General map books
We try to stock a wide range of books that will be of interest to Ordnance Survey map collectors and users.
Item £
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| . | Antique maps of the British Isles. David Smith. 243pp illus. 1982. Excellent book and dustwrapper. Extensive references. | 14.00 |
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| . | British Landscapes Through Maps A series of illustrated booklets, each by a well known authority, discussing the landscape shown on a single Ordnance Survey map. Published by The Geographical Society in the 1960s and 1970s. Booklets 1-19, lacking numbers 3 and 18. 1. English Lake District, 2. Yorkshire Dales, 3. Lacking, 4. Chilterns, 5. Snowdonia, 6. Merseyside, 7. Scarborough District, 8. Doncaster Area, 9. Cornwall, 10. East Kent, 11. Oxford and Newbury Area, 12. Dartmoor, 13. Strathpeffer and Inverness Area, 14. Norwich Area, 15. Loch Linnhe District, 16. Fishguard and Pembroke Area, 17. Worcester District, 18. Lacking, 19. Potteries. 17 booklets in nice bright condition, | £50.00 |
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| . | British maps and map-makers. Edward Lynam. 48pp illus. Cover laminated. 1934. | 6.00 |
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| . | Catalogue of historical maps [in the University of Manchester]. Arranged by Col. Dudley L. Mills. 95pp Repaired spine. 1937. | 7.50 |
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| . | County atlases of the British Isles, 1579-1703 R.A. Skelton. viii 262pp 40 plates. Excellent, lacking dustwrapper. 1978 reprint. | 20.00 |
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| . | The county maps of Old England. Thomas Moule, introduction by Roderick Barron. 127pp illus. 1836, facsimile reprint. 56 large full colour plates. 1990. | 15.00 |
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| . | Discover London docklands : A to Z illustrated guide. 4th Edition. Prof. S.K.Al Naib. 136 pages, over 200 photographs and maps showing the main buildings of docklands in 1994. Excellent condition. 1994. | 10.00 |
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| . | Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. David A. Hinton and Dr A.N. Insole. 159 pages, illus, bibliog. From the Ordnance Survey Historical Guides series, with numerous OS maps and supporting photographs. Excellent with dustwrapper. 1988. | 10.00 |
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| . | The historic towns of Britain. Lewis Braithwaite. vi, 218 pages. A description of 234 towns in detail, and another 187 in brief, with 174 maps, most of them first edition Ordnance Survey six-inch plans. 1981. | 10.00 |
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| . | Illustrated maps of Scotland, from Blaeu's Atlas Novus of the 17th century. Jeffrey Stone. 95pp illus. 46 coloured plates with commentary. Excellent condition. 1991. | 30.00 |
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| . | Lancashire : a history of the County Palatine in early maps. J.J. Bagley and A.G. Hodgkiss. 83 pages, illus. Many map extracts. 1985. | 8.00 |
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| . | London. Iain Thomson. An Aerofilms guide. 64 pages of coloured aerial photographs/photo-maps with the main attractions indicated and noted in a brief text. Nice bright copy. 1992. | 4.00 |
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| . | London 200 years ago. W. Crawford Snowden. 63 pages, 24 of which are reproductions of the whole of Rocque's 1746 map of London. Good clean condition, slightly faded cover. nd. | 10.00 |
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| . | The map collector, numbers 1-5, December 1977-December 1978. 42-66 pages an issue. | 50.00 |
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| . | Maps and plans for the local historian and collector. David Smith. 240 pages, illus, bibliog. Tremendous amount of detail, much not found elsewhere, on maps up to 1914. Very clean copy in dustwrapper. 1988. | 15.00 |
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| . | Maps and politics. Jeremy Black. 188pp illus. Internally excellent in good clean dustwrapper. 1997. | 8.00 |
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| . | Root's military topography and sketching : prepared for use in the United States Infantry and Cavalry School. 2nd edition. 279pp illus. Well illustrated, comprehensive treatment of the subject. 1896. | 25.00 |