Antique Maps of Cheshire

A PLAN OF THE CANAL FROM THE TRENT TO THE MERSEY

An interesting engraved uncoloured map. 7 3/4 x 11 inches. Publishers imprint beneath dated 1795. Good condition.

CHESHIRE

A decorative Victorian map of the county within an architectural border. Embellished with vignette views of Chester Cathedral and Eaton Hall. Seven coats of arms. 10 x 7 inches, 255 x 190 mm. Uncoloured. Small single tear in the wide bottom blank margin repaired otherwise in nice clean condition with good margins.

From: Barclay's Dictionary

CHESHIRE

A decorative Victorian map of the county within an architectural border. Embellished with vignette views of Chester Cathedral and Eaton Hall. Seven coats of arms. 10 x 7 inches, 255 x 190 mm. Uncoloured. Uneven top blank margin. Could be solved by putting the map into a sunk mount. Otherwise good clean condition.

From: Barclay's Dictionary

CHESHIRE DIVIDED INTO ITS HUNDREDS...

An engraved county map embellished with a rococo title cartouche. Explanation, list of hundreds and scale. Hand coloured. Original centre fold. Imprint beneath the map reads Engrav'd for the General Magazine of Arts and Sciences; for W. Owen at Temple Bar 1761. 7 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches. Tiny repair in the left and right hand side blank margins otherwise good clean condition.

Des Konigreichs ENGLAND westlicher Theil, oder Hereford Shire, Worcester Sh, Warwick Shire, Nordhampton Shire, Rutland Shire, Leicester Shire, Linkoln Shire, Notingham Shire, Derby Shire, Stafford Shire, Shrop Sh. und Sheshire Nro. 82

An engraved map of central England divided into counties. Uncoloured title cartouche. 10 3/4 x 8 inches. Early wash hand colouring. Good condition. Straight from the atlas and not sold as a single map before.

From: Schauplatz der funf Theile der Welt

CHESHIRE

A map of the county showing the Places of Meeting of Foxhounds. Title panel with the name of the publishers J. & C. Walker beneath. Scale. List of hundreds. 15 x 12 1/2 inches. Early outline hand colouring. Good condition.

From: Hobson’s Fox Hunting Atlas

CHESHIRE

A small engraved map of the county orientated with west at the top. 3 1/2 x 5 inches. Publisher’s imprint dated 1821. Good condition. All ready for framing In a sunk wash line mount made by the Regent Gallery in Cheltenham with their old price of 25 shillings.

From: Travellers Companion

CHESHIRE

A small engraved map of the county orientated with west at the top. Explanation. Publishers imprint beneath. 3 1/2 x 5 inches. Original wash hand colouring. In a sunk mount with wash line border. Good condition.

This map is in the mount supplied by the Regent Gallery In Cheltenham many years ago and bears the price of 40 shillings

CHESHIRE

Surely one of the most unusual maps of the county. Engraved on wood by Joshua Archer the map has a negative appearance. The name of the publisher James Gilbert appears above the title panel. 8 3/4 x 6 1/4 inches. Good condition. In an old ivory tint mount with single line.

From: The Guide to Knowledge

CHESHIRE

A small engraved map of the county orientated with west at the top. 3 1/2 x 5 inches. Publisher’s imprint dated 1812. Good condition. All ready for framing In a sunk wash line mount made by the Regent Gallery in Cheltenham with their old price of 2 pounds.

From: Travellers Companion

CHESHIRE

A small engraved map of the county orientated with west at the top. 3 1/2 x 5 inches. Publisher’s imprint G. & J. Cary. Good condition. All ready for framing In a sunk wash line mount made by the Regent Gallery in Cheltenham years ago but in good condition.

From Travellers Companion

CHESHIRE

An engraved map of the county divided into hundreds. Explanation and list of hundreds. 8 3/4 x 7 inches. Numbered 7 in the top right hand corner. Original outline hand colouring. A little ink soiling in the top printed border. Very light single crease in the top right hand blank margin. Part of a date 35 on verso in biro. Otherwise good condition.

CHESHIRE

A good detailed engraved map of the county divided into hundreds. Bears the publishers imprint dated of 1804. Explanation. 8 3/4 x 6 3/4 inches. Original wash and outline hand colouring. Good condition but with a little rippling in the bottom right hand blank margin corner. Straight from the atlas and not sold as a single map before. With original pages of descriptive text. The first page of text has a repair across the top right hand corner and the top left hand blank corner of the second page is missing not effecting text.

From: The British Atlas

1” Solid LXXX N.W. Woolton, Gateacre, Huyton, Warrington, Runcorn Frodsham

An interesting coloured geological folding map in four sections mounted on linen. The title is hand written on a printed label showing Atlas supporting the world with the name and address of the mapmakers Philip Son & Nephew.Another label on verso shows a key to the colours of the area shown on the map.In all the mapmeasures 13 3/4 x 12 inches. Good condition. I regret I have not been able to accurately date this map and the suggestion of circa 1910 is a rough guess.

CHESHIRE

A detailed engraved map of the county divided into hundreds. Embellished with a vignette view of Eaton Hall. 9 1/2 x 7 1/4 inches. Uncoloured. Good wide margins. Good condition

CHESHIRE

An engraved map of the county with title, scale, explanation and list of hundreds. Embellished with an uncoloured view of Chester Cathedral. 14 x 8 3/4 inches. Original outline hand colouring. On stout paper. Good undamaged condition.

