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Imprint: London, G. F. Cruchley, Map Seller & Globe Maker, 81, Fleet Street, London, c.1864
Binding: Hardback
Quarto (235 x 150 mm.), full contemporary dark blue calf, rebacked in cloth with a recent saddlebag cloth flap and new endpapers. With title page, Index and 47 lithographic maps comprising a general map of England and Wales, 43 county maps on 44 plates (West Riding being on two plates) and both North and South Wales, all in early outline colour, otherwise generally fine.
George Frederick Cruchley (1797-1880) had learned his trade with Aaron Arrowsmith and began to work for himself in 1823. His early days were concentrated on publishing maps of London but following the death of John Cary in 1834 he acquired much of the stock from the surviving heirs. Cruchley made lithographic transfers from the plates until he sold them all in 1877. Cruchley’s main marketing tool was to add to the original plates details of the railways, postal, telegraph and other useful information. These plates were originally published by Cary as the 'New and Correct English Atlas', 1809. Although quite probably acquired at an earlier date, Cruchley does not appear to have made use of them until 1863 when he published the 'County Atlas of England & Wales'. There were further undated editions of c.1864 as here, c.1868 and a final one dated 1875. All issues are rare. Provenance: with attractive railway engine bookplate of P. H. Edwards pasted inside upper cover; private English collection. Beresiner (1983) pp. 93-5; not in Chubb; Nicholson (2003) ‘G. F. Cruchley and ‘Maps for the Million’, in IMCoS Journal 93 pp. 21-38; Smith (1989b) ‘George Frederick Cruchley, 1796-1880’, in 'The Map Collector' no. 49 pp. 16-22.
Stock number:9808.
£ 350.00 ( approx. $US 455.49 )
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Imprint: London, 1863
Binding: Hardback
1080 x 1330 mm., dissected and laid on original canvas with two marbled end papers, in full original wash colour, with original green cloth slipcase in good condition.
This large scale map of what is now greater London is the eighth state of ten and was originally published by John Walter Froggett in 1831. The third state in 1840 was published by George Frederick Cruchley (1787-1880). Constantly updated this map is dated lower left in the margin January 1st. 1863. Darlington & Howgego list the first four states up to 1850 and the ensuing work by Hyde described the following six. The map extends from Hertford to Chatham, Tonbridge to Bagshot. An ornate border frames the map which overlays it in several places. The counties boundaries are all highlighted in outline colour with all except Middlesex in wash colour. It is published at the large scale of about one inch to the mile. Hyde does not cite an example of this edition in a public institution. Darlington & Howgego 333; Hyde Appendix I no. 333 (4); Nicholson (2003) ‘G. F. Cruchley and ‘Maps for the Million’’, in IMCoS Journal 93 pp. 21-38.
Stock number:8735.
£ 495.00 ( approx. $US 644.19 )
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Imprint: Paris, 1775
46 x 59 cms., early wash colour
William Herbert's "New Directory for the East Indies" was encouraged by the East India Company and first published in 1758. It quickly became the de-facto atlas of the region taking over prime place from the Third Part of the English Pilot which by then was over 50 years old. Further editions appeared in 1759, 1767 and 1776. It is in this latter edition that numerous new charts were included, many based on the highly talented Alexander Dalrymple who worked for the East India Company from 1752 and became its first Hydrographer in 1779. Cook Imago Mundi 33 pp. 46-64; Shirley "Atlases in the British Library" M.Dal 11a n.10; M.Herb1c 23.
Stock number:4218.
£ 350.00 ( approx. $US 455.49 )
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Imprint: London, Alexander Hogg, No. 16 Paternoster-Row, c.1794
Binding: Hardback
Folio (400 x 250 mm.), contemporary half calf, marbled paper boards, corners worn, joints weak, spine with gilt ruled raised bands, calf title label missing. With engraved frontispiece, typographic title page, pp. 520 (the first 6 in roman numerals), (4), (2) and 23 plates of maps (4 double page general, 12 with 2 maps, 1 with 3, 2 with 4 maps and 4 single page for a total of 43 maps, c.44 engraved views (comprising 28 single page, c.55 plates with two to a plate, 5 with 3 to the plate for a total of c.153.
