| Method | Steel engraved with hand colour |
| Artist | Moule, Thomas |
| Published | [London, c.1840] |
| Dimensions | 197 x 259 mm. |
| Notes |
A decorative map of the county of Berkshire. The map shows the borders of the Hundreds and the county border is outlined in hand colour. Principal towns are picked out in red. Vignettes enclosed in roundels in the four corners of the sheet show Virginia Water, Windsor Castle, a View of Windsor, and the Town Hall of Abingdon. The map is enclosed in a typical ornamental border featuring figures in full armour as well as a pair of classical maidens resting by the river. Thomas Moule (1784-1851) was a British writer, engraver, cartographer, and antiquarian. Originally a writer on Heraldry and general antiquities, Moule was born in Marylebone, London. From around 1816 to 1823 he was a bookseller, from his shop in Grosvenor Square, London. He then became an inspector of letters in the General Post Office, where his responsibilities included trying to 'read' illegible hand writing. His highly decorative series of county maps were first published in separate issues for each county between 1830 and 1832. In 1836 these were brought together in one work, by George Virtue & Co. They continued to appear in Rev. Barclay's Dictionary into the 1840's. Condition: Trimmed within platemark, as issued. Time toning to edges of sheet. Binders creases and holes to top and bottom margins. Blank on verso. |
| Framing | unmounted |
| Price | £75.00 |
| Stock ID | 51542 |