{"title":"New","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"stanleys-first-trans-africa-expedition","title":"Stanley's First Trans-Africa Expedition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ci\u003eMap showing the Western\/Eastern Half of Equatorial Africa and the Explorations by Land and Water of Henry M. Stanley in the Years 1874-77\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis map was published in Henry Morton Stanley’s \u003ci\u003eThrough the Dark Continent\u003c\/i\u003e, but here dissected at an early date to create a robust folding map.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA result of Welsh-American explorer HM Stanley’s first trans-Africa expedition, sponsored by the \u003ci\u003eNew York Herald\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e, our map contains a wealth of new information about central Africa, particularly the course of the River Congo.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition \u0026amp; Materials\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2 lithographed maps, printed area for each measures 87.5 x 71 cm, printed in colours. Dissected into 28 panels and laid on linen, minor wear.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bryars \u0026 Bryars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55388646048126,"sku":"9864","price":650.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/2550\/1126\/files\/9864.jpg?v=1744459810"},{"product_id":"the-course-of-the-river-mole","title":"The Course of the River Mole","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ci\u003eCourse of the River Mole. From Box Hill Bridge to Leatherhead shewing the situation of the various apertures called Swallows\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis map charting the course of the River Mole, a tributary of the Thames, was engraved by Nathaniel Whittock after James Robert Thompson and published in the first volume of Edward Wedlake Brayley's five volume \u003ci\u003eTopographical history of the County of Surrey\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition \u0026amp; Materials\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSteel engraving, printed area measures approx 24 x 39 cm. Original hand colour to roads and river, old folds, blank verso. Tabbed for binding into a book.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bryars \u0026 Bryars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55388705587582,"sku":"9869","price":150.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/2550\/1126\/files\/9869_19f22aff-a71f-405b-bfe5-6e2369311883.jpg?v=1744377679"},{"product_id":"first-map-of-the-soviet-gulags","title":"First Map of the Soviet Gulags","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis important map of the ‘Gulag’, the Soviet system of forced labour camps, is seemingly the earliest published example of what was to become one of “the most widely-circulated pieces of anti-Communist literature.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt was published in a work titled, with heavy irony, \u003ci\u003eSprawiedliwosc Sowiecka\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eSoviet Justice\u003c\/i\u003e), which was also published as \u003ci\u003eLa Justice Sovietique\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGiustizia Sovietica\u003c\/i\u003e. There was no English edition, but English may have been chosen as a common language for the map.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe authors were both Polish army officers in II Corps, a Polish unit serving with the British Eighth Army in Italy. The work was published pseudonymously to protect their families – still living in Soviet occupied Poland – from reprisals.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMany Polish prisoners had been held in the camps between 1939 and 1941, while the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact (the Nazi-Soviet non aggression pact) lasted. After the German invasion of Russia, Poles were released to fight alongside the Allies, bringing with them first-hand knowledge of the Gulag camps.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition \u0026amp; Materials\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLithographed map, printed area measures 49.5 x 69.5 cm. Printed in black and red, old folds, blank verso.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eReferences\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTimothy Barney, Mapping the Cold War, 2015, p. 120\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePersuasive Maps: The PJ Mode Collection, 1330..01\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDavid Rumsey Map Collection (variant), 10518.000\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e7 examples located on Worldcat\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eOCLC: 30774307; 1129044311; 556399217; 494888464\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bryars \u0026 Bryars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55388746645886,"sku":"9871","price":2500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/2550\/1126\/files\/9871.jpg?v=1744731283"},{"product_id":"dawsons-map-of-the-dominion-of-canada","title":"Dawson's Map of the Dominion of Canada","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis map of the Dominion of Canada was made by John Bartholomew \u0026amp; Son for Dawson Brothers.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt features insets of the environs of Montreal, Newfoundland, Manitoba and an extension of the map to the Pacific (British Colombia and Manitoba). A first edition was published in 1870, followed by a second in 1872.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition \u0026amp; Materials\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLithographed folding map, printed area measures 58.5 x 84.5 cm, dissected into 32 panels and laid on linen, minor wear. Folds into publisher’s green pebble-grained cloth covers. Ownership inscription of Hugh Brown, Montreal, in blue pencil to verso.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bryars \u0026 Bryars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55388770861438,"sku":"9878","price":250.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/2550\/1126\/files\/9878.jpg?v=1744459710"},{"product_id":"the-destruction-of-the-french-fleet-at-quiberon-bay-1759","title":"The Destruction of the French Fleet at Quiberon Bay 1759","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrittische Übermacht zur See wieder Franckreich Ao. 1759... Superiorite Britannique par Mer contre La France l'An 1759...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis map is a contemporary depiction of events leading to the decisive Battle of Quiberon Bay in 1759, at the height of the Seven Years’ War.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe British had maintained a tight blockade of Brest harbour, but the French fleet broke out under cover of foul weather. The British gave chase, and the ensuing destruction of the French fleet ended any threat of a French invasion of Great Britain and seriously compromised French attempts to resupply their forces in Canada.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMapmaker Tobias Conrad Lotter inherited half of the business established by his father-in-law, \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"maps by Matthaus Seutter\" href=\"https:\/\/bryarsandbryars.co.uk\/collections\/all\/mapmakers_matthaus-seutter\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMatthäus Seutter\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bryarsandbryars.co.uk\/collections\/all\/mapmakers_matthaus-seutter\"\u003e.\u003c\/a\u003e Assisted by his three sons (including Matthaus Albrecht Lotter, who engraved this map), he established his own firm in 1758. Over time he took his share of Seutter’s copper printing-plates but also continued to engrave his own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition \u0026amp; Materials\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCopper engraving, printed area measures 47.5 x 48 cm. Original hand colour, paper thinning and restorations to centrefold, a handful of pinprick wormholes. Text in German and French, including numbered key in left and right hand borders, blank verso.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bryars \u0026 Bryars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55388781183358,"sku":"9879","price":300.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/2550\/1126\/files\/9879.jpg?v=1744469551"},{"product_id":"stanfords-12-miles-around-london","title":"Stanford's 12 Miles Around London","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStanford’s map of London and the twelve miles round was published in various editions between (at least) 1860 and 1903.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition \u0026amp; Materials\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLithographed folding map, printed area measures 69.5 x 69.5 cm. Dissected into 24 panels and laid on linen, original hand colour. Folds into publisher’s cloth boards with printed paper label.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eReferences\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHyde, Printed maps of Victorian London, 70. Hyde was unaware of any editions between 1886 and 1903.