This is a further rare edition of Alexander Hogg’s 'New British Traveller' but with a new title. ‘It was a characteristic of Hogg’s publishing policy that when the sales of an old work were in decline he would refurbish it with a completely new title-page, as here, though the text was normally unrevised’ (Hodson). As was not uncommon for Hogg he made up the names of contributors to his works and ‘It is likely, then, that the name of the supposed author, William Hugh Dalton, is a fiction whose only purpose was to allow Hogg to present the old work as a new and original publication’ (Hodson).The work is ‘revised, corrected and improved’ by William Hugh Dalton. The new frontispiece is dated 22 November 1794 and a newly written preface by Dalton found following the title. The text appears to be a re-issue of the last text leaves by Hogg. Inserted at the end of this example only is a four-page List of Subscribers, Hodson cites only one known example in which this is present. This is a rare work. Provenance: acquired as part of the David Kingsley Collection 6 June 1994, Kingsley wrote the carto-bibliography of Sussex; Burden Collection duplicate. Chubb (1927) 252; ESTC T110453; Hodson (1984-97) 272; Shirley (2004) G.Hogg 1b.
Stock number:9301.
£ 1100.00 ( approx. $US 1431.54 )
Imprint: London, Alexander Hogg, No. 16 Paternoster-Row, c.1794
Binding: Hardback
Folio (390 x 250 mm.), full contemporary calf, rebacked preserving original spine with triple gilt ruled bands, each compartment with ornate central floral gilt design, red calf gilt title label, corners worn. With engraved frontispiece, typographic title page, pp. 520 (the first 6 in roman numerals), (4), (4) and 23 plates of maps (4 double page general, 12 with 2 maps, 1 with 3, 2 with 4 maps and 4 single page for a total of 43 maps, c.44 engraved views (comprising 28 single page, c.55 plates with two to a plate, 5 with 3 to the plate for a total of c.153, frontispiece a little dirty, otherwise in good condition.
This is a further rare edition of Alexander Hogg’s New British Traveller but with a new title. ‘It was a characteristic of Hogg’s publishing policy that when the sales of an old work were in decline he would refurbish it with a completely new title-page, as here, though the text was normally unrevised’ (Hodson). As was not uncommon for Hogg, he made up the names of contributors to his works and ‘It is likely, then, that the name of the supposed author, William Hugh Dalton, is a fiction whose only purpose was to allow Hogg to present the old work as a new and original publication’ (Hodson).The work is ‘revised, corrected and improved’ by William Hugh Dalton. The new frontispiece is dated 22 November 1794 and a newly written preface by Dalton found following the title. The text appears to be a re-issue of the last text leaves by Hogg. Inserted at the end of this example only is a four-page List of Subscribers, Hodson cites only one known example in which this is present. This is a rare work. Provenance: private English collection. Chubb (1927) 252; ESTC T110453; Hodson (1984-97) 272; Shirley (2004) G.Hogg 1b.
Stock number:10187.
£ 950.00 ( approx. $US 1236.33 )
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Imprint: Amsterdam, c.1685
485 x 580 mm., early wash colour, with lower centrefold split and smaller nearby tear into the image repaired, area of light foxing lower right, otherwise in good condition.
Sometime after 1684 the firm of Danckerts were granted a privilege protecting their works. Soon after Justus Danckerts published this attractive double hemisphere world map. California is depicted with a double bay northern shore and above that is ‘Terra Esonis’ the confused coastline common amongst cartographers of the day. New Guinea is depicted as an island with the York Peninsula below it, the remainder of ‘Hollandia Nova’ is found on the eastern hemisphere. The whole is finished with polar hemispheres top and bottom and attractive allegorical scenes in the four corners. There is only one recorded state of the plate. It is unclear which Justus Danckerts was responsible for the plate, father or son. Provenance: private English collection since 1978. Shirley (1984) 529.
Stock number:7755.
£ 4950.00 ( approx. $US 6441.93 )
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Imprint: Amsterdam, c.1680
42 x 54 cms., early outline colour. With very slight loss of margin top and bottom right.
Theodore Danckerts (1663-c.1727) was the son of Justus Danckerts. He was the author of a number of maps which appeared in the family published atlases of the late 1600s. This exquisitely engraved map of Portugal contains a beautiful title cartouche held up by numerous cherubs. Koeman Dan I no. 6 pp. 88-91.
Stock number:3966.
£ 395.00 ( approx. $US 514.05 )
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Imprint: Amsterdam, c.1690
425 x 550 mm., fine early outline colour, in good condition.
The Danckert's family produced several composite atlases no two copies of which are the same, and none are dated. This fine map of Portugal orientated with the west at the top contains a very ornate title cartouche held aloft by 8 cherubs. Koeman II Dan I no. 6; 'Olhar o Mundo ler o Territorio' Exhibition Catalogue p. 235.
