RICHARD NICHOLSON of CHESTER

A WORLD OF ANTIQUE MAPS AND PRINTS

The Cartographer

THOMAS GARDNER

Flourished 1823

Thomas Gardner enabled you to carry
Ogilby's 100 Road Maps with you on your Travels

A Pocket-Guide to the English Traveller
1719
A series of 100 strip Road Maps

Thomas Gardner Pocket Guide Titlepage 1715
Thomas Gardner Pocket Guide Preface Page 1
Thomas Gardner Pocket Guide Preface Page 2
Thomas Gardner Pocket Table Page 1
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The 100 Road Maps with their Routes

1 London, Acton, Uxbridge, Beaconsfield, High Wycombe, Tetsworth, Oxford, Islip
Dedicated to George Clerk.

2 Islip. Morton in Marsh, Broadway, Pershore, Bramyard, Worcester
Dedicated to Thomas Wylde

3 Bramyard, Leominster, Presteign, Aberystwyth
Dedicated to John Fowler

4 London, Ewell, Dorking, Billingshurst, Amberley, Arundel, Chichester
Dedicated to Richard Farrington

5 London, Waltham, Hoddesdon, Ware, Royston, Huntingdon, Stilton.
Dedicated to Robert Piggot

6 Stilton, Stamford, Grantham, Newark, Tuxford

7 Tuxford, Doncaster, Wentbridge, Tadcaster, York
Dedicated to Henry Lord Viscount Down

8 York, Boroughbridge, Northallerton, Darlington, Durham, Chester-le-Street
Dedicated to Wilfrid Lawson

9 Chester-le-Street, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Morpeth, Alnwick, Belford
Berwick
Dedicated to Algernoon Earl of Hertford
**