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bryars \u0026 Bryars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55388790915454,"sku":"9880","price":325.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/2550\/1126\/files\/9880.jpg?v=1744459674"},{"product_id":"wallis-guide-for-strangers-through-london","title":"Wallis' Guide for Strangers Through London","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ci\u003eWallis's Guide for Strangers, through London, and its Evirons, 1821\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe stranger will here find an alphabetical list of streets corresponding to a lettered map grid. First published in 1820, revised and updated editions of this map were issued until 1845.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdward Wallis inherited his father’s business in 1818 and continued to publish \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bryarsandbryars.co.uk\/blogs\/rhumb-lines\/georgian-game-night?_pos=11\u0026amp;_sid=e5a0cb90c\u0026amp;_ss=r\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"blog post: Georgian Game Night\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003egeographical games\u003c\/a\u003e and puzzles as well as more conventional maps such as this one. \u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition \u0026amp; Materials\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEngraved folding plan of London, printed area measures 52.5 x 61 cm. Dissected into 20 panels and laid on linen, original hand colour, one or two trivial spots and stains, slight wear. Folds into worn original slipcase with printed publisher’s label and bookseller’s ticket.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eReferences\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHowgego, Printed maps of London, 281 (2)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bryars \u0026 Bryars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55388797043070,"sku":"9881","price":1000.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/2550\/1126\/files\/9881.jpg?v=1744459778"},{"product_id":"stanfords-library-map-of-london-northeastern-sheet","title":"Stanford's Library Map of London, Northeastern Sheet","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is the North Eastern sheet of Stanford’s Library Map, extending as far east as Straford and West Ham; further sheets were available to extend coverage as far as Greenwich.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOur example is probably a variant of Hyde’s 10th state of the map: Liverpool Street station is shown (opened 1874) but the publisher’s address has not been updated.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStanford's Library Map has been described by bibliographer Ralph Hyde as ‘unquestionably the most detailed and useful commercial Map of London produced in the Victorian period’.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCovering 120 square miles and prepared on a scale of 6 inches to the mile under the supervision of Trelawny Saunders, it was conceived as part of the series of 'Library Maps' which Stanford initiated in the 1850s in acknowledgement of the popularity and commercial possibilities presented by the Public Libraries Act.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere was a pressing need for a new map: in the 30 years since Greenwood's large-scale survey London had become the largest city in the world, and patchy revisions of earlier material were failing to keep pace with the new bridges, railways and acres of new buildings both public and private.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStanford's map was one of two original large-scale surveys which were first put before the public in the year of the International Exhibition of 1862, the other being by Edward Weller and issued in parts with the \u003ci\u003eWeekly Dispatch Atlas\u003c\/i\u003e. Weller's map is clear and detailed, but cannot quite match Stanford's in terms of quality.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the decade before the first detailed Ordnance Survey map of London, Stanford's Library Map had no other serious rival. The pace of change continued unabated and the map was scrupulously revised to show developments such as the embankment of the Thames and the new subterranean railway system.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition \u0026amp; Materials\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLithographed map sheet, printed area measures 96 x 84.5 cm, original hand colour with a couple of sites circled in red ink or marked with a cross. Dissected into 20 sheets and laid on linen, light staining to upper and lower margins.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bryars \u0026 Bryars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55388806087038,"sku":"9882","price":500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/2550\/1126\/files\/9882.jpg?v=1744459859"},{"product_id":"blaeus-chart-of-the-dorset-coast","title":"Blaeu's Chart of the Dorset Coast","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ci\u003eDe Custen van Engelandt tusschen de droochten van Weembrugh en Poortlandt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis chart of part of the Dorset coast features woodcut coastal profiles and was published in Blaeu’s great sea atlas or pilot book.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVarious editions of \u003ci\u003eZeespiegel, Inhoudende Een korte Onderwysinghe inde konst der zeevaert, en Beschryvinghe der Seen en kusten..\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003ewere published between 1623 and 1652.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition \u0026amp; Materials\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSingle-page copper engraved sea chart, printed area measures 26 x 36.5 cm, Black and white as issued, light show-through, Dutch text to verso.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bryars \u0026 Bryars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55388885778814,"sku":"9889","price":350.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/2550\/1126\/files\/9889.jpg?v=1744292001"},{"product_id":"kerry-lees-pictorial-map-of-london-festival-of-britain-edition","title":"Kerry Lee's Pictorial Map of London - Festival of Britain edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLondon, the Bastion of Liberty\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn returning to Blandford Studio in 1946 after his war service with the Air Ministry, Kerry Lee spent six months working on a map rich in historical, architectural and literary detail which celebrated London’s survival and symbolic wartime role. Lee chose an apposite quote by Churchill: \"We would rather see London in ruins and ashes than that it should be tamely and abjectly enslaved.\"\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe map was issued in two sizes, of which this is the smaller version, set within a decorative border designed to look like a frame. It was marketed overseas (especially in America) by the Travel Association of Great Britain.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLee revised the map for the 1951 Festival of Britain, incorporating Abram Games’ emblem, and a view of the Royal Festival Hall in the border. The South Bank venue also features on the map itself, and following nationalisation the names of the Big Four railway companies have been dropped from the London termini.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLee’s characteristic signature appears bottom right, showing the artist seated at his easel with his dog.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition \u0026amp; Materials\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePictorial map of London laid on linen. 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A legend identifies the lines of the Los Angeles Railway (‘Yellow Cars’), Pacific Electric Railway (‘Red Cars’), bus lines, railroads, and city boundaries.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere are five smaller maps on the verso, including Santa Monica, the San Fernando Valley, and the Los Angeles Theatre \u0026amp; Shopping District.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOur example is an early edition of a map first published in 1923, with corrections to 20 January 1924. Ernest F Hill’s company published city maps of Los Angeles between the 1920s and 1950s.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition \u0026amp; Materials\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLithographed double-sided folding map, printed area measures 54.5 x 69.5 cm. Printed in back and white with overprinting in red. Folds into stiff card printed wrappers.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bryars \u0026 Bryars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55388908257662,"sku":"9891","price":300.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/2550\/1126\/files\/9891.jpg?v=1744285951"},{"product_id":"smiths-new-map-of-england-and-wales","title":"Smith's New Map of England and Wales","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ci\u003eSmith's New Map of England and Wales, with part of Scotland including the turnpike and principal cross roads, the course of the rivers and navigable canals, the cities, market towns and most considerable villages...