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THOMAS BADESLADE and WILLIAM HENRY TOMS

County maps distinctive by the panel listing the main towns with their market and fair days

Thomas Badeslade was principally a surveyor and engineer working with his son Henry working on river improvements and fens reclamation. He started drawing maps of the Fens and waterways and was instrumental in a number of works in the first half of the 18th century. For county map collectors his one work was a series of very distinctive maps he drew for Chorographia Brittanniae engraved and published by W. H. Toms.

It is interesting to note that the atlas was intended for the use of his Majesty King George I for his intended tour through England and Wales. He died on June 11th, 1727. The dedication is to Frederick Prince of Wales, son of George II born February 1st, 1707 and who died on March 31st, 1751 at Kew.

MAP GALLERY

  • Map of the Great Roads frfom London to England and Wales, T. Badeslade and W. H. Toms, 1742

    Map of the Great Roads frfom London to England and Wales, T. Badeslade and W. H. Toms, 1742

  • A map of the Sea Coast England and Wales, W. H. Toms and T.Badeslade 1742

    A map of the Sea Coast England and Wales, W. H. Toms and T.Badeslade 1742

  • Map of England and Wales Counties, W. H. Toms and T.Badeslade 1742

    Map of England and Wales Counties, W. H. Toms and T.Badeslade 1742

  • Table of Cross Roads W. H. Toms and T.Badeslade 1742

    Table of Cross Roads W. H. Toms and T.Badeslade 1742

  • Principal Cross Roads W. H. Toms and T.Badeslade 1742

    Principal Cross Roads W. H. Toms and T.Badeslade 1742

  • Map of Befordshire by W. H. Toms and T.Badeslade 1742

    Map of Befordshire by W. H. Toms and T.Badeslade 1742

  • Map of Berkshire by W. H. Toms and T.Badeslade 1742

    Map of Berkshire by W. H. Toms and T.Badeslade 1742

  • Map of Buckinghamshire by W. H. Toms and T.Badeslade 1742

    Map of Buckinghamshire by W. H. Toms and T.Badeslade 1742

  • Map of Cambridgeshire W. H. Toms and T.Badeslade 1742

    Map of Cambridgeshire W. H. Toms and T.Badeslade 1742

  • Map of Cheshire by W. H. Toms and T.Badeslade 1742

    Map of Cheshire by W. H. Toms and T.Badeslade 1742

  • Map of Cornwall W. H. Toms and T.Badeslade 1742

    Map of Cornwall W. H. Toms and T.Badeslade 1742

  • Map of Cumberland W. H. Toms and T.Badeslade 1742

    Map of Cumberland W. H. Toms and T.Badeslade 1742

  • Map of Derbyshire W. H. Toms and T.Badeslade 1742

    Map of Derbyshire W. H. Toms and T.Badeslade 1742

  • Map of Devonshire W. H. Toms and T.Badeslade 1742

    Map of Devonshire W. H. Toms and T.Badeslade 1742

  • Map of Dorsetshire W. H. Toms and T.Badeslade 1742

    Map of Dorsetshire W. H. Toms and T.Badeslade 1742

  • Map of County Durham W. H. Toms and T.Badeslade 1742

    Map of County Durham W. H. Toms and T.Badeslade 1742

  • Map of Gloucestershire W. H. Toms and T.Badeslade 1742

    Map of Gloucestershire W. H. Toms and T.Badeslade 1742

  • Map of Hampshire and Isle of Wight by W. H. Toms and T.Badeslade 1742

    Map of Hampshire and Isle of Wight by W. H. Toms and T.Badeslade 1742

  • Map of Herefordshire by W. H. Toms and T.Badeslade 1742

    Map of Herefordshire by W. H. Toms and T.Badeslade 1742

  • Map of Hertfordshire by W. H. Toms and T.Badeslade 1742

    Map of Hertfordshire by W. H. Toms and T.Badeslade 1742

  • Map of Huntingdonshire by W. H. Toms and T.Badeslade 1742

    Map of Huntingdonshire by W. H. Toms and T.Badeslade 1742

  • Map of Kent by W. H. Toms and T.Badeslade 1742

    Map of Kent by W. H. Toms and T.Badeslade 1742