From: Isaac Slater’s New British Atlas

LANGLEY’S NEW MAP OF CHESHIRE

An engraved map of the county. In the bottom right hand corner is a vignette view of The City of Chester. The title appears above the map. Beneath the map is the publishers imprint Printed and Published by Langley & Belch, No. 173 High Street, Borough, London, Jan. 1st, 1818. 10 x 6 3/4 inches. Manuscript number 5 in the top right hand corner. Original outline and wash hand colouring. Very lightly toned with some speckled foxing mainly in the bottom blank margin. No tears or repairs.

From Langley’s New County Atlas of England and Wales

CHESHIRE

A map of the county showing the Places of Meeting of Foxhounds. Title panel with the name of the publishers J. & C. Walker beneath. Scale. List of hundreds. 15 x 12 1/2 inches. Early outline hand colouring. Good condition.

From: Hobson’s Fox Hunting Atlas

PLAN OF DELAMERE FOREST 1813

An interesting map engraved by Benjamin Davies. Imprint dated 1816. 7 x 11 inches. Original hand colouring. Very small marginal repair in the left hand blank margin otherwise good condition.

From Ormerod's History of Cheshire

CHESHIRE

A good detailed lithograph map of the county from Hobson's Fox Hunting Atlas showing the places of the Meeting of the Hounds. 15 1/2 x 12 1/2 inches. Original outline hand colouring. Fine condition. Straight from the atlas so has not been sold as a single map before.

Shows the Cheshire Hunt and part of Sir W. W. Wynne and North Staffordshire Hunts

Provenance: George Hayhurst - Royal Fusiliers and Henry H. France

CHESHIRE

An uncommon lithograph miniature map of the county surrounded by a wide border of vignette views of local scenes including Chester Cathedral, Salt Works, Cheese making and pasture. 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.

WARRINGTON

An engraved map of the Township of Warrington on a scale of 2 inches to the mile. Compass pointer and explanation. About 9 x 10 inches. Original hand colouring. Good condition. Browned on verso.

CHESHIRE

A small engraved map of the county orientated with west at the top. Title panel, list of hundreds and scale of 3/4 inch = 10 miles. Map numbered 7 in top right hand corner. 4 1/4 x 4 3/4 inches. Hand coloured. Good condition. In an ivory tint sunk mount.

From: Gray’s New Book of Roads

CHESHIRE

A small engraved map of the county orientated with west at the top. Title panel, list of hundreds and scale of 3/4 inch = 10 miles. Map numbered 7 in top right hand corner. 4 1/4 x 4 3/4 inches. Early wash hand colouring. Good condition. In an ivory tint sunk mount with old guaranteed label on back.

From: Gray’s New Book of Roads

CHESHIRE

A small engraved map of the county orientated with west at the top. Within a leaf patterned border. Beneath the map is a panel which reads This County contains 675,000 acres, 86 Parishes, 2 Market T. 222,631 Inhabitants and sends 4 Members to Parl. 2 1/4 x 3 3/8 inches. Hand coloured. Good condition. In an ivory tint sunk mount with old stamp of the Regent Gallery Cheltenham some 50 years ars

CHESHIRE

A small engraved map of the county orientated with west at the top. Explanation. Publishers imprint beneath with address of 77 Berwick Street, Soho. 3 1/2 x 5 inches. Original wash hand colouring. In a maroon coloured sunk mount with gold line border. Good clean undamaged condition.

CHESHIRE

A small engraved map of the county orientated with west at the top. 3 1/2 x 5 inches. Publisher’s imprint Published July 1 1806 J. Cary Engraver No. 181 Strand. Original early outline hand colouring. Good condition. In an ivory tint sunk mount. On verso the stamp of the Regent Gallery in Cheltenham some 50 years ago with price of 20 shillings. Good condition.

From: Travellers Companion

CHESHIRE

A modern reproduction of this interesting 19th century map of the county showing the Places of Meeting of Foxhounds. Title panel with the name of the publishers J. & C. Walker beneath. Scale. List of hundreds. 15 x 12 1/2 inches. Printed colour. Good condition. Numbered number 7 of 100.

This map was presented in an ivory tint mount and framed in a wood and gilt moulding some years ago. The frame is still in good condition.

I rarely offer reproduction maps but sometimes when I am buying a collection of maps a reproduction creeps in.

Only available to customers who can collect from Christleton.

CHESHIRE

The later edtion of this map originally published in 1810. An engraved map of the county divided into hundreds. Explanation and list of hundreds. 8 3/4 x 7 inches. Numbered 7 in the top right hand corner. Uncoloured. Original centre fold. Good condition

CHESHIRE

A simple engraved map of the county with title. About 5 x 4 inches. Uncoloured. Good condition. In a double ivory tint sunk mount. From England Delineated

This simplistic series of county maps was intended for school children. They just show towns and rivers. An interesting addition for any collection of county maps.

CHESHIRE

A detailed colour printed lithograph map of the county including the railways. Original centre fold. 18 x 12 inches. Strip of masking tape across the top of the map on verso where the map has been in a sunk mount in the past. Otherwise good condition. From New Large Scale Ordnance Atlas of the British Isles published by George W. Bacon

CHESHIRE

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