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis map of England and Wales was engraved by Edward Jones and Benjamin Smith. Later editions were published in 1811, 1818 and in the 1820s.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition \u0026amp; Materials\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCopper engraved folding map, printed area measures 116.5 x 95 cm. Dissected into 36 panels and laid on linen, one or two minor spots and stains. Original hand colour in outline. Folds into word card slipcase with circular printed publisher’s label.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eReferences\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOCLC: 43120460 (2 examples)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOCLC: 316375350 (1 example)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bryars \u0026 Bryars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55388944269694,"sku":"9895","price":300.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/2550\/1126\/files\/9895.jpg?v=1744283858"},{"product_id":"ortelius-miniature-epitome-map-of-austria","title":"Ortelius' Miniature Epitome Map of Austria","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis miniature map of Austria was engraved by brothers Ambrose and Ferdinand Arsenius circa 1601 for a third ‘epitome’ (or pocket version) of Ortelius’ atlas, the \u003ci\u003eTheatrum Orbis Terrarum.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Arsenius brothers had engraved maps for the full-size folio \u003ci\u003eTheatrum\u003c\/i\u003e too, and this series of miniature maps rivalled and replaced \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"miniature maps engraved by Philip Galle for Abraham Ortelius\" href=\"https:\/\/bryarsandbryars.co.uk\/collections\/all\/engravers_philip-galle\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePhilip Galle\u003c\/a\u003e’s earlier versions.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition \u0026amp; Materials\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCopper engraving, printed area measures 8.6 x 12.5 cm. Modern hand colour, Italian text on verso.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eReferences\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKoeman, Atlantes Neerlandici Ort. 68A; King, Miniature Maps, third ed, 1601A\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bryars \u0026 Bryars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55388993126782,"sku":"9902","price":150.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/2550\/1126\/files\/9902.jpg?v=1744121147"},{"product_id":"ortelius-miniature-epitome-map-of-morocco","title":"Ortelius' Miniature Epitome Map of Morocco","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFessae et Marocci Regna\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e – a miniature map of Morocco.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition \u0026amp; Materials\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eCopper engraving, printed area measurement 7.8 x 10.6 cm. Modern hand colour, small wormhole top right, Latin text on verso.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReferences\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKoeman, Atlantes Neerlandici, Ort 53\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bryars \u0026 Bryars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55388995486078,"sku":"9903","price":175.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/2550\/1126\/files\/9903.jpg?v=1743849263"},{"product_id":"bertius-miniature-map-of-gujarat-and-northern-india","title":"Bertius' Miniature map of Gujarat and Northern India","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis miniature map of Gujarat and northern India was published in one of the earlier editions of Bertius’ \u003ci\u003eTabularum Geographicarum Contractum\u003c\/i\u003e issued between 1598 and1612. The plates were entirely renewed for the 1616 edition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition \u0026amp; Materials\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCopper engraving, printed area measures 12.7 x 8.9 cm. Modern hand-colour, short closed tear, Latin text on verso\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bryars \u0026 Bryars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55389007413630,"sku":"9900","price":125.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/2550\/1126\/files\/9900.jpg?v=1744121333"},{"product_id":"tallis-map-of-victoria","title":"Tallis' Map of Victoria","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eVictoria or Port Phillip\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEngraved by John Rapkin for the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIllustrated Atlas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, this map includes vignettes of Melbourne, the River Glenelg, a kangaroo and Aboriginal Australians engraved by John Rogers after H Warren.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe map was engraved in 1851, the year in which the Port Philip District was separated from New South Wales to become Victoria. A variant state of the map captions the vignette of Melbourne as Port Phillip, but this may have been a simple confusion between the name of the bay and of the the city.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJohn Tallis the younger (1817-76) is best remembered for his hugely popular \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIllustrated Atlas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e published serially from the mid 1840s onwards and in its complete form in 1851. He was born in Stourbridge in Worcestershire in about 1818 and it is likely that he stayed in the Midlands working as a publisher in Birmingham, until he moved to London in the early 1840s. Seemingly a victim of unscrupulous business partners, he died in penury and is buried in an unmarked grave.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition \u0026amp; Materials\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSteel engraving, printed area measurement 26 x 34 cm. Original hand colour in outline, blank verso.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReferences\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTooley, Mapping of Australia 1234\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bryars \u0026 Bryars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55389015245182,"sku":"9911","price":200.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/2550\/1126\/files\/9911.jpg?v=1744106467"},{"product_id":"cassell-s-map-of-london-south-sheet","title":"Cassell’s Map of London, South Sheet","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCassell's 'immense map' of London, of which this is the south sheet, was prepared for the \u003cem\u003eWeekly Dispatch\u003c\/em\u003e and published in nine parts between January 1861 and April 1862.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe map reappeared in varying forms thereafter: the plates were later used for Bacon's Library Map of London and Suburbs and as a base-map for other GW Bacon publications well into the 1870s. The maps are notable for their scale, clarity and detail.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition \u0026amp; Materials\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLithograph, sheet size 49 x 70 cm. Modern hand-colour, one or two closed marginal nicks and tears, blank verso.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReferences\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHyde, Printed Maps of Victorian London 73 (1)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bryars \u0026 Bryars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55389022486910,"sku":"9912","price":400.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/2550\/1126\/files\/9912.jpg?v=1744106426"},{"product_id":"cassell-s-map-of-london-central-sheet","title":"Cassell’s Map of London, Central Sheet","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCassell's 'immense map' of London, of which this is the central sheet, was prepared for the \u003cem\u003eWeekly Dispatch\u003c\/em\u003e and published in nine parts between January 1861 and April 1862.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe map reappeared in varying forms thereafter: the plates were later used for Bacon's Library Map of London and Suburbs and as a base-map for other GW Bacon publications well into the 1870s. The maps are notable for their scale, clarity and detail.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition \u0026amp; Materials\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLithograph, sheet size 49 x 70 cm. Modern hand-colour, one or two closed marginal nicks and tears, blank verso.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReferences\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHyde, Printed Maps of Victorian London 73 (1)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bryars \u0026 Bryars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55389024092542,"sku":"9913","price":450.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/2550\/1126\/files\/9913.jpg?v=1744106355"},{"product_id":"stingemores-1925-passenger-map","title":"Stingemore's 1925 Passenger Map","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe May 1925 issue of Stingemore’s passenger map shows Wembley Exhibition Grounds, and its covers advertise the number of escalators and other amenities such as clear air and a comfortable seat.