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Henry Teesdale (1776-1855) a successful publisher in London is best known for two English County atlases. In 1829, he acquired the county plates to Robert Rowe’s exceedingly rare ‘English Atlas’ and after revision published them as the ‘New British Atlas’. Encouraged by its undoubted success he embarked on a reduced sized county atlas which he published the following year entitled ‘A New Travelling Atlas’. In this work the roads are made the principal feature. For some reason, it was not a great success, at least judging from the fact that only two examples survive: Cambridge University Library and a private English collection. For the second edition in 1843 plate numbers were added as were railways in the counties where they had been introduced. It appears that he took in a partner D. W. Martin which might explain the possible delay in publication. This is similarly extremely rare with only about a half dozen examples known.

Both series of copper plates became the property of Henry George Collins (fl.1832-58) and the ‘Travelling Atlas’ was re-issued with his imprint in 1849. By 1857 the business had failed and ownership of the atlas had passed to William Somerville Orr whose one edition is given the date of c.1852 although possibly later. Then they passed in to the hands of John Heywood who would issue several editions. This issue dates from circa 1882 based on the state of the railway network depicted. Provenance: private English collection. Burgess (2004) no. 124; Carroll (1996) no. 92; refer Chubb (1927) no. 531; Tooley’s Dictionary (1999-2004); Worms & Baynton-Williams (2011).
HEYWOOD, John

County Atlas of England and Wales, with all the Railways and Coach Roads, The Cities, Towns, Parks and Gentlemen's Seats

John Heywood, Deansgate and Ridgefield Manchester: And 11, Paternoster Buildings, Manchester, [1882]
Small quarto (240 x 195 mm.), original paper wrappers with title, with further hardboard covers detached, with further printed title pasted on the upper cover and advert on the back cover. With folding map of England and Wales, regional maps of South and North Wales and 42 county maps, general map folding, the remaining printed back to back on thick paper, Light wear, generally in good condition.
Stock number: 9257

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