With a neatly engraved vignette of Bedford Bridge, Saint Paul’s Church and part of the Town.

A clearly engraved map of the county; Bedfordshire appears to be one of the few English counties without the beginnings of a railway system at this time.

A scarce little map incorrectly orientated. The text informs us that ‘ Luton, a small dirty town, seated on the River Lea, has nothing worthy of notice, save its Gothic church.. ‘.

The first in a series of road maps issued intermittently between 1765 and at least 1775 some of which are credited to the engraver Thomas Bowen. Chester is given as 182 miles from London implying a scale of roughly three miles to the inch. Showing windmills, paper mills, water mills, gibbets, brine pits as well as distances, gentleman’s houses and halls.

A clearly engraved map which, in addition to those features explained in the ‘ Remarks ‘, also highlights ancient fortifications and religious houses.

Scarce miniature map with notes on the county ; for example ‘Dunstable is noted for larks’.

An unusual item: an early appearance of the triangulation distance table ( invented by the 16c surveyor John Norden ) familiar to all users of modern road atlases, allied to a rudimentary map of Bedfordshire. A good impression.

Vignette of Luton Church. A detailed and informative map showing mail roads, turnpike roads and cross roads as well as rail roads, rivers and canals. A superb example.

A clearly engraved, attractively coloured map showing ‘ every parish and place containing upwards of 20 houses ‘ as well as numbers of inhabitants, houses and acreages. Although this map is from the 1813 edition it retains the the imprint of R.Philips, Bridge Street, Blackfriars and the original date of publication of 1808; it is, however, a most unusual example in that, contrary to most sources, the engraver’s name has been removed.

An attractively coloured uncommon map of the south east of England notwithstanding a little light dusting, mainly marginal, and some mild handling creases.

A charming miniature map of the south east corner of the British Isles, carefully backed on matching paper to provide additional margins for mounting and framing.