Speed drew on the work of John Norden for his map of Essex. His inset plan of Colchester ‘reveals a town of some prosperity with its castle, churches, dwellings and former religious houses, somewhat uncomfortably straddling a circle of walls of Roman origin’. (Nigel Nicolson: A Tudor Atlas by ...

Dimensions (W x H): 51 x 39 / 20 x 15½

A beautiful map of the county, rich with heraldry. Shows the bordering counties. Title cartouche is in the form of a large green and gold drape. Putti play with measuring instruments on the scale cartouche

Dimensions (W x H): 52 x 42 / 20½ x 16½

Beautiful map of Essex, coloured by the hundreds of the county. Cartouche at upper right, scales at lower right. The 1695 edition of Camden's Britannia was the first edition to contain Robert Morden's beautiful county maps. Morden went to considerable trouble to make them as accurate as possible, ...

Dimensions (W x H): 43 x 36 / 17 x 14

Attractive map of Essex. Decorated cartouche at lower right. Antonio Zatta was one of the leading cartographers and publishers of the time, and his Atlante Novissimo was one of the most beautifully produced of 18th century atlases. He drew on the work of other cartographers- such as Captain ...

Dimensions (W x H): 31 x 20.5 / 12 x 8

A detailed map of the county, with compass rose, and key to the hundreds. Title in decorative cartouche. Morden’s maps for Camden’s Britannia were a landmark in British mapmaking. In response to public demand, the smaller Morden atlas, The Magna Britannia was published in 1702. These small Morden ...

Dimensions (W x H): 20.5 x 17 / 8 x 6½

A detailed map of the county

Dimensions (W x H): 52.5 x 42 / 20½ x 16½

The map is coloured, the surrounding decorations and inset views are uncoloured. Roman standard at left, floral decorations with cherubs, coats of arms and inset views of Southend and Chelmdford

Dimensions (W x H): 27 x 21 / 10½ x 8½

This is from a later edition of the Walker Brothers famous beautifully engraved The British Atlas of 1837. ‘An interesting feature is that the maps were usually issued with all railways built marked in red by hand. Often these red railways are more extensive than lines actually engraved on the maps ...

Dimensions (W x H): 38.4 x 31.6 / 15 x 12½

This county map by Lt. R.K. DAWSON. R.E. is one of several compiled between 1831 and 1832 showing the "Proposed Division of Counties and Boundaries of Boroughs".

Dimensions (W x H): 36.5 x 33 / 14½ x 13

This county map by Lt. R.K. DAWSON. R.E. is one of several compiled between 1831 and 1832 showing the "Proposed Division of Counties and Boundaries of Boroughs".

Dimensions (W x H): 31.5 x 32.5 / 12½ x 13

This county map by Lt. R.K. DAWSON. R.E. is one of several compiled between 1831 and 1832 showing the "Proposed Division of Counties and Boundaries of Boroughs".

Dimensions (W x H): 19.5 x 33 / 7½ x 13