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Old Map of The Isle of Wight 1836 by Thomas Moule

This is a fine decorative reproduction Map of The Isle of Wight from the First Edition series of Thomas Moule Maps, originally Published in 1836. The well-known series of County Maps which are known as Moules feature beautiful vignette views and were first published in separate sections for each county in 1830-32, they were then published in collected form in a two-volume work: The English Counties Delineated: or a Topographical Description of England: Illustrated by a Complete Series of County Maps by Thomas Moule: London: Published by George Virtue 1836

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Old County Map of Bedfordshire 1611 by John Speed

A fine reproduction of John Speed's historical map of Bedfordshire originally published for the "Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain", an atlas to accompany "a history of Great Britain".
In the top right hand corner of this beautiful map is town plan of Bedford, which includes a legend listing all the street names, churches and important buildings. Just beneath this are three coats of arms of the Dukes of Bedford. The towns of Woburn, Luton and Dunstable are clearly marked, also shown are all of the ancient deer parks of this county. In the bottom left corner of the map is a short history describing how in legend the River Ouse stopped flowing

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Old Map of The Isle of Man 1836 by Thomas Moule

This is a fine decorative reproduction Map of The Isle of Man from the First Edition series of Thomas Moule Maps, originally Published in 1836. The well-known series of County Maps which are known as Moules feature beautiful vignette views and were first published in separate sections for each county in 1830-32, they were then published in collected form in a two-volume work: The English Counties Delineated: or a Topographical Description of England: Illustrated by a Complete Series of County Maps by Thomas Moule: London: Published by George Virtue 1836

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