Reuben Ramble designed this atlas for children but it is now highly desired. The maps were originally published by Robert Miller as the “New Miniature Atlas” of 1821. Prior to that they were utilised as a set of exceedingly rare card maps of the counties by Thomas Crabb. Here Ramble surrounds the wide margins of the maps with a series of ornate vignettes. The reference works normally place a date of c.1845 on this work however here the ownership inscription provides important evidence of an earlier attribution. Provenance: original owners manuscript inscription ‘Harry Woodward Beckwith December 14th 1844’. Carroll 74B; Chubb 517.