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Rare Books and Manuscripts 401
Reference Library 12

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Rocque, John, -1762 18
Zeiller, Martin, 1589–1661 18
Arrowsmith, Aaron, 1750–1823 13
Great Britain. Ordnance Survey 13
G.W. Bacon & Co. 7
Morden, Robert, approximately 1650–1703 5
Ackroyd, Norman, 1938– 4
C. & J. Greenwood 4
Faden, William, 1749–1836 4
Ptolemy, active 2nd century 4
Speed, John, 1552?-1629 4
Storff, Paul Auguste de 4
Valck, G. (Gerard), 1651–1726 4
Foster, Tony, born 1946 3
G.W. Bacon & Co 3
J. & C. Walker (Firm) 3
Kip, William 3
London Transport Board 3
Mitchell, John, 1711–1768 3
Moule, Thomas, 1784–1851 3
Popple, Henry, -1743 3
Saxton, Christopher, 1542?- 3
Stanford, Edward, 1827–1904 3
Adam and Charles Black (Firm) 2
Bartholomew, John, 1831–1893 2
Beaumont, Albanis, 1755–1812 2
Blaeu, Joan, 1596–1673 2
Blaeu, Willem Janszoon, 1571–1638 2
Boazio, Baptista 2
Cary, John, approximately 1754–1835 2

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On-site Access

Accessible in the Study Room 401
Accessible in the Reference Library 12

Image Use

Under Certain Circumstances 412

Image Available

unavailable 412

Provenance

New Online Additions

2024 - 2025 2

Classification

Maps & Atlas (printed) 225
Books 139
Maps & Atlases (manuscript) 22
Three-Dimensional Artifacts 11
Archives & Manuscripts 7
Prints 3
Articles & Chapters 2
Periodicals 1

Collective Title

Period

19th century 166
18th century 102
17th century 67
20th century 43
21st century 23
16th century 11
15th century 7

Materials & Techniques

paper 2

Height [cm]

Width [cm]

Work Type

map 412

engraving 150
lithograph 33
etching 26
armorial bookplates (provenance) 22
ink drawing 22
watercolor 22
early work 20
aquatint 19
cityscape 18
wood engraving 13
game 10
recreation 10
woodcut 10
textile 9
atlase 8
steel engraving 8
artists' book 7
hand coloring 7
chromolithograph 6
history 6
publisher's advertisement 6
travel literature 6
view 6
board game 5
embroidery (visual works) 5
aerial view 4
children's art 4
cloth map 4
cloth print 4

Genre

Subject Terms

London (England) -- Maps. 28
England -- Maps. 15
Fortification -- Great Britain. 13
Great Britain -- Defenses. 13
London (England) -- Maps -- Early works to 1800. 13
Wales -- Maps. 13
Great Britain -- History, Military -- 1603–1714. 12
Cambridgeshire (England) -- Maps -- Early works to 1800. 11
Cambridgeshire (England) -- Maps. 11
Geographical recreations -- Specimens. 10
Rocque, John, -1762 -- Provenance. 10
British Isles -- Maps -- Early works to 1800. 7
America -- Maps -- Early works to 1800. 6
Discoveries in geography. 6
Great Britain -- Maps -- Early works to 1800. 6
London (England) -- Guidebooks. 6
North America -- Maps -- Early works to 1800. 6
Voyages and travels. 6
Artists' books -- Great Britain. 5
British -- America -- Maps -- Early works to 1800. 5
England -- Maps -- Early works to 1800. 5
France -- Maps. 5
Geography -- Study and teaching. 5
Great Britain -- Maps. 5
London Region (England) -- Maps -- Early works to 1800. 5
Rocque, John, d. 1762 -- Provenance. 5
Scientific expeditions. 5
Voyages around the world. 5
America -- Maps. 4
America. 4

Subject Period

18th century 22
19th century 18
17th century 6
20th century 5
16th century 2
21st century 2
Description and travel 2
16th century, 1
Silurian 1

Associated Places

Great Britain 49
London (England) 47
England 34
Cambridgeshire (England) 25
Wales 18
United States 15
America 14
France 12
British Isles 9
West Indies 9
Arctic regions 8
Canada 8
London Region (England) 8
North America 8
Cambridge (England) 7
Scotland 7
Europe 6
Ireland 6
Isle of Wight (England) 6
Italy 6
London 6
Northwest Passage 6
Middle Atlantic States 5
Northwest, Canadian 5
Paris (France) 5
Belgium 4
Dublin (Ireland) 4
Dublin Region (Ireland) 4
Edinburgh 4
England London 4