10 London, Maidenhead, Reading, Chilton, Marlborough
Dedicated to Richard How

11 Marlborough, Calne, Chippenham, Bristol. Bristol, Axbridge, Huntspil
Dedicated to William Heylar

12 London, Acton, Uxbridge, Amersham, Aylesbury, Buckingham, Banbury Dedicated to Justinian Isham.

13 Banbury, Stratford, Bromsgrove, Kidderminster,Banbury, Camden
Dedicated to Thomas Stephens

14 London, Brentford, Hounslow, Colbrook, Slough, Maidenhead, Abingdon
Dedicated to Sir Henry Ashurst.

15 Abingdon, Faringdon, Fairford, Barnsley, Gloucester, Monmouth
Dedicated to Charles Coxe

16 Monmouth, Newport, Cardiff, Cowbridge, Aberavon, Burton Dedicated to Edward Stradling

17 Burton, Kidwelly, Haverfordwest, St. Davids
Dedicated to Arthur Owen

18 London, Southwark, Rochester, Canterbury, Dover
Dedicated to James Craggs

19 London, Romford, Brentford, Chelmsford, Colchester, Harwich
Dedicated to Isaac Rebow

20 London, Eltham, Farmingham, Maidstone, Ashford, Hythe
Dedicated to Sir John Jennings

21 London, High Barnet, St. Albans, Dunstable, Stony Stratford, Towcester Dedicated to William Hillersden

22 Towcester, Daventry, Coventry, Lichfield
Dedicated to Andrew Archer

23 Lichfield, Rugeley, Stone, Stableford, Nantwich, Tarporley, Chester
Dedicated to Langham Booth

24 Chester, Denbigh, Conway, Beaumaris, Holyhead
Dedicated to Owen Meywrick

25 London, Hounslow, Staines, Basingstoke, Andover
Dedicated to George Pitt

26 Andover, Salisbury, Shaftsbury, Sherborne, Crewkerne
Dedicated to William Benson

27 Crewkerne, Honiton, Exeter, Ashburton, Plymouth
Dedicated to William Courteny Bart

28 Plymouth, Fowey, Tregony, Penzance, Land's End
Dedicated to James Craggs

29 London, Croydon, East Grinstead, Lewes, Newhaven, Brighton, Shoreham

30 London, Wandsworth, Cobham, Guildfordm Godalming, Petersfield, Portsmouth
Dedicated to Thomas Lord Onslow

31 London, Bromley, Sevenoaks, Tonbridge, Rye
Dedicated to James Butler

32 Andover, Warminster, Bruton, Bridgwater
Dedicated to George Doddington

33 Bridgwater, Dulverton, Barnstaple, Torrington, Hatherleigh

34 Hatherleigh, Camelford, Padstow, St. Columb, Truro
Dedicated to Spencer Cowper.

35 Chippenham, Bath, Wells, Marlborough, Devizes, Trowbridge, Wells
Dedicated to Joseph Erle.

36 Stilton, Peterborough, Spalding, Boston. Sleaford, Lincoln
Dedicated to Richard Grantham

37 Darleston, Brewerton, Warrington, Wigan, Preston, Garstang

38 Garstang, Lancaster, Bolton, Kendal, Penrith, Carlisle
Dedicated to Ealr of Carlisle.

39 Guildford, Midhurst, Chichester/ Midhurst, Petersfield, Winchester
Dedicated to William Lord Powlet

40 Stony Stratford, Northampton, Mkt. Harbrough, Leicester, Loughborough, Derby
Dedicated to Sir Thomas Cave, Bart.

41 Temsford, Eaton, Bugdon, Stilton, Peterborough, Market Deeping, Sleaford, Lincoln
Dedicated to Sir John Brownlow, Bart

