½" (30 x 40 cm). Parks and waters tinted green and blue. Condition: Bit of browning at the edges; overall very good. 

The center of the Irish capital at about 4 inches/mile. Block and canals shown; streets named. Footprints of important buildings indicated; elevation drawings of landmarks below.  

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UNITED KINGDOM: ISLANDS. John Thomson. "Remote British Islands". 1821. From New General Atlas. Overall 23½ x 19½" (49 x 59 cm), enclosing five maps and two engravings. Outline and border color. An occasional minimal spot; very good.  Reference: Phillips (Atlases) 3545-13.  

Maps of the "Isle of Mann" and in the Channel Islands, the "Isles of Guernsey, Herm, Sark and Alderney" and "Isle of Jersey" and the "Isles of Scilly, all at scales of between 2 miles/inch and 4 miles/inch. Lovely views of Freshwater Bay in the Isle of Wight and the Eddystone Light. 

$175

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