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOur map is the first of a series designed by Fred Stingemore and issued free to passengers from 1925 onwards, to be ultimately replaced by Beck's diagram in 1933.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlthough the maps were roughly geographical, all surface topography (even the Thames in early editions, although it was Stingemore who later reinstated it as a point of reference) was omitted, and some some lines were twisted to fit into the available space.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"UERL maps\" href=\"https:\/\/bryarsandbryars.co.uk\/collections\/all\/mapmakers_underground-electric-railways-company-of-london-ltd\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eUERL\u003c\/a\u003e (Underground Electric Railways Company of London) had experimented with small three-panel maps even before the First World War, but Stingemore’s series cemented the format and his maps are the ancestors of those given away at tube stations today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition \u0026amp; Materials\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThree panel passenger map, printed area measures 12.8 x 15.2 cm. Printed on red linen-backed card, slight edge-wear and wear to folds.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bryars \u0026 Bryars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55389030154622,"sku":"9914","price":900.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/2550\/1126\/files\/9914.jpg?v=1744121363"},{"product_id":"maitlands-westminster","title":"Maitland's Ward Plan of Westminster","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ci\u003eA New and Accurate Map of the City of Westminster, the Dutchy of Lancaster and Places Adjacent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis ward plan of Westminster was engraved by Benjamin Cole and published in the greatly expanded second edition of Maitland’s \u003ci\u003eHistory of London\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition \u0026amp; Materials\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCopper engraving, printed area measures 37.5 x 24 cm. Black and white, light toning, blank verso.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bryars \u0026 Bryars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55389039853950,"sku":"9915","price":375.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/2550\/1126\/files\/9915.jpg?v=1744121433"},{"product_id":"lgoc-integrated-london-underground-bus-map-1","title":"LGOC Integrated London Underground \u0026 Bus Map","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUnderground map of London with some motor bus connections, September 1916 issue.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe London General Omnibus Company was by this point owned by the Underground Group. This map shows an early attempt at transport integration, with the text on the verso advertising through-travel (tickets valid on both Underground and bus routes).\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBus and LGOC employees had volunteered or had been conscripted for wartime service, and although many women had been recruited to work on the buses the frequency and number of routes had been reduced. So too had the number of maps, with just two issues per year.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition \u0026amp; Materials\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e12 panel passenger map, printed area measures 30 x 45.3 cm. Printed in three colours (black, red and green) on wartime economy paper. Some toning, a couple of small holes at fold intersections, text on verso.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bryars \u0026 Bryars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55389045981566,"sku":"9916","price":275.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/2550\/1126\/files\/9916.jpg?v=1744121474"},{"product_id":"beck-s-1938-passenger-map-no-2","title":"Beck’s 1938 Passenger Map, No. 1","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBeck’s 1938 passenger map features on its reverse an enlargement of the central London area with interchange stations named inside large diamonds. This is the last of Beck’s prewar card folders.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe diagram is one of the most innovative and influential designs of the twentieth century.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBeck’s design was first published in 1933, and he remained directly associated with the map until 1960 except for a short period when responsibility for revising and updating passed to Hans Schleger; Beck regained control in 1941.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition \u0026amp; Materials\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTri-fold passenger map, printed area measures 15.5 x 22.8 cm. Printed in colours, only trivial signs of use.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bryars \u0026 Bryars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55389064528254,"sku":"9917","price":325.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/2550\/1126\/files\/9917.jpg?v=1744121680"},{"product_id":"van-der-aas-birds-eye-plan-of-venice","title":"Van der Aa's Bird's-Eye Plan of Venice","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCeleberrima urbs Venetiae\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis bird's eye plan of the city of Venice and the larger islands is a revised and anonymous version of the Merian plan. Among the most handsome of the large-scale panoramas of Venice, its details and decoration include allegorical figures flanking the cartouche and a great deal of traffic on the water.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe pleasure-seeking Venetian Giacomo Casanova was born in 1725. Venice was just passing the peak of her military and commercial prime (the Ottoman Empire recaptured the Morea in 1718), and was fast becoming the pleasure capital of Europe – an unmissable destination for anyone on the Grand Tour.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFirst published in one of Janssonius’ great ‘town books’ in 1657, revisions include the addition of a beach on the south side of the Giudecca, a stretch of lagoon beyond it, and further buildings on the island of St Elena.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe copper printing plates were purchased by Frederick de Wit, and his imprint was added after 1694. This was erased and replaced by van der Aa’s imprint on a stone tablet, and published in this form in Graevius’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThesaurus\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1722) and the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eGalerie agréable du Monde\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1729).\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition \u0026amp; Materials\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCopper engraving, two sheets joined, printed area measurement 42 x 103 cm. Blank verso. Published in the \u003cem\u003eThesaurus Antiquitatum et Historiarum Italiae\u003c\/em\u003e and others works.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReferences\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSchulz, Printed plans of Venice,\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eVII.2 (iii)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bryars \u0026 Bryars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55389100867966,"sku":"9918","price":3500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/2550\/1126\/files\/9918.jpg?v=1744105811"},{"product_id":"bacons-mercator-world-map","title":"Bacon's Mercator World Map","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ci\u003eBacon’s Map of the World on Mercator’s Projection\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition \u0026amp; Materials\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLithographed folding map, sheet size 48 x 66 cm. Original hand colour, a couple of trivial splits at the fold intersections. Folds into green publisher’s cloth covers, advertisement to pastedown.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bryars \u0026 Bryars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55389115416958,"sku":"9919","price":300.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/2550\/1126\/files\/9919-cover.jpg?v=1744121743"},{"product_id":"the-malayan-emergency","title":"Malayan Emergency Map","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis map of Malaya has an inset regional map locating Malaya\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003ein the context of ‘adjacent terrritories’.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA previous owner of this, map Lieutenant David H. Fielding, served in the Royal Hampshire Regiment with Malaya Command during the Malayan Emergency, 1953-56 (a National Service Commission; he was awarded the ‘Malaya’ bar with his GSM).\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFielding went on to read geography at St Edmund Hall, Oxford, 1956-59, and in 1960 served a tour with the Colonial Service as a District Officer in North Borneo (immediately before independence, experiences he recounted in a published work, \u003ci\u003eBorneo - Jewel in a Jade Rainbow\u003c\/i\u003e). For most of his subsequent teaching career he was Head of Geology at Radley College.