On offer: an original (i.e. not a later reproduction) map "A New Map of the County of Berks Divided into Hundreds..".  
The map provides much detail and includes information regarding the turnpike and mail roads as well as distances between market towns and the canal network. Original outline and wash colour to show the county's hundreds which are also listed in a numbered key. 

DATE PRINTED: 1808 (dated on the print) from a plate first engraved in 1804.

SIZE: The printed area of the view, including titles, is approximately 510 by 450mm (20 by 17.75 inches) (large) plus margins with a centre fold as issued.  

ARTIST/CARTOGRAPHER/ENGRAVER:  Drawn by Charles Smith, a stationer, publisher and mapseller, working in the Strand from about 1800 onwards. 

PROVENANCE:  This map was published in Smith's "New English Atlas Being A Complete Set of County Maps". Smith was a stationer and mapseller working in the Strand, London, from about 1800 onwards and continued the standard set by John Cary for precise, detailed maps, finely produced and without the embellishments of the previous century.

TYPE: Antique copper plate engraving printed on paper.

VERSO: There is nothing printed on the reverse side which is blank.

CONDITION: Very Good; suitable for framing. Please check the scan for any blemishes prior to making your purchase. Virtually all antiquarian maps and prints are subject to some normal aging due to use and time which is not significant unless otherwise stated. I offer a no questions asked return policy.  Minor wear to the extremities of the margin edge.  Nothing serious.

AUTHENTICITY: This is an authentic antique print, published at the date stated above. I do not offer reproductions. It is not a modern copy.  The term 'original' when applied to a print means that it was printed at the first or original date of publication; it does not imply that the item is unique.

RETURNS POLICY: I offer a no questions returns policy. All I ask is that you pay return shipping and mail back to me in original condition.

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