Stock number:5671.
£ 495.00 ( approx. $US 644.19 )
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Imprint: London, 1823
215 x 280 mm., early hand-coloured aquatint with pale grey wash border, in good condition.
"A magnificent series of plates, almost all of equal quality. Valuable as a record and exquisite in its presentation. THE MOST IMPORTANT COLOUR PLATE BOOK ON BRITISH TOPOGRAPHY" (Tooley). This work began in the summer of 1813 at Land's-End in Cornwall and worked its way clockwise around the entire British Isles. Accompanying the artist William Daniell was the writer Richard Ayton with whom Daniell would fall out. Ayton contributed the letterpress of the first two volumes only. William Daniell (1769-1837) was born in Kingston-upon-Thames. On the death of his father in 1779 he went to live with his uncle, the landscape artist Thomas Daniell (1749-1840) and the course of his life was altered. At fourteen he accompanied his uncle to India and spent the next ten years travelling, painting and selling high quality engravings. The 'Voyages Round Great Britain' was William Daniell's next great project, he spent the summers of 1813-23 travelling various sections of the coast seeking places of interest to draw. For many of the locations they are the only record of them during the period. It was published in parts between 1814 and 1825 and the completed work cost £60. This view of Poole, Dorset, from the book is taken from the nearby hills with the Purbeck Hills in the background. It is taken at a time just before the rapid development of the town in the industrial revolution and before nearby Bournemouth even existed as we know it, it was then just a scattered collection of cottages. Abbey Scenery 16; ODNB; Tooley 177.
Stock number:8300.
£ 225.00 ( approx. $US 292.82 )
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Imprint: London, 1822
Binding: Hardback
Folio (475 x 315 mm.), nineteenth century half calf, rebacked, light wear. Folding engraved title, dedication and contents, forty-two folding engraved maps with original wash hand colour. Five maps with strengthening to lower centrefolds, not affecting the image, with light wear to map of Sussex at lower centrefold, otherwise a good example.
An EXTREMELY RARE AND DESIRABLE atlas begun by Thomas Dix which was completed with the help of William Darton. Dix (1769/70-1813) was a surveyor in Northamptonshire and Norfolk. Darton was a publisher who after the death of Dix in 1813 saw the atlas through to completion. Published in 1822 under the title of ‘A Complete Atlas of the English Counties’ the maps bear dates varying from July 1816 to February 1821. Examples of the maps loose, cut and dissected are known and it is probable that they were first sold individually. The atlas is of great rarity, only three examples have appeared on the market in 20 years. Each map bears an attractive circular title cartouche and an uncoloured vignette view of somewhere in the county. Provenance: Sotheby’s 13 November 2003 lot 335 £5040; private English collection. Carroll (1996) no. 75; Chubb (1927) no. 387; Kingsley (1982) no. 75.
Stock number:9671.
£ 8500.00 ( approx. $US 11061.90 )
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Imprint: London, William Darton, 58, Holborn Hill, c.1822
Binding: Hardback
Octavo (155 x 95 mm.), modern quarter calf, marbled paper boards, blind ruled with blind floral feature top and bottom, gilt ruled spine with blind decoration to compartments, gilt embossed title. Engraved title, engraved Index, 56 early wash coloured maps, each accompanied by a numbered chapter of descriptive text, including a plan of London, 3 general maps, 40 English counties and 12 Welsh. With stamps to the maps in the margin, many extremely faint, otherwise in excellent condition.
A VERY RARE WORK. The maps were originally published as a set of exceedingly rare card maps of the counties by Thomas Crabb. They were then issued by Robert Miller as the 'New Miniature Atlas' of 1821. The plates were then acquired by the great publishing house of William Darton [1755-1819], by now in the hands of his son also William [1781-1854]. They were issued as 'Darton's New Miniature Atlas' undated although post-dating 1821. This date is referred to in the text of the Yorkshire map when citing the census of that year. It was most likely issued as a reduced compliment to the folio 'Complete Atlas of the English Counties' dated 1822.These plates were famously issued later in the much better known atlas by Reuben Ramble (1810-75), whose name is a pseudonym for the Reverend Samuel Clark. He became a partner to William Darton, and in 1843 he would publish the famous 'Reuben's Rambles' in which he surrounds the wide margins of the maps with a series of ornate vignettes. William Darton, the founder, was a Quaker and engraver who established a bookshop in the City of London in 1787. As a publisher of prints and books, his work was intended for a youthful audience. His son, also William, began independently of his father marketing to the same age group. Provenance: Peter Crooke bequest to Brentford Public Library; private English collection. Carroll (1996) 74.iv; Chubb (1927) 341; Tooley (1999-2004); Worms & Baynton-Williams (2011).
