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FIRST EDITION. The ‘Reynolds’ Travelling Atlas of England’ was first published in 1848 by James Reynolds (fl. 1848-60). Reynolds was elected to the Royal Geographical Society in 1874. The maps were all engraved by John Emslie (1813-75). Born in Surrey he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society in 1863. From 1860 Reynolds used these maps for a ‘Geological Atlas of Great Britain’ in lithography adding to each county coloured geological delineation’s. The atlas was also expanded with a geological map of Scotland. Provenance: manuscript inscription on title of ‘Henry Scott, Oulston 1857’. Beresiner (1983) pp. 183-6; Chubb (1927) 526; Worms & Baynton-Williams (2011).
REYNOLDS, James
Reynolds's Travelling Atlas of England: With All The Railways and Stations Accurately Laid Down
James Reynolds, 174, Strand, London, 1848
Octavo (205 x 130 mm.), full contemporary cloth, with ornate blind embossed boards, the upper board with title in gilt. With a typographic title page, Index of maps, with 32 maps including 1 general map of England and Wales, North and South Wales. In good condition.
Stock number: 9259
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