Antique County Map of Derbyshire, 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-12924-10

Condition

General age-related toning. Folding line as issued, with light discolouring. Light offset around the two text areas. General toning but still a very decorate and representable map. Contemporary Handcolored. Please study image carefully.

About this sheet

Antique county map of Derbyshire first published, circa 1800. Villages, towns, and cities illustrated include Chesterfield, Wirksworth, Derby, and Stanton.

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.