Antique Colourful and Decorative County Map of Bedfordshire, England, 1804

€ 325

One of a kind: this is the sheet in the photographs. Ships from Langweer, the Netherlands.

Date: 1804
Technique: Engraved
Sheet size: 64 × 54 cm (25.2 × 21.3 in)
Condition: Good
Reference: BG-12924-7

Condition

General age-related toning with a few light brown spots. Folding line as issued. Tears on the edges of the paper, but not into the image and only once touching the plate mark. Original Colors. Please study image carefully.

About this sheet

Antique county map of Bedfordshire first published c.1800. Villages, towns, and cities illustrated include Bedford, Todington, and Potton.

Charles Smith was a cartographer working in London from circa 1800. His maps were finely engraved on copper and featured beautiful hand colouring. The county maps were initially issued as single sheets for travelers from 1800. In 1804 they were published as an atlas, Smith's New English Atlas.