RICHARD NICHOLSON OF CHESTER

A WORLD OF ANTIQUE MAPS AND PRINTS

A GUIDE TO COLLECTING MAPS
OF THE BRITISH ISLES

COUNTY MAPS OF THE BRITISH ISLES FROM 1579 TO 1660

Cartographers publishing maps during the Reign of Elizabeth I, James I, Charles I and the Cromwellian Period

ELIZABETH I

1558 - 1603

The daughter of Henry VIII and his second wife Anne Boleyn

Born at Greenwich Palace, London in 1533 Ascended the throne in 1558 Did not marry Died at Richmond in 1603, aged 70

CHRISTOPHER SAXTON

1579

The first county maps of England and Wales. Some counties are grouped with others on a folio sheet.

GEORG BRAUN & FRANZ HOGENBERG

1572 - 1617

Town Plans and Bird's Views

PIETER VAN DEN KEERE

1593 onwards

Miniature county maps of England and Wales. Areas of Scotland and the provinces of Ireland.

HISTORIC EVENT

The Spanish Armada

29th July, 1588 - Huge fleet of warships sighted off the Lizard in Cornwall

GERHARD MERCATOR

1595

Folio and smaller maps of areas of British Isles. Regional Maps

FRANCESCO VALEGIO

1595

Bird's Eye Views of a few English Cities

JAMES I (VI of SCOTLAND)

1602 - 25

The son of Mary, Queen of Scots and Henry, Lord Darnley

Born at Edinburgh Castle in 1566 Ascended the throne in 1603 Married Anne of Denmark Had three sons and four daughters Died at Theobalds in 1625, aged 59

HISTORIC EVENT

GUNPOWDER PLOT - 5th November, 1605

Guy Fawkes is found beneath Westminster guarding 20 barrels of gunpowder with the intention of blowing up king and parliament

WILLIAM HOLE & WILLIAM KIP

1607, 1610 & 1637

County maps of England and Wales in Camden's Britannia

JOHN SPEED

1610 - 11

The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine is published illustrated with county maps and others

MICHAEL DRAYTON

1612 - 1622

A poet but know to map collectors for his Poly-Olbion illustrated with very unusual county maps

CHARLES I

1625 - 1649

The second son of James I and Anne of Denmark

Born on 19th November, 1600 in the Palace Buildings at Rosyth Married Henrietta Maria Had two children - Charles II of England and James II of England Died by execution at the Palace of Whitehall on 30th January 1649

JOHN BILL

1612

Miniature County Maps from The abridgment of Camden's Britania With The Maps of the severall Shires of England and Wales

MATTHEW SIMMONS

1636

Small English county maps set into the corner of a sheet showing a Table of Distances

THOMAS JENNER

1635

Small maps and distance tables*

JOAN BLAEU

1645

Fine county maps of England, Wales and Scotland. Published in Amsterdam. Atlas Novus & Atlas Major

HISTORIC EVENT

Civil War Battles

1642 Edgehill - 1642 Worcester - 1643 Devizes - 1643 and 1644 Newbury - 1644 Marston Moor - 1645 Naseby

CROMWELLIAN PERIOD

1649 - 1660

Born at Huntingdon in 1599

Dictator from 1653 to 1658

JAN JANSSON

1646

County maps of England and Wales plus parts of Scotland and Ireland

Atlas Novus - Atlas Contractus - Atlas Anglois - Atlas Major

NICOLAS SANSON

1658

Groups of Counties

RICHARD NICHOLSON
of CHESTER

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I have been buying and selling antique maps since the early 1960's during which time I had a gallery in Watergate Street, Chester for 30 years. I am now able to offer through my websites a personal service to map and print collectors.