Beautiful map of Nottinghamshire, coloured by the divisions and ‘wapontaks’ of the county. Cartouche at upper left, scales at lower left. 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 ...

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

Ornamental cartouche, with the regions, of the county, called ‘Wapontaks’ shown in outline colour. ‘Wapontaks’ are so called because’weapon taking- the holding of your weapon above your head, was an ancient way of taking votes

Dimensions (W x H): 42 x 35 / 16½ x 14

Attractive map of Nottinghamshire. Title in decorative cartouche at top right. 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 maps are now much harder ...

Dimensions (W x H): 14.5 x 21 / 5½ x 8½

Ornamental cartouche, with the regions of the county, shown in outline colour

Dimensions (W x H): 42 x 35 / 16½ x 14

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): 31.9 x 38.8 / 12½ x 15½

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): 21 x 33.7 / 8½ x 13½