42 Lincoln, Barton, Hull, Beverley, Flamborough
Dedicated to Sir Arthur Kay, Bart.

43 Puckeridge, Cambridge, Ely, Downham, King's Lynn
Dedicated to Robert Walpole

44 Four shire stone, Chipping Campden, Worcester, Ludlow, Montgomery
Dedicated to John Pugh.

45 High Barnet, Hatfield, Baldock, Biggleswade, St. Neots, Oakham
Dedicated to Edward Lord Hinchinbroke

46 Puckeridge, Newmarket, Thetford, Attleborough, Windham, Norwich
Dedicated to Sir Jacob Astley.

47 St. Albans, Luton, Bedford, Wellingborough, Kettering, Oakham
Dedicated to Daniel Lord Finch

48 Oakham, Melton Mowbray, Nottingham, Mansfield, Rotherham, Barnsley
Dedicated to William Levinz.

49 Barnsley, Halifax, Skipton, Middleham, Richmond
Dedicated to John Aislabie.

50 Meriden, Birmingham, Bridgnorth, Shrewsbury, WelshpoolDedicated to Sir Robert Corbet, Bart.
Hand coloured

51 Bagshot, Farnham, Alton, Alresford, Southampton, Romsey, Salisbury
Dedicated to John Wallop

52 Newmarket, Swaffham, Wells, Newmarket, Bury St. Edmunds
Dedicated to Sir Robert Davers, Bart.

53 Basingstoke, Stockbridge, Cranborne, Blandford, Dorchester, Weymouth
Dedicated to John Harrison.

54 Colchester, Ipswich, Saxmundham, Beccles, Yarmouth

55 Bristol, Chipping Sodbury, Tetbury, Cirencester, Burford, Banbury
Dedicated to Benjamin Bathurst

56 Bristol, Chepstow, Monmouth, Hereford, Leominster, Ludlow
Dedicated to Earl of Carnarvan

57 Ludlow, Shrewsbury, Whitchurch, Chester

58 Bristol, Wells, Glastonbury, Taunton, Exeter
Dedicated to Francis Drew

59 Bristol, Gloucester, Tewksbury, Worcester
Dedicated to Anthony Lechmere

60 Bristol, Wells, Crewkerne, Frampton, Weymout
Dedicated to William Peirs.

61 Cambridge, St. Neots, Northampton, Rugby, Coventry. Dedicated to William Wilmer

62 Carlisle, Jedburgh, Kelso, Berwick
Dedicated to John Pringle.

63 Chester, Wrexham Newtown, Llanbader
Dedicated to Edward Vaughan

64 Llanbadardfynydd, Brecon, Cardiff
Dedicated to Sir Charles Kemys, Bart.

65 Dartmouth, Exeter, Tiverton, Minehead.
Dedicated to John Bampfylde.

66 St. Davids, Fishguard, Cardigan, Llanrhystud, Llanbadern Vawr, Tal-y-bont
Dedicated to Owen Brigstock

67 Talybont, Bala, Ruthin, Holywell
Dedicated to Watkin Williams.

68 Exeter, Chumleigh, Ilfracombe, Bideford, Torrington
Dedicated to John Basset

69 Exeter, Tavistock, Liskeard, Truro
Dedicated to John Trelawney.

70 Gloucester, Cheltenham, Chipping Campden, Warwick, Coventry
Dedicated to Joseph Addison

71 Gloucester, Ross-on-Wye, Hereford, Knighton, Montgomery
Dedicated to George Caswal.

72 Hereford, Worcester, Droitwich, Bromsgrove, Coventry, Leicester
Dedicated to Sir George Beaumont, Bart.

73 Huntingdon, St. Ives, Ely, Soham, Bury St. Edmunds, Needham, Ipswich
Dedicated to Car Lord Hervey.

74 Ipswich, Thwaite, Norwich, Alesham, Cromer

75 King's Lynn, Thetford, Stowmarket, Harwich
Dedicated to Francis Negus.

76 King's Lynn, Gayton, Billingford, Norwich, Yarmouth
Dedicated to Horatio Townshend.

77 Monmouth, Abergavenny, Brecon, Llanbadarnfynydd
Dedicated to Sir Edward Williams

78 Nottingham, Lincoln, Market Rasen, Grimsby
Dedicated to George Markham

79 Oxford, Farringdon, Malmesbury, Bristol
Dedicated to Sir John Rushout

80 Oxford, Buckingham, Bedford, Cambridge
Dedicated to Edmind Halsey.

81 Oxford, Abington, Newburt, Basingstoke Petersfield, Chichester
Dedicated to William Sloper

82 Oxford, Banbury, Coventry, Ashby-de-la-Zouche, Derby
Dedicated to Duke of Devonshire.

83 Oxford, Hungerford, Salisbury, Cranborne, Poole
Dedicated to the Hon. Francis Swanton.

84 Presteign, Builth Wells, Llandovery, Carmarthen Dedicated to Richard Vaughan.

85 Salisbury, Burbich, Marlborough, Lechlade, Stow, Chipping Campden
Dedicated to William Humphreys, Knt. & Bart.

86 Tynemouth, Newcastle, Hexham, Haltwhistle, Carlisle
Dedicated to Rt. Hon Earl of Carlisle.

87 Welshpool, Dolgellau, Caernarvon
Dedicated to Edward Vaughan. Uncoloured

88 York, Ripley, Skipton, Settle, Lancaster
Dedicated to Hon. Robert Hitch.

89 York, Leeds, Rochdale, Manchester, Warrington
Dedicated to Sir William Robinson Bart.

90 Warrington, Chester. Manchester, Stockport, Derby
Dedicated to Sir Henry Bunbury.

91 Carmarthen, Cardigan, Llanbadardfynydd, Aberystwyth
Dedicated to Stephen Parry.

92 Chelmsford, Sudbury, Bury St. Edmunds
Dedicated to Thomas Western

93 Chelmsford, Maldon/Rayleigh/Ingatestone, Billericay. Gravesend, Dover

94 Exeter, Colyford, Lyme Regis, Bridport, Dorchester. Plymouth, Dartmouth
Dedicated to Spencer Cowper.

95 Ferrybridge, Boroughbridge, Ripon, Barnard Castle. Ferrybridge, Wakefield

96 Kendal, Ambleside, Cockermouth, Egremont. Cockermouth, Carlisle

97 Alresford, Winchester, Poole, Christchurch. Southampton, Winchester
Dedicated to George Trenchard

98 Shrewsbury, Wrexham, Holywell, Chester, Flint. Holywell
Dedicated to Sir Thomas Conway

99 Whitby, Guisborough, Stockton, Durham, Sunderland, Tynemouth. Dedicated to Thomas Conyers

100 York, Pickering, Whitby, New Malton, Sherburn, Scarborough
Dedicated to Earl Stanhope, His Majesty's Principal Secretary of State.

