| Method | Copper engraved with original hand colour |
| Artist | Dix, Thomas |
| Published | By Mr. Thos. Dix. London, Published by Wm. Darton Junr. 58, Holborn Hill, June 24. 1818. |
| Dimensions | 455 x 360 mm |
| Notes |
A very scarce, early nineteenth century, folding map of the County of Oxfordshire, engraved by Thomas Dix for his incomplete county atlas, here issued separately, sectioned and laid on linen, by William Darton Jnr. The county is divided into its hundreds, and presented in full original wash colour. Market towns are marked in red, and a key to the right lists Market Days throughout the county. A note on the county, a reference to the Hundreds, and a general key or 'Explanation' is also provided, along with an attractive vignette in the bottom left corner showing Magdalen tower and the 'Eastern, or London Entrance, into Oxford.' Thomas Dix (fl.1810s-1820s) was a British mapmaker, whose 'A Complete Atlas of the English Counties' was left incomplete upon his death, so completed and published by William Darton Jnr. in 1822. William Darton Jnr (1781-1854) was the son of the publisher William Darton and Hannah Pace. He was an engraver, bookseller, printer, publisher, printseller, and mapseller in London. He specialised in publishing educational material for children in a addition to publishing prints, jigsaws and games. His son, John Maw Darton, continued the family business as 'Darton and Clark' in partnership with Samuel Clark. Condition: Sectioned and laid to linen as issued. Some time-toning and splitting to folds. Minor offsetting, time toning, and water-staining to sheet. Manuscript 'Cecil Brent' owner's label to top right margin. Original card slipcase. |
| Framing | unmounted |
| Price | £450.00 |
| Stock ID | 49655 |