The Roads Of Great Britain By William Faden Geographer To The King 1800. To John Henniker Esq. One Of The Barons Of The Cinque Ports For The Port And Town Of New Romney, M.a. Of Cambridge And Oxford And F.r.s. This Map Is Respectfully Inscribed By His Obliged Servant Wm. Faden..
The map is a little time-stained, occasional faint foxing here and there, some old repairs to the linen and when folded a little edge-worn and dusty, but a very good example.
£100.00
Details
DEDICATED TO NEW ROMNEY BARON
Publisher
Published as the Act directs May 10th. 1800 by Wm. Faden, Geographer to the King, Charing Cross, London.,
Date
1800
Synopsis
The head of the map reads 'itineraire de la grande bretagne'. inset in top right hand corner 'supplement for the roads of scotland'.
Item Description
Contemporary hand-coloured (full body colour) folding engraved map 24 x 29.5 inches, dissected and mounted on linen with Faden's label attached to the outside cover. Without slipcase.
Notes
An attractive map, each county is hand-coloured. Scale 15 miles to the inch. An interesting issue of this map which was frequently reissued over the next 30 years.
[Stock No. 14859]
