Antique maps and engravings
ARTISTS AND CARTOGRAPHERS
Dedicated Web Pages. Biographical Notes Etc.

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You may find the following Reference Books useful.
They can normally be found in your local library or, if you wish to buy, on any of the main Internet Book Sites.
BRYAN'S DICTIONARY OF PAINTERS AND ENGRAVERS
THE DICTIONARY OF 19TH CENTURY BRITISH BOOK ILLUSTRATORS - Simon Houfe
THE DICTIONARY OF 20TH CENTURY BRITISH BOOK ILLUSTRATORS - Alan Horne
TOOLEY'S DICTIONARY OF MAPMAKERS - R V Tooley

ARTISTS/ILLUSTRATORS

 BARTLETT - Perhaps the foremost 19th century topographical artist.
DAVID COX - A Concise Outline of the life and work of this prolific artist.
LANDSEER Sir Edwin - This well-known 19th century artist, specialised in animals, especially Dogs. Many illustrations.
LOUIS WAIN - The most famous and intriguing illustrator of cats who ever lived.
ROWLANDSON - ARTIST & CARICATURIST: Thomas ROWLANDSON. The Dr. Syntax books. c.1820 and later editions. Aquatints.
TURNER J. M. W. - Very famous 19th Century English Artist. Full list of plates in 'The Turner Gallery' with scans.
WOODVILLE R. Caton - A brief History of the Life and Work of this famous, essentially, military artist.

AUTHORS/POETS

BEATTIE William MD - Writer of the background text for many of the Books illustrated by W. H. Bartlett. Danube. Waldensis. Scotland. Switzerland.
BYRON Lord - Fullarton's Works of Byron. . . containing good steel engraved views of Italy, Greece, Portugal, Malta. Switzerland Etc. c. 1850
DICKENS Charles - A series of Web Pages on this famous Victorian author. His life. His Friends. His Romantic life. . .
DICKENS CHARACTERS - By Kyd. A series of delightful cartoons of favourite Dickens characters.
TENNYSON Lord Alfred - A brief History of his life and work. Illustrations. Portrait.

CARTOGRAPHERS

ARROWSMITH - 19th Century Map Maker.
BLAEU - The Blaeu family where the foremost cartographers of the 17th Century. Apart from the prolific numbers of Maps and Sea Charts produced, they raised cartography to an art form - embellishing their maps with highly decorative Cartouches and attractive features.
BOWEN Emanuel - "The Natural History of England" - English County Maps by Bowen with scanned images and some background information - 1759.
BUTLER - 19th Century Cartographer.
CARY John - NEW and CORRECT ENGLISH ATLAS. English County Maps. 1787 (1st) Edition. Original outline color.
CHIQUET - Early 18th century French Cartographer. Delightful maps. Original colour. Decorative cartouches and other features.
CRAM George - 1902 Edition. Coloured Maps of America, the US Sates with City Plans. World. Continents. Countries.
FINDLAY - 'MODERN ATLAS'. Published 1843.
FULLARTON Archibald & Co - The ROYAL ILLUSTRATED ATLAS. Published c. 1879. Large coloured maps of the World, including several with attractive VIGNETTES. Especially strong on maps of Islands, such as Bermuda, Java, Iceland, Faroes, Madeira, Azores, Trinidad, Jamaica, and many others.
FULLARTON Archibald & Co - The PARLIAMENTARY GAZETTEER. Published 1841. English County Maps, many with delightful Vignette Views.
GORDON/MORDEN - Robert Morden maps from GEOGRAPHY ANATOMIZ'D. Published 1716.
GROSE - English & Welsh County maps and views. Published c. 1795.
JOHNSON FAMILY ATLAS 1862 - Interesting large colored maps of US States, World, Continents and Countries. Several with good Vignette Views.
KITCHIN - A prodigious Map Maker. Late 18th Century.
LEVASSEUR - Highly decorative Maps of the World, Continents and Countries, together with French Departments and Colonies. c. 1847/55.
LEWIS SAMUEL - County maps of IRELAND. c. 1847.
LEWIS - The TOPOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY published between 1831 and 1848, provides another good starting point for new collectors of English & Welsh County Maps, as well as of the British Channel Islands.
MALLET - DESCRIPTION DE L'UNIVERS. Published in Paris in 1683. Contained some 677 Maps, Views and Prints. All the plates are listed. Our Mallet Pages are lavishly illustrated.
MALTE-BRUN - Historical Antique Maps of the World from Précis de la Géographie Universelle. . . with scanned images and some background information - 1845
MIGEON J - Mid/Late 19th century maps, many with attractive vignettes by this French Cartographer. World. Continents. Countries.
MONIN - Maps of France, its Departments and Possessions from Petit Atlas National. . . - 1835.
MONIN/FREMIN - French Maps of the World from Atlas Universel de Geographie. . . by Charles V. Monin and A. R. Fremin - 1835
MOULE ENGLISH COUNTY MAPS - The most decorative of the 19th century. A scan of EVERY map is available.
OWEN/BOWEN - English and Welsh County Maps & Road Maps. 1720. 5x8 inches.
PERROT - Scarce and very decorative small maps of the English, Irish, Scottish & Welsh Counties. c. 1824. All maps scanned.
PINNOCK - UNUSUAL MAPS - 1833 - Printed WHITE on BLACK. World. Continents. Countries. English County Maps and City Plans
PHILIP - Late 19th Century County Maps of IRELAND
RAND McNALLY - This page contains details of the 1885 STANDARD ATLAS OF THE WORLD, just one of the prolific number of atlases produced by this major US publisher. Scanned examples.
SAXTON_KIP_HOLE: Scarce English and Welsh county maps. 1637 edition of William Camden's Britannia.
SENEX John - Interesting maps, published in various editions c. 1730. Includes CALIFORNIA AS AN ISLAND.
SPEED John/Peter van den Keere - This page details the 'Miniature Speed' maps of the world, continents, counties and British Isles. 1668.
TALLIS - The ILLUSTRATED ATLAS - - John Tallis maps issued in c. 1851, a probably the most decorative maps of the world, continents and countries to be issued in the 19th century. Finely engraved borders enhanced with numerous Vignette views.