Thomas Moules (1784-1851) was a writer on heraldry and antiques born in Marylebone in London.  He had a business as a bookseller in Duke Street and for many years held the office of Chamber -Keeper at the Royal Chamberlains Department.  During the 1830 he produced a series of illustrated maps of the English counties and these were collected in a two volume work 'English Counties Delineated' in 1836.  The map were re-issued again in 1841, showing railways which had been constructed, in 'Barclays complete and universal English Dictionary' .  This work was re-issued a number of times up to 1852.  This map is from the 1842 edition.