On offer: an original (i.e. not a later reproduction) very scarce antique map "Monmouthshire."
DATE PRINTED: 1858 lithograph, based on a plate first issued in 1804.
SIZE: The printed area including titles is approx. 7.25" x 9.25" (18.5 cm x 23.5 cm) with a centre fold as issued.
ARTIST/CARTOGRAPHER/ENGRAVER: Engraved by Roper from a drawing by Cole. George Cole was a cartographer and draughtsman. John Roper (1771-1810) an engraver.
PROVENANCE: This plate was first published in Cole's "The British Atlas " in 1804 and subsequently in "English Topography" between 1816 and 1827. The maps then appeared, updated with the railways and plate numbers, in Dugdale's "Curiosities of Great Britain: England & Wales Delineated." published between 1835 until 1842. The plates had a final and scarce usage as lithographic plates by the firm of H.G. Collins in the 1850's. Firstly under the title 'Collins Railway Pocket Atlas of England & Wales' (known in a single example) and slightly later as 'Collins' Railway and Pedestrian Atlas of England' c.1858 (only 2 copies recorded in COPAC, in the BL and CUL), updated with the railways to this date. It is from this latter atlas that these maps were taken.
TYPE: Antique lithograph printed on paper.
VERSO: There is nothing printed on the reverse side, which is blank.
CONDITION: 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.
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.
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