Use this list to check which Thomas Gardner Road Maps pass through your county

BEDFORDSHIRE
BERKSHIRE
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE
CAMBRIDGESHIRE
CHESHIRE
CORNWALL
CUMBERLAND
DERBYSHIRE
DEVONSHIRE
DORSETSHIRE
COUNTY DURHAM
ESSEX
GLOUCESTERSHIRE
HAMPSHIRE
HEREFORDSHIRE
HERTFORDSHIRE
HUNTINGDONSHIRE
KENT
LANCASHIRE
LEICESTERSHIRE
LINCOLNSHIRE
MIDDLESEX
NORFOLK
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE
NORTHUMBERLAND
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE
OXFORDSHIRE
RUTLANDSHIRE
SHROPSHIRE
SOMERSETSHIRE
STAFFORDSHIRE
SUFFOLK
SURREY
SUSSEX
WARWICKSHIRE
WESTMORLAND
WILTSHIRE
WORCESTERSHIRE
YORKSHIRE
ANGLESEY
BRECONSHIRE
CAERNARVONSHIRE
CARDIGANSHIRE
CARMARTHENSHIRE
DENBIGHSHIRE
FLINTSHIRE
GLAMORGANSHIRE
MERIONETHSHIRE
MONMOUTHSHIRE
MONTGOMERYSHIRE
PEMBROKESHIRE
RADNORSHIRE
SCOTLAND

21, 41, 45, 47, 61, 80
10, 14, 15, 79, 81, 83
12, 14, 21, 80
5, 43, 46, 61, 73, 80
23, 57, 63, 89, 90, 98
28, 34, 69
38, 62, 86, 96
40, 48, 82, 90
27, 33, 34, 58, 65, 68, 69, 94
26, 53, 60, 83, 94, 97
8, 9, 99,
19, 54, 75, 92, 93,
13, 15, 44, 55, 56, 59, 70, 71, 79, 85
25, 26, 30, 32, 39, 51, 53, 81, 97
1, 2, 56, 71, 72
5, 21, 43, 45, 46, 47
5, 6, 36, 41, 45, 61, 73
18, 20, 31, 93
37, 38, 88, 89, 90
40, 48, 72, 82
6, 36, 41, 42, 78
5, 10, 12, 14, 18, 21, 25, 29
43, 46, 52, 54, 74, 75, 76
6, 12, 21, 22, 40, 41, 45, 47, 61
9, 62, 86, 99,
6, 7, 48, 78
1, 12, 13, 55, 79, 80, 82, 83, 85
6, 45, 47, 48
44, 50, 57, 98
11, 26, 27, 32, 33, 35, 58, 59, 60, 65, 71
22, 23, 37, 50
46, 52, 54, 73, 74, 92
20, 25, 29, 30, 39, 51
29, 31, 39, 81
13, 22, 50, 61, 70, 72, 82
38
10, 11, 26, 32, 35, 51, 53, 79, 83, 85
1, 13, 44, 59, 72
7, 8, 42, 48, 49, 88, 89, 95, 99, 100
24
64, 77, 84
24, 87
2, 66, 91
17, 77, 84, 91
24, 63, 67, 98
24, 67, 98
16, 17, 64
67, 87, 96
16, 56, 77
44, 50, 63, 67, 71, 87
17, 66, 91
2, 64, 71, 84
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Gallery

Plate 46 The Road from Puckeridge to Norwich by Thomas Gardner, 1719
Plate 56 The Road from Bristol to Ludlow by Thomas Gardner, 1719
Plate 58 The Road from Bristol to Exeter by Thomas Gardner, 1719
Plate 66 The Road from St. Davids to Talabont by Thomas Gardner, 1719
Plate 85 The Road from Salisbury to Campden by Thomas Gardner, 1719

RICHARD NICHOLSON
of CHESTER

Stoneydale
Pepper Street
Christleton
Chester
CH3 7AG

Telephone

01244 336004

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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.