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A New Map of Northamptonshire Drawn from the best Authorities by Thom

£58.00 Approx $73.23, €67.84

Code: 53028



Author: Kitchin, Thomas

Publisher: Kitchin's English Atlas

Date published: 1765

Copper engraving, later hand colouring. Overall size hinged into off white fully conservation grade mount and back with decorative v groove : 35.2cms.x 41.7cms. Image size : 190mm.x 252mm. Centre fold as issued. Remarks key top left and below scale of distance. Very good condition. Thomas Kitchin, 1718-84. Kitchin worked as a publisher and engraver from premises at The Star in Holborn, London. He was an engraver of the highest ability and produced a broad range of books on a variety of subjects including topographical works. By himself Kitchen produced a large number of maps of every kind for periodicals such as the London Magazine and for books on history and antiquities. He is probably best known though, for his parnership with Emanuel Bowen with whom he published, in 1755, The Large English Atlas, which contained the finest county maps of the !8th.Century.