Antique Maps of County Durham

DURHAM

An engraved county map showing the electoral divisions and places of elections. Drawn by R. Creighton and engraved by J. & C. Walker. 9 x 7 1/4inches. Early outline hand colouring. Good condition.

DURHAM

An engraved map of the county which includes the railways at the time. 9 x 6 3/4 inches. Uncoloured. Original centre fold. Good condition.

**Plate 98/99. THE ROAD FROM WELSHPOOL TO CARNARVON. Welshpool,Harlech, Caernarvon.

THE ROAD FROM WHITBY IN YORKSHIRE TO DURHAM, Whitby, Gisborough, Stockton, Durham, Sunderland, Tynemouth.**

A double sided road map. 8 x 6 inches. Uncoloured. Good condition.

From: Kitcin’s Post-Chaise Companion through England and Wales.

Plate 98/99. THE ROAD FROM WELSHPOOL TO CARNARVON. Welshpool,Harlech, Caernarvon. THE ROAD FROM WHITBY IN YORKSHIRE TO DURHAM, Whitby, Gisborough, Stockton, Durham, Sunderland, Tynemouth.

A double sided road map. 8 x 6 inches. Uncoloured. Good condition.

From: Kitcin’s Post-Chaise Companion through England and Wales.

DURHAM

A good engraved detailed map of the county with the imprint of John Cary beneath dated 1793. 10 1/4 x 8 1/4 inches. Original hand colouring. Some town names are underlined in red. With original page of descriptive text.

From: Cary’s New and Correct English Atlas

The significance of some towns being underlined in red is given by the previous owner of the atlas John Hobson Matthews by means of a manuscript note in red ink he has added at the start of the atlas. He says

John Hobson Matthews (1858 - 1914) Born in Croydon in 1858. Educated at schools at Blackheath and Cambridge. Worked for a shipping firm in Malta. A good linguist he was a Roman Catholic historian, archivist and solicitor. You will find more details about him here in the Dictionary of Welsh Biography.

DURHAM

An uncommon lithograph miniature map of the county surrounded by a wide border of vignette views of local scenes including Durham Cathedral Mining and Shipping Coal. The maps first appeared in Miller’s New Miniature Atlas published in 1810. The decorative views were added and the maps republished by Darton & Clark in “Reuben Ramble’s Travels Through the Counties of England” in 1844. 5 3/4 x 7 1/4 inches. This is the size of overall area and not the contained map. Original hand colouring. With this map is the original double sided page of text describing the county.

Reuben Ramble was a pseudonym of the Reverend Samuel Clark (1810 - 1875). The Rector of Eaton-Bishop in Herefordshire and later a curate in Northamptonshire. He wrote geography books for children being in partnership with the publisher William Darton from c.1836 to 1843. Many copies of Reuben Ramble's Travels will no doubt have been lost over the years through mistreatment by children. I have seen specimens with drawings, scribbles and doodles during the time I have been dealing in maps. A whimsical addition for your map collection.

DURHAM - YORK

Two colour printed town plans on one sheet. Together 16 1/2 x 12 3/4 inches. Good clean condition.

From: The Royal Atlas

A MAP OF DURHAM

An engraved county map with description beneath and surmounted by a baroque cartouche titled The Road from Whitby to Durham. Road map on verso from Mold to Holywell and Chester to Holywell. 4 x 7 inches. Hand coloured. Light crease across the top left hand side of the map otherwise good condition.

From: Britannia Depicta

DURHAM

A small engraved map of the county. Tile panel surmounted by half compass rose. Panel at bottom with list of distances from London. Publisher’s imprint beneath dated 1792. 3 1/2 x 4 3/4 inches. Thin paper. Original outline hand colouring. Good condition.

From: Cary’s Traveller’s Companion

Titlepage dated 1791, maps dated 1792. The atlas was formerly in the Mumbee family library - titlepage stamped V. Munbee

THE BISHOPRICK OF DURHAM

A early engraved miniature map of County Durham. A strapwork cartouche displays the title and scale Numbered 39. 4 3/4 x 3 1/4 inches. A clean undamaged uncoloured specimen. On verso is the end part of a description of Yorkshire in English. With this map are two following original double sided pages of text that show the complete description of County Durham. Straight from the atlas and not previously sold as a single map. The title page of the atlas is dated 1627

From: England Wales Scotland and Ireland Described.

DURHAM

An engraved map of the county with title, scale, explanation and list of hundreds. Embellished with an uncoloured view of Durham Cathedral. Imprint of the publishers Pigot & Co. 1 Basing Lane & 18 Fountains St. Manchester beneath. 14 x 8 3/4 inches. Original outline hand colouring. Good condition.

From: British Atlas

BISHOPRICK OF DURHAM

Pages 735 - 744 inclusive describing the county of Durham in English. About 13 x 8 inches. Good condition.

From: Camden’s Britannia

DURHAM

An engraved county map showing the electoral divisions and places of elections. Drawn by R. Creighton and engraved by T. Starling. 9 x 6 3/4 inches. Early outline hand colouring. Good condition.

From: Lewis' Atlas to the Topographical Dictionaries of England and Wales

DURHAM

A detailed chromolithograph map of the county. Explanation plus statistics concerning Population, Area, Inhabited Houss, Poor Rate and Paupers. 15 3/4 x 12 1/2 inches. Original centre fold. Imprint of Letts & Son beneath. Fine clean condition. Straight from the atlas so never previously been sold as a single map.

From: Lett’s Popular County Atlas

DURHAM

A decorative Victorian map of the county. Embellished with gothic architecture, views of Durham and Raby Castle, female figure and six coats of arms. 10 x 7 inches, 255 x 195 mm. Uncoloured. Minor repair on the edge of the right hand blank margin. A little very light dust soiling otherwise good.

From: Barclay's Dictionary.

An untitled folio page numbered V illustrating 15 separate land shaped from sea on the east coast of England and Scotland. These include Southwold, Lowestoft, Blakeney, Sunderland, Peterhead and Aberdeen. 11 x 17 1/4 inches. Uncoloured. Good condition.

From: Coasting Pilot