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition \u0026amp; Materials\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFolding map of Malaya, sheet size 92 x 72 cm. Printed in colours, with ownership signature of D.H. Fielding. Laid on linen, folds into blue cloth covers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bryars \u0026 Bryars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55389129539966,"sku":"9920","price":750.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/2550\/1126\/files\/9920.jpg?v=1744121796"},{"product_id":"saxton-lea-map-of-dorset","title":"Saxton-Lea Map of Dorset","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis map of Dorset was published in Philip Lea’s edition of Christopher Saxton’s county atlas, commonly known as the Lea-Saxton or Saxton-Lea.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChristopher Saxton created the first atlas of England and Wales between 1574 and 1579; which was also the first national atlas of any country.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe atlas enjoyed royal patronage as the driving force behind its creation was William Cecil, Lord Burghley, chief advisor to Elizabeth I through much of her reign.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe original copper printing plates survived for about 150 years, and with revisions and additions (such as the addition here of the town plan of Dorchester copied from Speed’s map) they continued to be used.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition \u0026amp; Materials\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCopper engraving, printed area measurement 37.5 x 54 cm. Modern hand colour, short closed tear, blank verso.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bryars \u0026 Bryars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55389141500286,"sku":"9922","price":950.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/2550\/1126\/files\/9922.jpg?v=1744106055"},{"product_id":"blomes-parish-of-st-giles-in-the-fields","title":"Blome's Ward Plan of St Giles in the Fields","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Mapp of the Parish of St Giles’s in the Fields\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJohn Stow's \u003ci\u003eA Survey of the Cities of London and Westminster\u003c\/i\u003e was originally published in 1598 and 1603, but revised and expanded works under his name appeared over the following two centuries.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis detailed ward plan of St Giles’s in the Fields was commissioned towards the end of his life by Richard Blome (1635-1705) for a proposed \u003ci\u003eSurvey or description of the citties of London and Westm\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e[\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ci\u003einste\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e]\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ci\u003e.r\u003c\/i\u003e (entered in the Registers of the Stationers' Company in 1695) which never materialised.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe plates were sold and Blome's name erased after his death, and they were included in John Strype's edition of Stow's Survey printed in 1720 (which itself took over a decade to see through the press, despite the backing of a large consortium of booksellers), and in the edition of 1754-55.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition \u0026amp; Materials\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCopper engraving, printed area measures 30.5 x 37.5 cm. Modern hand colour, blank verso.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bryars \u0026 Bryars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55389155295614,"sku":"9924","price":200.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/2550\/1126\/files\/9924.jpg?v=1744210695"},{"product_id":"sduk-map-of-dublin","title":"SDUK Map of Dublin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis map of Dublin was engraved by Edmund Turrell after William Barnard Clarke for The Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe SDUK was founded in 1826 with the high-minded aim of making 'useful' information available to self-taught members of the working and lower middle classes. Some of the material was decidedly abstruse, subscribers fell away and the Society was wound up in 1848; however, the series of 209 maps published over a 14 year period from 1829 onwards were highly praised for their superior quality, accuracy and aesthetic appeal and remain an outstanding achievement.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition \u0026amp; Materials\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSteel engraving, printed area measures 33.5 x 39.5 cm. Original hand colour, blank verso.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bryars \u0026 Bryars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55389167518078,"sku":"9926","price":175.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/2550\/1126\/files\/9926.jpg?v=1744210481"},{"product_id":"rapins-map-of-port-mahon","title":"Rapin's Map of Port Mahon","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis plan of the town and harbour of Mahon, St. Philip’s Castle, and its fortifications was engraved by Isaac Basire and published in Nicholas Tindal's continuation of Rapin de Thoyras's \u003ci\u003eHistory of England\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePort Mahon was of enormous strategic importance: it was the largest natural harbour in the Mediterranean, and one of the deepest in the world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMenorca was captured by the British in 1708. It was taken by the French in 1756 (a sequence of events leading to the execution of Admiral Byng), returned to Britain, and captured again by combined Franco-Spanish forces in 1781.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMany of the maps illustrating the \u003ci\u003eHistory\u003c\/i\u003e depict military actions fought by the British during the campaigns of the War of the Spanish Succession, mostly in Spain and the Low Countries.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Allies in the context of this conflict were Spanish supporters of the Habsburg Archduke Charles of Austria, with the backing of Austrian, British, Dutch, Prussian and Portuguese troops.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTogether they faced a Franco-Spanish Bourbon army. At stake was the European balance of power, which would shift dramatically if the Bourbon Philip V was allowed to unify Spain and France. A compromise peace was achieved in 1714: Philip V remained King of Spain but was excluded from the French line of succession, precluding a union between the two kingdoms.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition \u0026amp; Materials\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCopper engraving, printed area measures 37 x 62 cm. Black and white, blank verso.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bryars \u0026 Bryars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55389182460286,"sku":"9928","price":400.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/2550\/1126\/files\/9928.jpg?v=1744198029"},{"product_id":"merians-map-of-lisbon","title":"Merian's Map of Lisbon","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis map shows Lisbon on the banks of the River Tagus, still at the height of her prosperity as the hub of a Portuguese empire and trade network which stretched between south America and east Asia.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA legend at the foot identifies 34 key buildings and places of interest, many of which were destroyed in the 1755 earthquake.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe map was published by Merian and his heirs in various works, including the \u003ci\u003eArchontologia Cosmica\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTheatrum Europaeum\u003c\/i\u003e. Merian was born in Basel, but he learned his trade working for Johann Theodor de Bry in Frankfurt, and married de Bry’s daughter.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMerian’s business flourished: talented engravers who worked with him include Wenceslaus Hollar. After his death in 1650 the firm passed through three generations of his family.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition \u0026amp; Materials\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCopper engraving, printed area measures 28 x 36 cm. 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It may even have been adapted by the same draughtsman as the principal difference is one of orientation: in the \u003cem\u003eCivitates\u003c\/em\u003e the city is viewed from the west rather than from the south.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLyne’s map was sometimes included in copies of John Caius’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDe antiquitate Cantebrigiensis Academiæ\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e but the original broadsheet is very scarce (copies may be viewed in the university libraries in both Cambridges); it would not be unreasonable to describe Braun and Hogenberg’s Cambridge as the earliest obtainable plan of the city.