Associated People

Foster, Tony, born 1946 2
L'Olonnais, 1630–1671 2
Lee family 2
Lyon, G. F. (George Francis), 1795–1832 2
Portlock, Nathaniel, 1748?-1817 2
Sharpe, Bartholomew, active 1679–1682 2
Adams, Robert, -1595 1
Arrhenius, Lars 1
Balugani, Luigi Antonio Melchiorre, 1737–1771 1
Beresford, William, active 1788 1
Bigges, Walter, -1586 1
Bossi, Silvestro 1
Brett, Percy 1
Breydenbach, Bernhard von, approximately 1440–1497 1
Brooke, F. C. (Francis Capper), 1810–1886 1
Bruce, James, 1730–1794 1
Burlington, George Cavendish, Earl of, 1754–1834 1
Caroline, Queen, consort of George II, King of Great Britain, 1683–1737 1
Carr, Backhouse, 1727 or 8–1796 1
Churchyard, Emma, 1828–1878 1
Churchyard, Harriet, 1836–1926 1
Cook, James, 1728–1779 1
Cooper, Edward Joshua, 1798–1863 1
Coronelli, Vincenzo, 1650–1718 1
Drake, Francis, approximately 1540–1596 1
Dumont d'Urville, Jules-Sébastien-César, 1790–1842 1
Elizabeth, Queen, consort of George VI, King of Great Britain, 1900–2002 1
Essex, Robert Devereux, Earl of, 1565–1601 1
Fairfax family 1
Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, Lord, 1692–1782 1

Exhibition History

Wilde Americk - Discovery and Exploration of the New World, 1500-1850 (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-09-27 - 2001-09-27) 16
The Mapmaker's Art: 300 Years of British Cartography (Yale Center for British Art, January 17, 1989-March 12, 1989) 10
A Decade of Gifts and Acquisitions (Yale Center for British Art, 2017-06-01 - 2017-08-13) 1
Making History - Antiquaries in Britain 1707-2007 (Yale Center for British Art, 2012-02-02 - 2012-05-27) 1
Paul Mellon's Legacy : A Passion for British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-04-18 - 2007-07-29) 1
Photographs | Contemporary Art: Recent Gifts and Acquisitions (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-06-20 - 2019-09-08) 1
Roads to Rails - Revolution in British Transport (Yale Center for British Art, 1992-04-15 - 1992-06-28) 1
The Line of Beauty : British Drawings and Watercolors of the Eighteenth Century (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-05-19 - 2001-08-05) 1

Credit Line

22709619810008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 3
22653463430008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 2
22653463510008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 2
22709589860008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 2
22738131850008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 2
22606027200008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22606090340008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22606093680008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22606108160008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22609451400008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22610869040008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund 1
22613579560008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22613595590008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22613603210008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22615962600008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Elisabeth Fairman 1
22616517130008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund 1
22618100680008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22618119220008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22625172020008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22632260760008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund 1
22632482200008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22632702790008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22633036770008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22636054710008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22636093680008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22637302220008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22637420050008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund 1
22639112000008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22642032850008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Michael D. Coe, Yale MAH 1968 1
22642032870008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1

Language

English 340
Latin 27
German 20
French 14
Swedish 3
Dutch 2
Danish 1
French, Middle (ca. 1300-1600) 1
Italian 1
Spanish 1

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Lear, Edward, 1812–1888

Illustrated excursions in Italy

MDCCCXLVI [1846]
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Bruce, James, 1730–1794

James Bruce archive,

ca. 1750-ca.1850
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Dampier, William, 1652–1715

A collection of voyages

MDCCXXIX [1729]
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Atkinson, Christopher W. (Christopher William)

The emigrant's guide to New Brunswick, British North America

1842
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Blaeu, Willem Janszoon, 1571–1638

America quarta pars orbis

[1686?]
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A new geographical game exhibiting a complete tour through Scotland and the... [Read more]

1792
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Pownall, Thomas, 1722–1805

A topographical description of such parts of North America as are... [Read more]

MDCCLXXVI. [1776]
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La Rochefoucauld-Liancourt, François-Alexandre-Frédéric, duc de, 1747–1827

Travels through the United States of North America

1799
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Browne, Christopher, active 1684–1712

A new map of Virginia, Maryland, and the improved parts of Pennsylvania... [Read more]

[1685?]
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Tarleton, Lieutenant-General (Banastre), 1754–1833

A history of the campaigns of 1780 and 1781 in the southern provinces of North... [Read more]

