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We can find no prior sales history for these sheets sold individually except a single example. Celebrated for its decorative refinement and outstanding survey accuracy, Rocque’s work represents the pinnacle of mid-eighteenth-century English topographical engraving.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"east-berkshire-bracknell-forest-wokingham-sandhurst-crowthorne-rocque-1761-map-p-9-000948","title":"East Berkshire. Bracknell Forest Wokingham Sandhurst Crowthorne. Rocque 1761 map","description":"\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e[Sheet 2 from John Rocque's A Topographical Survey of the County of Berks]\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eA single map sheet from John Rocque’s scarce eighteen-sheet A Topographical Survey of the County of Berks (1761). We can find no evidence that this sheet has ever previously been offered for sale individually. Rocque’s survey is the only pre-1800 large-scale map of the county, executed at the exceptional scale of two inches to the mile—one of only thirteen English county maps ever produced at this scale. The survey was carried out by Josiah Ballard and engraved by Richard Benning and L. F. Deharme. Ultimately published as a map of Berkshire, the project was originally conceived to encompass Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, and Oxfordshire; only the Berkshire section was completed (although much of the historic county now falls within Oxfordshire). Perhaps because of this broader conception, Rocque—unusually for a single-county survey—extended the mapping on several sheets into the neighbouring counties. The series stands as a foundational large-scale county survey and an essential early record of Berkshire and its surrounding districts. Rocque’s work represents the pinnacle of mid-eighteenth-century English topographical engraving, combining decorative refinement with exceptional survey accuracy. This sheet covers: Sonning, Shiplake; Wargrave; Bracknell; Easthampstead; Sandhurst; Crowthorne; Finchampstead; Wokingham; Yateley and Eversley\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antiquemapsandprints.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51845519016283,"sku":"P-9-000948","price":640.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0923\/9583\/1643\/files\/P-9-000948a.jpg?v=1764869792"},{"product_id":"thames-valley-windsor-great-park-eton-staines-chertsey-bray-rocque-1761-map-p-9-000947","title":"Thames Valley \u0026 Windsor Great Park. Eton Staines Chertsey Bray. 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Ultimately published as a map of Berkshire, the project was originally conceived to encompass Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, and Oxfordshire; only the Berkshire section was completed (although much of the historic county now falls within Oxfordshire). Perhaps because of this broader conception, Rocque—unusually for a single-county survey—extended the mapping on several sheets into the neighbouring counties. The series stands as a foundational large-scale county survey and an essential early record of Berkshire and its surrounding districts. Rocque’s work represents the pinnacle of mid-eighteenth-century English topographical engraving, combining decorative refinement with exceptional survey accuracy. This sheet covers: Windsor; Old Windsor; Eton; Langley, Colnbrook; Datchet; Egham; Chertsey; Cranbourne; Sunninghill; Staines; Slough. 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Rocque’s work represents the pinnacle of mid-eighteenth-century English topographical engraving, combining decorative refinement with exceptional survey accuracy. This sheet covers: Newbury; Thatcham; Greenham; Speen; Enborne; Woolhampton; Aldermaston; River Kennet\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antiquemapsandprints.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51845519638875,"sku":"P-9-000950","price":380.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0923\/9583\/1643\/files\/P-9-000950a.jpg?v=1764869793"},{"product_id":"thames-valley-berkshire-reading-plan-pangbourne-caversham-rocque-1761-map-p-9-000949","title":"Thames Valley\/Berkshire. Reading plan. Pangbourne Caversham. 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Rocque’s work represents the pinnacle of mid-eighteenth-century English topographical engraving, combining decorative refinement with exceptional survey accuracy. This sheet covers: Great Marlow; Little Marlow; Bisham; Medmenham; Henley; Hambleden; Hurley; Cookham; Maidenhead; Remenham; Bourne End \/ Hedsor. River Thames (Marlow–Maidenhead reach); Chiltern escarpment; Quarry Wood; Chilterns\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antiquemapsandprints.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51845520064859,"sku":"P-9-000953","price":560.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0923\/9583\/1643\/files\/P-9-000953a.jpg?v=1764869792"},{"product_id":"thames-valley-berkshire-parishes-wallingford-streatley-john-rocque-1761-map-p-9-000954","title":"Thames Valley\/Berkshire Parishes. Wallingford \u0026 Streatley. 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Rocque 1761 map","description":"\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e[Sheet 12 from John Rocque's A Topographical Survey of the County of Berks]\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eA single map sheet from John Rocque’s scarce eighteen-sheet A Topographical Survey of the County of Berks (1761). We can find no evidence that this sheet has ever previously been offered for sale individually. Rocque’s survey is the only pre-1800 large-scale map of the county, executed at the exceptional scale of two inches to the mile—one of only thirteen English county maps ever produced at this scale. The survey was carried out by Josiah Ballard and engraved by Richard Benning and L. F. Deharme. Ultimately published as a map of Berkshire, the project was originally conceived to encompass Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, and Oxfordshire; only the Berkshire section was completed (although much of the historic county now falls within Oxfordshire). Perhaps because of this broader conception, Rocque—unusually for a single-county survey—extended the mapping on several sheets into the neighbouring counties. The series stands as a foundational large-scale county survey and an essential early record of Berkshire and its surrounding districts. Rocque’s work represents the pinnacle of mid-eighteenth-century English topographical engraving, combining decorative refinement with exceptional survey accuracy. This sheet covers: Lechlade; Buscot; Kelmscott; Watchfield; Shrivenham; Bourton; Highworth; Coleshill; Ashbury; Longcot; Coxwell; River Thames\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antiquemapsandprints.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51845520556379,"sku":"P-9-000957","price":210.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0923\/9583\/1643\/files\/P-9-000957a.jpg?v=1764869793"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.antiquemapsandprints.com\/collections\/a-topographical-survey-of-the-county-of-berks.oembed","provider":"Antiquemapsandprints.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}