Description: Antique Map SOMERSETSHIRE Hand Colored Engraving by J & C Walker Drawn by R. Creighton RARE 1800s. Somersetshire. Drawn by R. Creighton. Engraved by J. & C. Walker. (to accompany) Atlas to the Topographical dictionaries of England and Wales ... Published by S. Lewis and Co,. M.DCCC.XLIV (1844).Hand colored in outline folding map. Includes reference to the Unions and compass rose oriented with north to the upper left.1844 Topographical Dictionary of the United Kingdom, by the editor and publisher of topographical dictionaries and maps of the Great Britain, Scotland, and Ireland, tending to illustrate the local history of English localities. Comprising of 57 maps, a general map of England and Wales, a plan of London, and 55 maps of the counties and islands, arranged alphabetically and divided into unions. Note beneath the maps” Drawn and engraved for Lewis' topographical dictionary”. Maps are hand colored in outline, some are folding. Showing administrative boundaries, cities, Boroughs, towns, roads, railroads, buildings, landmarks, rivers, canals, and bridges. Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridian: Greenwich. Bound in olive embossed cloth, with gilt lettering on spine reads “Lewis’s Topographical Dictionary of England and Wales. Atlas”. Samuel Lewis and Co. was based in London. Samuel Lewis the elder died in 1865. His son of the same name predeceased him in 1862. Frame is old and slightly spilt on the side, still displays nicely. It is under glass and measures approx 16 3/4 x 12 3/4 ANTIQUE MAPS BY J & C WALKERMap Makers J & C Walker J. & C. Walker was the imprint used by the Walker family of engravers and printers. They produced numerous high-quality geographical maps and nautical charts for a variety of institutions in the nineteenth century. John Walker (1787-1873) held the position of Hydrographer to the East India Company, a position also held by his father and namesake. John worked in partnership with his brothers, Charles and Alexander. The brothers published over 200 maps for the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. They produced maps for James Horsburgh and the Admiralty, as well as the influential Indian Atlas. Purchased at HARRODS in 1984, this is an original antique. I apologize for the glare from the glass.
Price: 75 USD
Location: Edmonds, Washington
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Type: Physical Map
Year: 1843
Original/Reproduction: Antique Original
Cartographer/Publisher: J & C Walker
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