  • Map of Lancashire by W. H. Toms and T.Badeslade 1742

    Map of Lancashire by W. H. Toms and T.Badeslade 1742

  • Map of Leicestershire by W. H. Toms and T.Badeslade 1742

    Map of Leicestershire by W. H. Toms and T.Badeslade 1742

  • Map of Lincolnshire by W. H. Toms and T.Badeslade 1742

    Map of Lincolnshire by W. H. Toms and T.Badeslade 1742

  • Map of Middlesex by W. H. Toms and T.Badeslade 1742

    Map of Middlesex by W. H. Toms and T.Badeslade 1742

  • Map of Monmouthshire by W. H. Toms and T.Badeslade 1742

    Map of Monmouthshire by W. H. Toms and T.Badeslade 1742

  • Map of Norfolk by W. H. Toms and T.Badeslade 1742

    Map of Norfolk by W. H. Toms and T.Badeslade 1742

  • Map of Northamptonshire by W. H. Toms and T.Badeslade 1742

    Map of Northamptonshire by W. H. Toms and T.Badeslade 1742

  • Map of Northumberland by W. H. Toms and T.Badeslade 1742

    Map of Northumberland by W. H. Toms and T.Badeslade 1742

  • Map of Nottinghamshire by W. H. Toms and T.Badeslade 1742

    Map of Nottinghamshire by W. H. Toms and T.Badeslade 1742

  • Map of Oxfordshire by W. H. Toms and T.Badeslade 1742

    Map of Oxfordshire by W. H. Toms and T.Badeslade 1742

  • Map of Rutlandshire by W. H. Toms and T.Badeslade 1742

    Map of Rutlandshire by W. H. Toms and T.Badeslade 1742

  • Map of Shropshire by W. H. Toms and T.Badeslade 1742

    Map of Shropshire by W. H. Toms and T.Badeslade 1742

  • Map of Somersetshire by W. H. Toms and T.Badeslade 1742

    Map of Somersetshire by W. H. Toms and T.Badeslade 1742

  • Map of Staffordshire by W. H. Toms and T.Badeslade 1742

    Map of Staffordshire by W. H. Toms and T.Badeslade 1742

  • Map of Suffolk by W. H. Toms and T.Badeslade 1742

    Map of Suffolk by W. H. Toms and T.Badeslade 1742

  • Map of Surrey by W. H. Toms and T.Badeslade 1742

    Map of Surrey by W. H. Toms and T.Badeslade 1742

  • Map of Sussex by W. H. Toms and T.Badeslade 1742

    Map of Sussex by W. H. Toms and T.Badeslade 1742

  • Map of Warwickshire by W. H. Toms and T.Badeslade 1742

    Map of Warwickshire by W. H. Toms and T.Badeslade 1742

  • Map of Westmorland by W. H. Toms and T.Badeslade 1742

    Map of Westmorland by W. H. Toms and T.Badeslade 1742

  • Map of Wiltshire by W. H. Toms and T.Badeslade 1742

    Map of Wiltshire by W. H. Toms and T.Badeslade 1742

  • Map of Worcestershire by W. H. Toms and T.Badeslade 1742

    Map of Worcestershire by W. H. Toms and T.Badeslade 1742

  • Map of Yorkshire by W. H. Toms and T.Badeslade 1742

    Map of Yorkshire by W. H. Toms and T.Badeslade 1742

  • Map of South Wales by W. H. Toms and T.Badeslade 1742

    Map of South Wales by W. H. Toms and T.Badeslade 1742

  • Map of North Wales by W. H. Toms and T.Badeslade 1742

    Map of North Wales by W. H. Toms and T.Badeslade 1742

Just my personal opinion

A delightful series of mid 18th century county maps. It is still fairly easy to find a map from this series showing your county of choice to add to your collection. Look out for the 1741 and the 1742 editions. The 1741 edition has fewer place names on it. But both editions have a unique addition to help them stand out from other competing maps of the day. A panel that shows the main towns in the county and a note of their market days. Surely something that you would want to check before making a visit. Most specimens you come across will have a centre fold but there were larger paper editions of the atlas with no fold. You can find specimens with early hand colouring but more common will be either uncoloured maps or maps with later hand colouring.

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