On offer : an original (i.e. not a later reproduction) antique map "Monmouthshire."
DATE PRINTED: 1832
SIZE: The printed area including titles of each map is approximately 18 x 10.5 cm, 7.25 x 4.25 inches (small) plus margins.
ARTIST/CARTOGRAPHER/ENGRAVER: Drawn and engraved by William Cobbett (1763-1835). William Cobbett (9 March 1763 – 18 June 1835) was an English pamphleteer, farmer, journalist and member of parliament, who was born in Farnham, Surrey. He believed that reforming Parliament including abolishing the rotten boroughs would help to end the poverty of farm labourers. Relentlessly he sought an end to the borough-mongers, sinecurists and "tax-eaters" .He became a well-known author and among other books published his Political Register and Rural Rides.
PROVENANCE: Published in the Cobbett's "A Geographical Dictionary of England and Wales", 1832.
TYPE: Antique engraving printed on paper.
VERSO: There is nothing printed on the reverse side, which is blank.
CONDITION: Very good. Suitable for framing. Please check the scan for any blemishes prior to making your purchase. Virtually all antiquarian maps and prints are subject to some normal aging due to use and time which is not significant unless otherwise stated.
AUTHENTICITY: This is an authentic antique print, published at the date stated above. I do not offer reproductions. It is not a modern copy. The term 'original' when applied to a print means that it was printed at the first or original date of publication; it does not imply that the item is unique.
RETURNS POLICY: I offer a no questions returns policy. All I ask is that you pay return shipping and mail back to me in original condition.
POSTAGE / SHIPPING COSTS: I only charge postage for the first print ordered. There is no additional postage charge if you order more than one print.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: In 1832 Cobbett published this atlas with very simplified maps showing no rivers , roads and a crude / inaccurate outline shape. Perhaps his desire to make it a cheap production for the mass market explains this.
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