Antique maps and prints - The English and Welsh counties

Francis GROSE (c.1731-1791)
THE ANTIQUITIES OF ENGLAND and WALES

We supply genuine historical maps and prints by mail order - all are eminently suitable for framing and are offered On Approval.

Do visit JULIE'S ANTIQUE PRINTS.
You will find a nice range of antique prints, engravings, maps and books.

EMAIL ENQUIRIES

We are now retired and the Postaprint Website is no longer available. However this series of Reference Pages are being left on line. We do hope you will find them to informative and helpful. They provide details of many of the maps, books and engravings we had the pleasure of dealing in over so many years. A full index of all the Reference Pages will be found HERE.
However, my wife does have an eBay store with many attractive old maps & prints on offer.

This Page is provided as a REFERENCE RESOURCE - it is NOT an Inventory.

THE ANTIQUITIES OF ENGLAND AND WALES was first published in 1772/3 and ran to many subsequent editions, even after the death of Mr GROSE in 1791 It was a prodigious work, containing up to 57 MAPS of the English and Welsh Counties. The maps were those of John SELLER who had died in 1697. The original John SELLER maps are really quite scarce, although the GROSE/SELLER maps are comparatively more common. The Grose/Seller maps had an interesting historical notes and text added below the map & this text was continued verso. They were sometimes issued uncoloured, sometimes with a colour wash. The engraved area of the maps, excluding text, was some 6x5 inches Depending on the edition, there are some 640 engraved views and plans. These COPPER PLATE views were mostly engraved by Sparrow and Godfrey. All were issued uncoloured. Here are a couple of examples of the maps and views See the Lists below to view more images THE MAPS Click on the above image to view a larger version THE VIEWS Click on the above image to view a larger version

LISTS OF MAPS AND VIEWS

Click on the Underlined text to view a scanned image of the item.

POSTAPRINT supplied picture framers and antiquarian map & print dealers for over over a quarter of a century. Examples of the cartographer's art from the 16th to the 19th century, along with engravings, lithographs and etchings by leading artists of their generation. Historical maps, views, and engravings on virtually every subject, including Vanity Fair (Spy) Cartoons. Postaprint also supplied antique prints and maps to Art Galleries, Shops and Fine Art Retailers.

Do visit my wife's eBay Store, JULIE'S ANTIQUE PRINTS.
You will find a nice range of antique prints, engravings, maps and books.

Specialist mail order suppliers of genuine antique maps and prints of the English, Welsh, Irish and Scottish counties

including those by Francis GROSE.