Shropshire

Method Steel engraved with hand colour
Artist Moule, Thomas
Published [London, c.1840]
Dimensions 258 x 196 mm
Notes A decorative map of the county of Shropshire. The map shows the borders of the Hundreds, principal towns and villages, and the roads. Vignettes below the map show Ludlow Castle, Bridgnorth, and the Grammar School, Shrewsbury. The map is enclosed in a typical ornamental border.

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: Binders holes to left margin. Small creases and tears to margins, not affecting map. Blank on verso.
Framing mounted
Price £95.00
Stock ID 51421

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