Antique Map of the Environs of London, Corrected to 1845
US$931
Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)
Date
1845
Mapmaker / artist
Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge
Publisher
Charles Knight and Co., 22 Ludgate Street, London
Technique
Steel Engraving
Coloring
Original hand color
Sheet size
35 × 43 cm (13.8 × 16.9 in)
Condition
Good
Reference
BG-14487-1-25
What the condition grades mean
Excellent
Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good
Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good
Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair
Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.
Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.
Condition
Light uneven toning, browner toward the edges. Handling soiling along the bottom edge. Scattered light foxing in the margin. All four corners complete.
About this sheet
This is an original antique map of the environs of London, steel engraved and published in the atlas of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. The map puts the built city as a dark mass at the center and surrounds it with the villages and country that have since been absorbed, from Hampstead and Highgate round through Epping, Woolwich, Croydon and Richmond. The lettering states that it is corrected to the first of August 1845, and the early railway lines are drawn running out through open fields. The outline and water coloring is original hand color, applied by the publisher before the sheet was bound into the volume.
It carries plate number 187 and belongs to the third volume of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge atlas, the volume given over to plans of cities, the stars and the index to places, published by Charles Knight of 22 Ludgate Street in London in 1847. Knight took over the Society's map series and reissued it corrected, so the plates carry a range of dates within one set.
This is the sheet that shows how small London still was in relation to its own county: Clapham, Hackney and Fulham are separate places with fields between them. It is a favorite with Londoners because almost every buyer can find the village their own street was built over. Framed simply in dark wood or a plain gilt frame it suits a study, a hallway or a dining room, and it is a natural gift for anyone with a tie to the place.
Light uneven toning, browner toward the edges. Handling soiling along the bottom edge. Scattered light foxing in the margin. All four corners complete.
This is an original antique map, not a modern reproduction. This item is sold unframed. Any framed or interior images are shown for presentation and inspiration only, unless the listing explicitly states that the item is sold framed.
