Great Britain
Group of maps, 18th and 19th century
£1,890
Auction: 05 February 2025 from 10:00 GMT
Description
all engraved, sectionalised and laid on linen, and hand-coloured, comprising:
Bowles, John. The London Directory, or a New and Improved Plan of London, Westminster, and Southwark, 1769. 41.8 x 52.5cm, in marbled slipcase with manuscript label, a little staining, linen backing worn away along a few folds;
Harris, J. Harris's Plan of London, Westminster and the Borough of Southwark, 1801. 41.5 x 52.5cm, in marbled slipcase with printed label;
Bowles, John & Carrington. England and Wales … a Travelling Map through South Britain. By J. Bayly, engr[av]er, c.1780. 57.5 x 48.5cm, in marbled slipcase with manuscript label;
Kitchin, Thomas. Kitchin's Enlarged Map of the Roads of England and Wales, 1768. 54.5 x 45cm, pencil annotations to one panel, in marbled slipcase with manuscript label;
Faden, William. A Map of Scotland drawn chiefly from the Topographical Surveys of Mr John Ainslie and from those of the late General Roy, 1807. 111.5 x 96cm, in marbled slipcase with gilt red morocco label;
and 4 others similar (9)
Provenance
From the library of the Murrays of Dollerie House, Crieff, Perthshire.