Index to The Map Collectors’ Circle Series
Compiled by Paula Dryburgh INTRODUCTION The ‘Map Collectors Circle’ was founded by the late R.V. Tooley in 1963. …
The Italian “Island of Matrimony”
LE NOBLE.CARTA / TOPOGRAFICA / DELL’ISOLA / DEL MARITAGGIO / DI MONSIEUR LE NOBLE / PER LA PRIMA…
Napoleon’s Threatened Invasion of England
A MAP intended to illustrate the threatened INVASION of ENGLAND by BONAPARTE. [2a, ob – 4a, ob] A…
William Darby’s “A View of the United States”
William Darby was an American geographer and cartographer of Irish descent, born in Pennsylvania on August 14th 1775. …
Printed Maps of the Carolinas: 1590 – 1800
This checklist is based on research work done over a period of some ten years while assembling a…
John Speed: Subsequent Ownership of Speed’s Plates
While Dr. John Speed inherited some of his father’s maps and books, the materials for the History and Theatre were the property…
The Map Room at the British Library
Paul Sandby’s Map of Scotland Despite having worked extensively on Sandby’s map, this was only the second time…
Checklist: Maps of Bermuda (1585 – 1778)
Bermuda is generally considered to have been named after the first European known to have visited the island-group,…
John Speed: A Prospect of the Most Famous Parts of the World
In 1627 as a complement to the Theatre, George Humble published the Prospect Of the Most Famous Parts…
The “Lafreri School” of Italian Mapmakers ca. 1544-1602
The name ‘Lafreri-School’ is a widely used, but rather inaccurate, term used to describe a loose grouping of…