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe basis for the text which appears on the verso is Braun’s correspondence with William Zoon, who had studied at the university in the 1540s and taught there in the early 1560s. His ‘hyperbolic laudation’ extends to the magnificence of the colleges, which he compares with palaces.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eCivitates Orbis Terrarum\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was one of the most significant cartographic works of the late sixteenth century, printed over 45 year period between 1572 and 1617. It was the first systematic city atlas (containing the first accurate surveys of many towns) and was inspired in part by the scope of Abraham Ortelius’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eTheatrum Orbis Terarrum\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e which gathered together the best available geographical sources.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTown views and plans were all taken from direct observation rather than improvised in the manner of some earlier geographical works – it had not been unknown for the same view to appear in more than one guise.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGeorg Braun wrote the text and Ortelius himself – who travelled through Italy with the artist Joris Hoefnagel – supplied a significant proportion of the material, which was then engraved by Simon Novellanus and Frans Hogenburg.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLater contributors included Abraham Hogenberg and Jacob Hoefnagel, who continued their fathers’ work. There were a number of editions, mostly with Latin text, but it is extremely difficult (and, according to Koeman 'of secondary importance') to differentiate between them, as the state of the plates and their number and order does not vary.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition \u0026amp; Materials\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCopper engraving, printed area measurement 33.2 x 44.5 cm. Original hand-colour, Latin text on verso.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReferences\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKoeman, Atlantes Neerlandici, B\u0026amp;H II\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eJ. Willis Clark and Arthur Grey, Old Plans of Cambridge (1921), pp. 18-22\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bryars \u0026 Bryars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55389199139198,"sku":"9930","price":2000.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/2550\/1126\/files\/9930-cover.jpg?v=1744106147"},{"product_id":"tallis-map-of-jamaica","title":"Tallis' Map of Jamaica","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis map of Jamaica includes vignettes of Kingston, Port Royal, Port Antonio, and a sugar mill.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe map was engraved by John Rapkin for John Tallis’ \u003ci\u003eIllustrated Atlas\u003c\/i\u003e, and the vignettes were engraved by William Lacey after Henry Winkles.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJohn Tallis the younger (1817-76) is best remembered for his hugely popular \u003ci\u003eIllustrated Atlas\u003c\/i\u003e published serially from the mid 1840s onwards and in its complete form in 1851.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe was born in Stourbridge in Worcestershire in about 1818 and it is likely that he stayed in the Midlands working as a publisher in Birmingham, until he moved to London in the early 1840s. 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He produced some of the most decorative eighteenth century English maps.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn spite of his royal appointments, in 1767 he died in poverty: \"reduced through family extravagances, and almost blind through age.” He was a Freemason and a Baptist and is buried at Bunhill Fields, a London cemetery for dissenters.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition \u0026amp; Materials\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCopper engraving, printed area measurement 35.5 x 43.5 cm. Modern hand-colour, margin extended bottom right where the map was tabbed into a book, blank verso.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReferences\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGough, British Topography\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bryars \u0026 Bryars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55389215457662,"sku":"9932","price":450.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/2550\/1126\/files\/9932.jpg?v=1744105954"},{"product_id":"daily-telegraph-underground-railway-and-tramway-map-of-london","title":"Daily Telegraph Underground Railway and Tramway Map of London","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e was one of a number of newspapers to sponsor London underground maps, like our example from 1919 which also includes the tramways.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA series of passenger maps issued by the \u003cem\u003eEvening News\u003c\/em\u003e, published in various editions c.1907-1910, predated the earliest official Underground Electric Railways Company of London ‘common design’ maps showing an integrated network, and may even have spurred the \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"maps by the Electric Railways Company of London\" href=\"https:\/\/bryarsandbryars.co.uk\/collections\/all\/mapmakers_underground-electric-railways-company-of-london-ltd\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eUERL\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bryarsandbryars.co.uk\/collections\/all\/mapmakers_underground-electric-railways-company-of-london-ltd\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e into action.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/i\u003e map is uncommon, and this may be due to the success of official maps, as by 1919 they were widely available at stations (for free) and in guidebooks.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition \u0026amp; Materials\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLithographed folding map, printed area measures 76 x 101 cm. Printed in blue and red with inset map of ‘Theatre Land’ to bottom right. Minor wear, blank verso. Folds into blue printed paper wrappers, somewhat worn and dusty, with old ownership signature.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eReferences\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOCLC: 556393303 (BL)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOCLC: 316455430 (NLS)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bryars \u0026 Bryars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55389231907198,"sku":"9854","price":375.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/2550\/1126\/files\/9854.jpg?v=1744727789"},{"product_id":"sduk-map-of-calcutta","title":"SDUK Map of Calcutta","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis map of Calcutta includes inset views of the Writers’ Buildings, Government House and Esplanade Row.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCalcutta expanded rapidly under the Governor-Generalship of Wellesley at the beginning of the nineteenth-century. By the time our map was engraved, Calcutta was considered the second city of the Empire, boasting public architecture which led to the further epithet: ‘City of Palaces’.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge was founded in 1826 with the high-minded aim of making 'useful' information available to self-taught members of the working and lower middle classes (and possibly to steer them away from anything politically controversial or less improving…).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSome of the material was decidedly abstruse, subscribers fell away and the Society was wound up in 1848; however, the series of 209 maps published over a 14 year period from 1829 onwards were highly praised for their superior quality, accuracy and aesthetic appeal and remain an outstanding achievement.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition \u0026amp; Materials\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSteel engraving, sheet size 34 x 40.5 cm. Original hand colour, left hand margin cut close as usual (this is one of the larger single-page plates in the series), blank verso.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bryars \u0026 Bryars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55389258350974,"sku":"9934","price":200.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/2550\/1126\/files\/9934.jpg?v=1744210537"},{"product_id":"mordens-map-of-northumberland","title":"Morden's Map of Northumberland","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRobert Morden's county maps, like this one of Northumberland, were engraved to illustrate Gibson's edition of William Camden's \u003ci\u003eBritannia\u003c\/i\u003e, first published in 1695 and reprinted in various eighteenth century editions.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCamden was an Elizabethan historian who wrote a county-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eby-county description of England. An illustrated edition of his work with maps by Kip and Hole was published in 1607, but by the late seventeenth century it had become scarce and expensive.