Stock number:9196.
£ 1850.00 ( approx. $US 2407.59 )
Imprint: London, c.1822
Binding: Hardback
Octavo (155 x 95 mm.), contemporary half green calf, marbled boards, gilt ruled, gilt ribbed spine with ornate gilt decorated compartments, gilt embossed title, light wear. With engraved title, engraved Index, 56 early wash coloured maps, each accompanied by a numbered chapter of descriptive text, otherwise in excellent condition.
A VERY RARE WORK. The maps were originally published as a set of exceedingly rare card maps of the counties by Thomas Crabb. They were then issued by Robert Miller as the New Miniature Atlas of 1821. The plates were then acquired by the great publishing house of William Darton [1755-1819], by now in the hands of his son, also William [1781-1854]. They were issued as Darton's new Miniature Atlas undated, although post-dating 1821. This date is referred to in the text of the Yorkshire map when citing the census of that year. It was most likely issued as a reduced compliment to the folio Complete Atlas of the English Counties dated 1822. The curious binding order is retained. Beginning with Middlesex it extends through Hertfordshire to the north, then starts again with Surrey before extending through the west ending with those of Wales. These plates were famously issued later in the much better known atlas by Reuben Ramble (1810-75), whose name is a pseudonym for the Reverend Samuel Clark. He became a partner to William Darton, and in 1843 he would publish the famous Reuben's Rambles in which he surrounds the wide margins of the maps with a series of ornate vignettes. Provenance: Bloomsbury Auctions 19 April 2012 lot 137; private English collection. Carroll (1996) 74.iv; Chubb (1927) 341; Tooley (1999-2004); Worms & Baynton-Williams (2011).
Stock number:10253.
£ 1500.00 ( approx. $US 1952.10 )
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Imprint: London, 1822
355 x 455 mm., early wash colour, cut and dissected and laid on contemporary linen, small foxmark below vignette, otherwise in good condition.
An extremely rare map of the county with an attractive vignette of Kew Palace. Thomas Dix began the work for this atlas which was completed with the help of William Darton. Published in 1822 under the title of 'A Complete Atlas of the English Counties' it is of great rarity. Only three examples have appeared on the market in 20 years. This is an example of the first state as issued by Thomas Dix ISSUED SEPARATELY BEFORE ATLAS PUBLICATION. Chubb 387.
Stock number:9281.
£ 175.00 ( approx. $US 227.74 )
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Imprint: London, 1819-[22]
75 x 110 mm., early wash colour, with accompanying descriptive text, in good condition.
Most believe the map's first issue to be by Robert Miller in 'Miller's New Miniature Atlas', 1821. However it is in fact as a set of cards by Thomas Crabb in 1819. Miller was a publisher and bookseller who was responsible for just one cartographic production. The atlas was later issued as 'Darton's New Miniature Atlas' in 1822 and again in 1825. But arguably its most famous incarnation is as the county maps for Reuben Ramble's 'Travels through the Counties of England' published by the firm of Darton & Clark as it was then known in 1844. For these issues they were accompanied by ornate border vignettes. Chubb 341.
Stock number:9325.
£ 65.00 ( approx. $US 84.59 )
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Imprint: London, 1804
185 x 230 mm., early outline colour, in good condition.
This rare map of Surrey was first issued in the 'Universal Magazine' from 1791 to 1793 and engraved by Benjamin Baker (1766-1841) who was particularly active through 1824 as an engraver for the Ordnance Survey. The publisher of the 'Universal Magazine' was William Bent. In 1804, the plates appeared in a rare atlas entitled 'Maps of the Several Counties and Shires in England' by William Darton (1755-1819) and Joseph Harvey (1764-1841). It is from this work that this map came from. Beresiner (1983) p. 50; Carroll (1996) 53; Chubb (1927) 294; Worms & Baynton-Williams (2011).
Stock number:9322.
£ 75.00 ( approx. $US 97.60 )
Imprint: London, c.1835
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardback
Folio (370 x 255 mm.), contemporary half straight grained morocco, cloth boards, blind ruled, rebacked with gilt ruled compartments gilt title, later endpapers. With typographic title, Contents (with central repair to verso) and 42 maps consisting of 40 of the counties, North and South Wales, the last two and Yorkshire folding, with a couple of splits to folds professionally repaired, with offsetting to most maps, light water discolouration to centrefold of most, light offsetting, otherwise in good condition.
