A compleat sett of mapps of England and Wales in general, and of each county in particular : accurately projected in a new method and all of them original drawings, most humbly inscribed to His Majesty King George by Francis Negus, Comisioner for Executing the Office of Master of the Horse to His Majesty : drawn and finsh'd by Tho. Badeslade.
Alternate Title(s):
Chorographia Britanniae. Manuscripts
Published / Created:
Great Britain, 1724.
Physical Description:
1 atlas ([58] leaves) : maps ; 17 x 20 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Maps & Atlases (manuscript)
Notes:
Bound in contemporary red morocco, with elaborate gold tooling, in imitation of the French fanfare style. Binding by same unknown hand as another ms., of 1715, presented to George I at Windsor.
Exhibition History:
Paul Mellon's Legacy : A Passion for British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-04-18 - 2007-07-29)Wilde Americk - Discovery and Exploration of the New World, 1500-1850 (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-09-27 - 2001-09-27)The Mapmaker's Art: 300 Years of British Cartography (Yale Center for British Art, January 17, 1989-March 12, 1989)
Subject Terms:
George I, King of Great Britain, 1660-1727. | Atlases -- Great Britain. -- Early works to 1800. | Roads -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800. | Great Britain -- Road maps -- Early works to 1800. | Great Britain -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800. | England -- Maps -- Early works to 1800. | Wales -- Maps -- Early works to 1800. | George I, King of Great Britain, 1660-1727 -- Provenance.