MDCCLXXXVII [1787]
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Rocque, John, -1762

A map of the kingdom of Ireland

[between 1762 and 1773]
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De Gomme, Bernard, 1620–1685

Plans for fortification and harbor works at Dunkirk

1661-1662?
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Ortelius, Abraham, 1527–1598

Maris Pacifici (quod vulg ̣Mar del Zur)

1589
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Zeiller, Martin, 1589–1661

Topographia Alsatiæ &c. completa

im Jahr MDCLXIII [1663]
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Ravenstein, Ernst Georg, 1834–1913

The Oarsman's and Angler's map of the River Thames from its source to London... [Read more]

1991
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Boissard, Jean Jacques, 1528–1602

Topographia urbis Romæ, das ist eigentliche, Beschreibung der... [Read more]

Im Jahr M. DC. LXXXI [1681]
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Stanford, Edward, 1827–1904

Stanford's library map of London and its suburbs

1862
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Chapman, John, active 1772–1777

A map of the county of Essex

June, 1785
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Wallis, J. (John), -1818

Wallis's tour of Europe

March 13th, 1811
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Richardson, John, Sir, 1787–1865

Arctic searching expedition

1851
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Speed, John, 1552?-1629

A new and accurat map of the world

1651 [1676 printing]
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Andrews, J. H. (John Harwood), 1927–

History in the ordnance map

1974
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Adair, James, approximately 1709–1783

The history of the American Indians

MDCCLXXV [1775]
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Gibson, J. (John), active 1750–1792

The road from London to Cambridge, Ely & Kings Lynn

[1769]
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Public works of Great Britain

1838
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Dorling, Daniel

People and places

2016
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Arrowsmith, Aaron, 1750–1823

Map of the island of Ceylon

5, Janry. 1805
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London Transport Board

Trolleybus & tram map

1939
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Parry, William Edward, Sir, 1790–1855

Journal of a voyage for the discovery of a north-west passage from the Atlantic to... [Read more]

MDCCCXXI [1821]
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Faden, William, 1749–1836

A new pocket plan of the cities of London & Westminster

[1790]
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Arrowsmith, Aaron, 1750–1823

Chart of the West Indies and Spanish Dominions in North America

[1810]
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Perrot, A. M. (Aristide Michel), 1793–1879

Carte pittoresque et maritime de la France

1841
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Wren, Christopher, Sir, 1632–1723

Ichnographia urbis Londinii

1724
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Paddington Cemetery, Willesden Lane, Kilburn

[approximately 1890]
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Camden, William, 1551–1623

Britannia, or, A chorographical description of the flourishing kingdoms... [Read more]

1806
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Collins' Standard map of London

1874
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Morden, Robert, approximately 1650–1703

Westmorland

[1695]
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Murchison, Roderick Impey, Sir, 1792–1871

The Silurian region and adjacent counties of England & Wales geologically... [Read more]

[1839?]
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A map of Cambridgeshire

[1720?]
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Rocque, John, -1762

Proposals

1745]
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Ptolemy, active 2nd century

Sexta Europe tabula

[1486]
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Adam and Charles Black (Firm)

The tourist's map of Scotland

[1866?]
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Bonnycastle, Richard Henry, Sir, 1791–1847

Newfoundland in 1842

1842
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Arrowsmith, Aaron, 1750–1823

A map of the United States of North America

Jan. 1st, 1796 [that is, 1802]
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Popple, Henry, -1743

A map of the British Empire in America

[ca. 1737]
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Arrowsmith, Aaron, 1750–1823

Map of the world on a globular projection

Jany. 1, 1794 [i.e. 1811?]
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The Castell Perrott placed uppon the rocke cauled the stacke

circa 1600
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Phillips, Thomas, -1693

Nautical chart of the east coast of Guernsey

ca. 1680
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Bowen, Emanuel, -1767

The County of Cambridge

1759
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Barker, Felix, 1917–1997

The history of London in maps

©1990
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Rapkin, J.

Overland route to India

[1851]
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Walker's tour through England and Wales

January 2nd 1809
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Great Britain. Ordnance Survey

[Radnor]

1st October 1833
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Kinloch, C. W. (Charles Walter), -1893

De zieke reiziger, or, Rambles in Java and the straits

MDCCCLIII [1853]
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G.W. Bacon & Co

Bacon's large print map of the environs of London

[192-?]
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Bougainville, Hyacinthe Yves Philippe Potentien, baron de, 1781–1846

Journal de la navigation autour du globe, de la frégate La Thétis et de la... [Read more]

MDCCCXXXVII [1837]
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Nantiat, Jasper

The Russian dominions in Europe

1808
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Dilnot, John

Map

[2004]
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The first map of Australia

[1856]
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Beaumont, Albanis, 1755–1812

Travels through the Maritime Alps, from Italy to Lyons, across the Col de... [Read more]

1795
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De Chair, Somerset Struben, 1911–

The silver crescent

1943
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Rocque, John, -1762

A plan of Paris &c.