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGibson completely revised the text and commissioned new maps from Morden, which are known for their clarity and elegance. The latest research on Morden himself suggests that he may have come form the north of England, possibly Yorkshire. He was part of Robert Hooke's circle, taking coffee with him at Garraway's and Mann's, and Samuel Pepys was among his customers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition \u0026amp; Materials\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCopper engraving, printed area measures 36 x 42 cm. 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Plate 3d., commencing at the City of Lichfield \u0026amp; extending to the City of Chester\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis map was published as sheet 23 in the 1698 folio edition of Ogilby’s pioneering road atlas, the \u003ci\u003eBritannia\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThousands of miles of roads were surveyed for the project, smaller towns appeared in detail for the first time, and it was largely thanks to Ogilby’s influence that the Statute Mile was set at 1760 yards. \u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOgilby devised the project late in life. 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Early annotations to endpapers by a number of different hands, inclding the ownership signature of Richard Pyraye, and a few scattered marginalia in the text. Members of the ‘'Pyray' family of Dorset are mentioned in the 1565 Visitation of Wiltshire; it appears to be a form of the Perry surname.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bryars \u0026 Bryars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55390350377342,"sku":"9769","price":1250.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/2550\/1126\/files\/9769.jpg?v=1744720095"},{"product_id":"neoplatonist-commentary-on-pythagoras","title":"Neoplatonist commentary on Pythagoras","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ci\u003eHierokleous Philosophou Hypomne ma eis ta to n Pythagoreion epe ta chrysa. Hieroclis philosophi Commentarius in Aurea Pythagoreorum carmina\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNeoplatonist philosopher Hierocles of Alexandria composed his \u003ci\u003eCommentary on the Golden Verses of the Pythagoreans\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003ein the 5th century.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe 16th century translation is by the Parisian scholar Joannes Curterius (possibly Jean Courtier?) and Theodore Marcile. Our edition also features notes and commentaries by Meric Casaubon, son of the renowned classical scholar and philologist Isaac; and John Pearson, Bishop of Chester.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition \u0026amp; Materials\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e8vo. 2 parts in 1 volume, pp. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003exxxii\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, 433, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003elxvii\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, 271, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ei\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Greek text with Latin facing, some very light spotting and toning. Contemporary gilt-ruled calf, rebacked preserving original fully gilt spine, headcaps renewed. Faint ecclesiatical ink stamp to title (possibly a convent of Discalced Carmelites)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bryars \u0026 Bryars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55390374101374,"sku":"9774","price":500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/2550\/1126\/files\/9774.jpg?v=1744716035"},{"product_id":"bourgoings-travels-in-spain","title":"Bourgoing's travels in Spain","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ci\u003eNouveau voyage en Espagne, ou tableau de l'état actuel de cette monarchie\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJean-François, baron de Bourgoing (1748-1811), was a French diplomat, writer and translator, who served at the Court of Spain as France’s military attaché and principal assistant to the French ambassador between 1777 and 1783.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe was active in negotiations to persuade Spain to join the Franco-American alliance during the American War of Independence (Spain went to war with England and besieged Gibraltar, but did not fully support the American colonists).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition \u0026amp; Materials\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e3 vols. 8vo. pp. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eiv\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, iv,368, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eii\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eiv\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, 382; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eiv\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, 402, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eii\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e + 3 engraved folding maps (Spain, Madrid and Cadiz, engraved by Pierre François Tardieu) and 9 folding plates. Occasional wormholes in lower margin, one or two small spots and stains, contemporary calf, some wear to joints, headcaps and extremities. Author’s name, ‘Bourgoing’, given in a contemporary hand on front pastedown.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bryars \u0026 Bryars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55390382981502,"sku":"9776","price":650.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/2550\/1126\/files\/9776.jpg?v=1744723488"},{"product_id":"first-printing-in-the-original-greek-of-philospher-and-physician-sextus-empiricus","title":"First printing in the original Greek of philospher and physician Sextus Empiricus","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e[\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ci\u003eGreek title\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e]\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ci\u003e Opera quae extant. Magno ingenii acumine scripti, Pyrrhoniarum hypotyroseon \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e[\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ci\u003eGreek\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e]\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ci\u003e libri III. Quibus in tres Philosophiae partes acerrime\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003einquiritur, Henrico Stephano Interprete: Adversus Mathematicos, hoc est, eos qui disciplinas profitentur, Libri X. Gentiano Herveto Avrelio Interprete\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe second century physician and philosopher Sextus Empiricus is our major surviving source for Greek scepticism. The earliest printed editions of his work were Latin translations by the scholar-printer Henri Estienne and the theologian and humanist Gentius Hervet, first published in the 1560s and included here to accompany the original Greek text.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSextus was read widely over the following 300 years, and his works had a profound influence on the thinking of Montaigne, Descartes, Hume, Hegel and other pivotal figures in early modern and enlightenment philosophy. Our 1621 editio princeps was printed by Pierre and Jacques Chouët with variant title-pages with Paris and Cologne or Geneva imprints, a convention which seems to have smoothed the import and export of books between Protestant Switzerland and Catholic France.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition \u0026amp; Materials\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFolio, first printing of the original Greek text. pp. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003exx\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, 168, 520, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003exlii\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Paralllel Greek and Latin text, light waterstaining, mostly to lower margin, contemporary blind-ruled calf, minor wear, headcaps and lettering piece renewed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bryars \u0026 Bryars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55390393074046,"sku":"9779","price":5000.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/2550\/1126\/files\/9779.jpg?v=1744724412"},{"product_id":"holland-house-copy-of-omearas-account-of-napoleons-exile-on-st-helena","title":"Holland House copy of O'Meara's account of Napoleon's exile on St Helena","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRelation des événements arrivés à Sainte-Hélène, postérieurement à la nomination de Sir Hudson Lowe, au gouvernement de cette île, en réponse à une brochure anonyme intitulée : \"Faits démonstratifs des traitements qu'on a fait éprouver à Napoléon Bonaparte, confirmés par une correspondance et des documents officiels\", etc\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBarry Edward O’Meara was highly critical of Napoleon’s treatment after his surrender and on the island. He had been a surgeon on HMS Bellerophon when Napoleon surrendered, and accompanied him to St Helena as his personal physician. His \u003ci\u003eExposition of some of the transactions that have taken place at St Helena since the appointment of Sir Hudson Lowe as governor\u003c\/i\u003e (of which our example is the first French edition) was published on his return to England after relations with Lowe had broken down completely and he was ordered to leave. He dedicated his much reprinted 1822 work, \u003ci\u003eNapoleon in Exile\u003c\/i\u003e, to Lady Holland.