A pictorial view of the county with foreground scenery. This very rare item was first published in George Bickham’s fully engraved ‘British Monarchy’ c.1743. Of extreme rarity, only seven examples of the atlas are recorded. The maps are highly collected for their distinctiveness. Below the title is a dedication to the Lord Lieutenant of the county. Bickham was a renowned author and engraver of works on calligraphy. Batten & Bennett (1996) 36 st. 1; Hodson (1984-97) 217; Lyon ‘A Bird’s-eye View of the Bickhams’ in ‘The Map Collector’ no. 2 pp. 30-3; MCC 27, no. 7.