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This appears to be a later state of John Rocque’s magnificent four-sheet map of England and Wales first published by Robert Sayer in his ‘General Atlas’ of 1773. This state bears the imprint of Laurie and Whittle dated 1794 and comes from their ‘New Universal Atlas’. An inset map of the Scilly Islands is lower left and the whole is adorned with a large attractive cartouche upper right. Shirley BL Atlases T.Say 2a nos. 6 & 7.
ROCQUE, John
England and Wales Drawn from the Most Accurate Surveys Containing all the Cities Boroughs Market Towns & Villages ... Printed for Robt. Sayer ...
Published by Laurie & Whittle No. 53 Fleet Street as the Act Directs 12th May 1794., London, 1794
1160 x 980 mm., early outline colour. In four sheets joined as two. With some light offsetting otherwise a decent example.
Stock number: 4730
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