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FIRST EDITION. This work by Fisher, Son and Co. was first issued in parts from 1842 to 1845, it is the only such atlas produced by them. The first nine county maps bear the imprint of ‘Gilbert’s County Atlas’ suggesting that it may have been begun by James Gilbert. Gilbert was an active publisher of cartographic items from the mid-1820s. The date of the general map is 1845 suggesting the date of completion. Provenance: private English collection. Beresiner p. 101; Chubb 504.
FISHER, SON & Co
Fisher's County Atlas of England and Wales. Compiled from Authentic Surveys, and Corrected to the Present Time. With a Topographical and Statistical Description of Each County
Fisher, Son, & Co., London, [1845]
Folio (380 x 310 mm.), modern burgundy quarter calf, blind embossed. With gilt ruled spine bearing gilt title. Marbled endpapers. With title page, preface and contents leaf, and 48 maps with 96 pages of descriptive text. Gloucestershire with some margin damage.
Stock number: 1920
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