HEREFORDSHIRE WORCESTERSHIRE OS MAP BY THOMAS COLBY c1832

HEREFORDSHIRE / WORCESTERSHIRE

BY

 THOMAS COLBY  c1830

1ST EDITION ALSO KNOWN AS "THE OLD SERIES" ORDNANCE SURVEY MAP NUMBER 55 OF HEREFORDSHIRE AND WORCESTERSHIRE ON A SCALE OF 1 INCH TO THE MILE
PUBLISHED 11th FEB, 1832 BY
LIEUT COLONEL COLBY.
ENGRAVED BY BENJAMIN BAKER AT THE TOWER OF LONDON.

 MAP OF HEREFORDSHIRE, WORCESTERSHIRE AND PART OF SHROPSHIRE INCLUDING LUDLOW, STOURPORT AND KIDDERMINSTER. THIS FOLDING ORDNANCE SURVEY MAP IS LAID ON LINEN IN 6 MAIN SECTIONS WITH 2 EXTENSION SECTIONS. THE MAP IS IN GOOD CONDITION WITH A LITTLE LIGHT BROWNING AND AGE TONING.

THE MAP MEASURES APPROX  80 x 64 cms 

THIS IS A FIRST EDITION ENGRAVED MAP AND NOT A LATER ELECTROTYPE EDITION.


THOMAS FREDERICK COLBY (1784-1852) WAS A BRITISH MAJOR-GENERAL AND DIRECTOR OF THE ORDNANCE SURVEY. ONE OF THE LEADING GEOGRAPHERS OF HIS TIME HE WAS MADE A FELLOW OF THE ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY AND THE ROYAL SOCIETY.

BENJAMIN BAKER (1766-1841) WAS A LONDON BASED MAP ENGRAVER AND PUBLISHER. HE WAS THE PRINCIPAL ENGRAVER TO THE ORDNANCE SURVEY.

 ESTABLISHED IN 1998 WE ARE AN ANTIQUE MAP & PRINT BUSINESS THAT ONLY SELL GENUINE ANTIQUES. ALL OUR MAPS AND PRINTS ARE GUARANTEED TO HAVE BEEN PRODUCED AT OR AROUND THE DATE STATED AND WILL BE PROVIDED WITH A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY.