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This is one of three large scale county surveys published by the partners John Andrews (fl.1766-98) and Andrew Dury (fl.1742-78). The other counties were of Hertfordshire published c.1766 and Kent in 1769. This, the last of their counties, was first published in 1773. All three were undertaken at the very large scale of TWO INCHES TO THE MILE, only a handful were published with this much detail in the eighteenth century. This is an example of the second edition published by William Faden, it is rarer than the first. Faden improved the map considerably with new information. The numeration of the plates was also altered; it now starts in the north west corner of the county. He removed the old list of subscribers in the upper right corner and replaced it with a new title. The ornate dedication cartouche to the landowners of the county was designed by Giovanni Battista Cipriani and engraved by James Caldwell (1739-1822). Provenance: private English collection. Chubb (1911) p. 263; Kentish ‘Large Scale County Maps of England and Wales 1705-1832’, no. 63; Rodger (1972) 495; Worms & Baynton-Williams (2011).
ANDREWS, John & DURY, Andrew
A Topographical Map of the County of Wilts. Describing the Seats of the Nobility and Gentry, Turnpike and Cross Roads, Canals, etc.
William Faden, London, 1773-[1 January 1810]
A VERY LARGE TWO INCH TO THE MILE MAP. Eighteen double-page sheets each approximately 465 x 645 mm., all in early outline colour, most internal edges trimmed to neatline with no loss of any imprint, a couple of minor tears repaired, extreme lower right corner a little waterstained, otherwise in good condition.
Stock number: 11278
£ 1,250