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOnce touted as a possible prime minister, Lord Holland opposed the restoration of the Bourbons after Napoleon’s abdication. He attempted to prevent Ney's execution and, to the embarrasemnt of the whigs, he also opposed the exile of Napoleon at St Helena.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOur book was formerly in the library of Holland House, the Jacobean mansion in Kensington which was owned by the Fox family, the Barons Holland; the house was largely destroyed in the Blitz although most of the books were salvaged and sold in a two day sale at Hodgson's in July 1947.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYou will find the appropriate crest (fox and coronet) at the top of the spine, and an armorial bookplate to the front pastedown. The book was presumably acquired by Henry, 3rd Baron Holland (1773-1840), who led the circle of whig politicians and men of letters known as the Holland House set after the death of his uncle, Charles James Fox.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHenry Edward Fox, the future 4th Baron Holland, mentions in his journal (published 1923) that O’Meara visited in July 1822 to present a copy of \u003ci\u003eNapoleon in Exile\u003c\/i\u003e; the family was clearly sympathetic, and he and made further visits in August and December.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition \u0026amp; Materials\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFirst French edition. 8vo. pp. 508, light spotting, contemporary red half calf, rebacked retaining original spine, headcap renewed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eReferences\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOxford Dictionary of National Biography\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bryars \u0026 Bryars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55390402838910,"sku":"9839","price":500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/2550\/1126\/files\/9839.jpg?v=1744380054"},{"product_id":"reuben-rambles-county-atlas-for-children","title":"Reuben Ramble's' county atlas for children","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ci\u003eReuben Ramble's Travels in the Counties of England\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is a county atlas designed for children or ‘the little geographer’, with simple text by Samuel Clark (1810-1875) relating to the size, position, resources and history of each county\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis example has a contemporary (1859) gift inscription to the eight-year-old Randall Proctor Burroughes Spinks (1851-1898) from his aunt.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe text is enriched and illustrated with forty maps by Robert Miller, which were first published in 1821 but are here newly surrounded by vignettes of local scenes intended ‘effectually to fix the counties on the recollection’, according to the preface.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe atlas was issued in parts, and sometimes sections (southern, western, eastern northern and midland counties) are found separately, but this is the complete work.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe authority on Darton publications, Jill Shefrin, has firmly attributed the new illustrations to James Richard Barfoot (1796-1863; attribution via Laurence Worms). Generally dated to about 1845, a copy has recently been reported with an ownership inscription dated 1843 (Worms), which is perhaps closer. It was advertised for sale in the June 1844 issue of \u003ci\u003eThe Publisher’s Circular\u003c\/i\u003e, and in a list of new publications in the November 1844 issue of \u003ci\u003eThe Gentleman’s Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition \u0026amp; Materials\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFirst edition, small 4to. (22cm) pp. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eiv\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e80\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Lithographic frontispiece, extra title, and forty decorative maps, all with attractive original hand colour.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal red cloth, blocked in gilt and blind; rebacked, restored and refurbished, with expert repairs to spine and endleaves; internally a few minor, marks, spots and small flaws, with a slight nick to one map, but overall a very good copy of a notable rarity.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bryars \u0026 Bryars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55390414340478,"sku":"9841","price":2500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/2550\/1126\/files\/9841_bf3398d8-1ba5-4e40-9bfd-e07c5baa314d.jpg?v=1744890474"},{"product_id":"cardonnels-antiquities-of-scotland","title":"Cardonnel's Antiquities of Scotland","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ci\u003ePicturesque antiquities of Scotland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAdam de Cardonnel (1746\/7-1820) trained as a surgeon, but ‘his easy circumstances left him leisure to indulge his interest in the study of antiquities and numismatics’. He was a founding fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, and assisted Francis Grose in his antiquarian researches during Grose’s Scottish travels.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition \u0026amp; Materials\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2 parts only (of 4) in one volume, 4to. pp. iv, 27, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ei\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e25 leaves\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e; 11, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ei\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e25 leaves\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the 50 unnumbered leaves printed on the rectos only: etched illustrations on india paper, somewhat browned, are mounted as headpieces on each leaf, with a letterpress description below.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eContemporary olive morocco, gilt, light wear, probably by Staggemeir and Welcher, who often worked for Edwards of Halifax: triple fillet border, flat-backed spine with overall rococo design composed from various tools including swags, an urn, a lyre, prince-of-wales feathers and incorporating a red morocco lettering-piece, turn-ins with metope-and-pentaglyph roll, all edges gilt.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNeat early bibliophile’s inscription on front free endpaper, describing this as a ‘proof impression’ and noting the price paid as two guineas; 19th century armorial bookplate of Simeon Warner. Parts three and four were published in 1793.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eReferences\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOxford Dictionary of National Biography\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePart of lot 94, sold by Christies, 22 October 1992, in their sale 4852.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bryars \u0026 Bryars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55390429741438,"sku":"9851","price":950.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/2550\/1126\/files\/9851.jpg?v=1744812178"},{"product_id":"presentation-copy-of-battys-account-of-the-waterloo-campaign","title":"Presentation copy of Batty's account of the Waterloo campaign","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ci\u003eAn Historical Sketch of the Campaign of 1815, illustrated by plans of the operations and of the battles of Quatre Bras, Ligny, and Waterloo... second edition, considerably enlarged\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArmy officer and artist Robert Batty (1789-1848) served with the Grenadier Guards towards the end of the Peninsular War, and during the 1815 campaign he fought at Quatre Bras and at Waterloo, where he was slightly wounded in the thigh in the fierce fighting after the fall of\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eLa Haye-Sainte and the repulse of the final advance of the Imperial Guard.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe most likely candidate for Colonel Thorn is career soldier Sir Nathaniel Thorn, who was made brevet lieutenant-colonel in 1817 and who Batty might easily have encountered in the Peninsula, where Thorn was present with the Buffs at many of the major actions (although, like so many of Wellington’s seasoned troops, he was in Canada in 1815, and so was not present at Waterloo). 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Some spotting.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher’s plain cloth-backed boards, a little worn, printed publisher’s paper label, headcaps and upper joint neatly repaired.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePresentation inscription from the author: ‘Col. 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