1754
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Rocque, John, -1762

A survey of the city, harbour, bay and environs of Dublin

1757
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Bartholomew, John, 1831–1893

Black's map of environs of London

[1885?]
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Ackroyd, Norman, 1938–

The Barra Isles

2016
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Herndon, William Lewis, 1813–1857

Exploration of the valley of the Amazon

1854
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Senex, John, -1740

A new map of Virginia, Mary-Land, and the improved parts of Pennsylvania... [Read more]

1719
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Storff, Paul Auguste de

Plan of the fortification at Sandown, Isle of Wight

[1671?]
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Great Britain. Ordnance Survey

[Downham]

1st March 1824
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Rocque, John, -1762

An exact survey of the city and suburbs of Dublin

1756
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Evans, Lewis, 1700?-1756

A map of Pensilvania, New-Jersey, New-York, and the three Delaware counties

1749
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Bowles, John, 1701–1779

A new and exact map of America laid down from the latest observations and... [Read more]

[approximately 1740?]
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Breydenbach, Bernhard von, approximately 1440–1497

Prefatio in opus transmarine peregrinationis ad venerandum et... [Read more]

[29 July 1490]
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A consequential coastline

1996
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Burney, James, 1750–1821

A chronological history of the discoveries in the South Sea or Pacific... [Read more]

1803-1817
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James, Edwin, 1797–1861

Account of an expedition from Pittsburgh to the Rocky Mountains

1822-1823
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G.W. Bacon & Co.

Bacon's large scale plan of Harrow

[1913]
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Gerning, J. I. (Johann Isaac), 1767–1837

A picturesque tour along the Rhine from Mentz to Cologne

MDCCCXX [1820]
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A practical guide during a journey from London to Paris

1802
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Faden, William, 1749–1836

A topographical map of the county of Norfolk

1797
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Alexander, James Edward, Sir, 1803–1885

Transatlantic sketches

1833
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Hare, Augustus J. C. (Augustus John Cuthbert), 1834–1903

Walks in Rome

1878
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Watson, Mary Grace, 1786–1853

Manuscript copy of Richard Turner's A view of the earth : a short system of... [Read more]

1798
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John Bartholomew & Co

Bartholomew's plan of London

[ca. 1907?]
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Litke, F. P. (Fedor Petrovich), graf, 1797–1882

Voyage autour du monde, exécuté par ordre de Sa Majesté l'empereur Nicolas... [Read more]

1835-36
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Zeiller, Martin, 1589–1661

Topographia Germaniae-Inferioris

[1659]
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Saxton, Christopher, 1542?-

Southamtoniae comitatus (preter insulas Vectis, Jersey et Garnsey... [Read more]

[1575]
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Rocque, John, -1762

The Seraglio & gardens of the Grand Seignior = Serrail & jardins du Grand... [Read more]

1752
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Great Britain. Ordnance Survey

[Old series Ordnance Survey maps of England and Wales]

[1839-1874?]
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Gardner, W. R.

New and Improved map of England and Wales, including the principal part of... [Read more]

16th. April 1823
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Salter, Ann, b. 1830 or 1831

The United Kingdom

early 1840s?
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Leake, John

An exact surveigh of the streets, lanes and churches comprehend[e]d within... [Read more]

[1723]
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Smith, Elizabeth, approximately 1787–

A map of England and Wales

1797
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A general map of England & Wales, divided into its counties

circa [1800?]
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Ackroyd, Norman, 1938–

Reading the landscape

[2019]
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Morden, Robert, approximately 1650–1703

England

[1695?]
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Zeiller, Martin, 1589–1661

Topographia Bavariæ, das ist, Beschreib. vnd aigentliche Abbildung der... [Read more]

MDCXLIV [1644]
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Lowry, Howard Foster, 1901–1967

'What was, and is, and will abide ...'

1943
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Storff, Paul Auguste de

Plan of Carisbrooke Castle, Isle of Wight

[1671?]
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Arrowsmith, Aaron, 1750–1823

Map of the Province of Malabar by A. Arrowsmith

1809

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