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DORSET384

Cartographer: John Speed
Title: : Dorsetshyre
Date: 1614 Size: 20 x 15 inches
Published: London
Description: Splendid county map of Dorset from the second edition of John Speed's seminal atlas "The Theatre of Great Britaine", the first complete atlas of English county maps. Inset map of Dorchester. Strong impression. English text on verso.
Map Ref: DORSET384

DORSET408

Cartographer: William Kip
Title: : Dorcestriae Comitatus
Date: 1637 Size: 15 x 11 inches
Published: London
Description: The third available map of Dorset, here without Saxton's name but most likely based on his map of 1579. Reduced by William Kip for Camden's 1637 edition of the Britannia". Original colour.
Map Ref: DORSET408

DORSET404

Cartographer: Richard Blome
Title: : A Generall Mapp of Dorsetshire
Date: 1673 Size: 13 x 10 inches
Published: London
Description: Attractive and rare 17th century map of the county of Dorset, accompanied by a panel listing the counties’ Hundreds, an embellished title cartouche and a dedication to the Hon Humphrey Weld of Lulworth Castle. Original colour.
Map Ref: DORSET404

DORSET405

Cartographer: Robert Morden
Title: : Dorset Shire
Date: 1708 Size: 9 x 7 inches
Published: London
Description: Rare “miniature Morden” county map of Dorset. Original colour.
Map Ref: DORSET405

DORSET394

Cartographer: Bowen & Owen
Title: : Dorset Shire
Date: 1720 Size: 5 x 7 inches
Published: London
Description: Charming miniature county map of Dorset, with descriptive text and table of distances between towns on the road between Bristol and Weymouth. Coloured.
Map Ref: DORSET394

DORSET354

Cartographer: Herman Moll
Title: : Dorset Shire
Date: 1724 Size: 13 x 8 inches
Published: London
Description: County map with borders illustrating local antiquities and a Roman amphitheatre. Original colour.
Map Ref: DORSET354

DORSET403

Cartographer: Bowen & Kitchin
Title: : An Accurate Map of Dorset Shire Divided into its Hundreds
Date: c. 1760 Size: 27 x 21 inches
Published: London
Description: Large county map of Dorset, the most detailed available at the time of publication. The map's empty spaces are filled with fascinating notes about the history and commerce of the county. Original hand-colour.
Map Ref: DORSET403

DORSET353

Cartographer: Capt. Greenvile Collins
Title: : A Draught of Portland the Shambles and the Race of Portland
Date: 1785 Size: 24 x 16 inches
Published: London
Description: Early chart of the Island of Portland on the Dorset coast also showing Weymouth.
Map Ref: DORSET353

DORSET407

Cartographer: John Seller
Title: : Dorsetshire
Date: 1787 Size: 8 x 12 inches
Published: London
Description: Charming county map of Dorset with a panel of descriptive text underneath. Coloured.
Map Ref: DORSET407

DORSET342

Cartographer: Richard Phillips
Title: : Dorsetshire
Date: 1808 Size: 7 x 4 inches
Published: London
Description: County map in original colour.
Map Ref: DORSET342

DORSET395

Cartographer: John Cary
Title: : Dorsetshire
Date: 1809 Size: 11 x 9 inches
Published: London
Description: Elegant and detailed county map with a compass rose an emphasis on the growing road network. Original hand colour.
Map Ref: DORSET395

DORSET393

Cartographer: Christopher & John Greenwood
Title: : Map of County Dorset
Date: 1826 Size: 61 x 46 inches
Published: London
Description: Separately issued folding wall map of Dorset based on a new Survey by Christopher and John Greenwood. Large vignette of Weymouth on the lower left. Original hand colour. Folded.
Map Ref: DORSET393

DORSET372

Cartographer: Robert Kearsley Dawson
Title: : Poole
Date: 1832 Size: 8 x 12 inches
Published: London
Description: Town plan of Poole showing the wards and various boundary lines based on the Ordnance Survey. Original Colour.
Map Ref: DORSET372

DORSET397

Cartographer: J. & C. Walker
Title: : Dorset
Date: 1835 Size: 16 x 13 inches
Published: London
Description: Attractive map of Dorset with an emphasis on the political aspect of the county with outlines of the borough borders and lists of the number of MPs it returns to Parliament. Original colour.
Map Ref: DORSET397

DORSET396

Cartographer: James Pigot
Title: : Dorset
Date: c. 1840 Size: 14 x 9 inches
Published: London
Description: Bright, colourful map of Dorset with a vignette of Sherborne Church on the upper left. Original hand colour.
Map Ref: DORSET396

DORSET373

Cartographer: George Bacon
Title: : Plan of Bournemouth
Date: c. 1890 Size: 13 x 18 inches
Published: London
Description: Detailed plan of Bournemouth placing it in the county of Hampshire. Printed colour.
Map Ref: DORSET373

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