Antique Hand-Colored County Map of Rutland, 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: 54 × 64 cm (21.3 × 25.2 in)
Condition: Good
Reference: BG-12924-8

Condition

General age-related toning. Folding line as issued. Two dirt spots in the left and right top, but outside the image. Otherwise fine. Please study image carefully.

About this sheet

Antique county map of Rutland first published c.1800. Villages, towns, and cities illustrated include Oakham, Uppingham, and Normanton.

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.