‘WARWICK SHIRE Drawn from an Accurate Survey… By T. Kitchin Geog.r’ c.1786 (ex Boswell Atlas)

An interesting and attractive 18th century map of Warwickshire which was engraved by Thomas Kitchin and published in Henry Boswell’s Antiquities of England & Wales* (London: Alexander Hogg, 1786 – 1798). *The maps from this series originally appeared in the London Magazine between 1747 and 1760.

Thomas Kitchin (1718-1784) Working at premises at The Star in London’s Holborn as an engraver and publisher, Kitchin produced a very wide range of books on many subjects as well as topographical work. For many years he worked in conjunction with Emanuel Bowen and Thomas Jefferys and apart from the atlases he published with them, he produced maps of every sort for magazines and books on history and the antiquities. (Moreland & Bannister, 1983, ‘Antique Maps’, p,179).

• This is an original copperplate engraving with later hand colour.
• Printed area is approximately 16.5cms by 21.7cms.
• The map is in  very good condition with decent margins. Click on image for a better view.
• The item comes displayed in a ready to frame museum quality mount.
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• Guaranteed to be over 200 years old.