A very rare atlas begun by Thomas Dix (1769/70-1813) which was completed with the help of William Darton (1781-1854). Dix was a schoolmaster before becoming a surveyor in Northamptonshire and Norfolk. One of his earliest cartographic items was the Juvenile Atlas published by Darton. On Dix’s death he had been working on a folio county atlas. The title of the first edition states ‘commenced by the late Thomas Dix, of North Walsham; carried on and completed by William Darton’. That first edition appeared in 1822 and is extremely rare. Darton was the son of William Darton (1755-1819), the founder of a family of engravers, book and mapsellers, publishers and printers. Our William Darton was apprenticed to his father and made free in 1802. He formed his own business in 1804 in partnership with his brother Thomas Darton (1783-1855) which lasted until 1810. The first edition of this work was published in 1822 under the title of A Complete Atlas of the English Counties. The maps bear dates varying from July 1816 to February 1821. Examples of the maps loose, cut and dissected are known and it is probable that they were first sold individually. It is known that examples of the county maps have the date in the imprint altered to 1830, indeed Cambridge is so dated here. In 1830 his son John Maw Darton (1810-81) joined him in the business and the name was changed around that time to Darton & Son, the imprints on these maps were changed accordingly. This example is watermarked 1833 and the undated atlas is normally ascribed to c.1835. The partnership was dissolved when William Darton retired in 1837. Each map bears an attractive uncoloured vignette view of somewhere in the county. One of the main alterations is the addition of Parliamentary information drawn from the Representation of the People Act, otherwise known as the Reform Act, of 1832 which spurred its issue. Provenance: Doreen Green Collection; private English collection. Carroll (1996) no. 75; not in Chubb (1927); Kingsley (1982) no. 75; Tooley’s Dictionary (1999-2004); Worms & Baynton-Williams (2011).
Stock number:10264.
£ 3250.00 ( approx. $US 4229.55 )
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Imprint: Paris, c.1760
245 x 385 mm., in early wash colour, in good condition.
This copperplate engraving is a fine example of the school of prints known loosely as 'Vue d'Optique'. They are most easily recognised by there consistent dimensions and style with notable blue wash skies. They are a form of perspective view which were popular during the eighteenth century in Europe. They were designed to be viewed through an optical device known as a 'zograscope' or 'optique', and were issued by many different publishers in various cities. This one is by Jean-Francois Daumont who was the successor to Jean-Baptiste Nolin in Paris. It is a fine bird's-eye view of Covent Garden flower market. It began in a small manner in 1649 but following the Great Fire of London in 1666 which destroyed the markets in the City grew considerably. By the 1760s the market occupied much of the square.
Stock number:7380.
£ 195.00 ( approx. $US 253.77 )
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Imprint: Paris, 1714
220 x 620 mm., with folds as issued, in good condition.
A fine panorama of Alexandria, Egypt, from Cornelis Le Bruyn's 'Voyage au Levant'. De Bruyn was a Dutch traveller and painter who spent the years 1678 to 1685 in the Levant. De Bruyn was primarily a landscape artist and this is manifested in the magnificent panoramas found in the book. Blackmer 225; Cohen de Ricci 610; Nordenskiold Collection 3.358.
Stock number:6443.
£ 150.00 ( approx. $US 195.21 )
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Imprint: Paris, 1714
220 x 620 mm., with folds as issued, in good condition.
A fine panorama of Alexandria, Egypt, from Cornelis Le Bruyn's 'Voyage au Levant'. De Bruyn was a Dutch traveller and painter who spent the years 1678 to 1685 in the Levant. De Bruyn was primarily a landscape artist and this is manifested in the magnificent panoramas found in the book. Blackmer 225; Cohen de Ricci 610; Nordenskiold Collection 3.358.
Stock number:6444.
£ 125.00 ( approx. $US 162.67 )
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Imprint: Amsterdam, c.1680
275 x 365 mm., in good condition.
This well engraved birds-eye two-part view of Cairo in Egypt is taken from across the River Nile and is from Cornelis Le Bruyn's 'Voyage au Levant'. De Bruyn was a Dutch traveller and painter who spent the years 1678 to 1685 in the Levant. He was primarily a landscape artist and this is manifested in the magnificent panoramas found in the book. Blackmer 225; Cohen de Ricci 610; Nordenskiold Collection 3.358.
Stock number:7448.
£ 150.00 ( approx. $US 195.21 )
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