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Following the extensive work carried out by the Greenwood’s on the series of large scale county surveys a reduced sized atlas was planned. It began as early as 1829, the date recorded on 11 of the plates. It was advertised in 1828 to appear in four parts at three guineas per part. There were to be 46 plates all at one-third of an inch to a mile. Running into financial difficulties towards the end they had to take in partners to finally finish in 1834. ‘For detail, general accuracy and balance allied to high quality engraving and colouring these sheets are probably the finest ever single sheet maps of the counties’ (Carroll). This map of Bedfordshire is in the first state and contains a fine vignette view of Woburn House. Tooley’s ‘Dictionary of Mapmakers’, Chambers no. 88.i; Chubb 458B.
GREENWOOD, Christopher & John

Map of the County of Bedford

Greenwood & Co, London, 1834
570 x 770 mm., early wash colour with light paper fold and lower centrefold split repaired, otherwise in good condition.
Stock number: 5478
£ 70
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