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Published by Sold by Geo: Willdey at the Great Toy, Spectacle, China ware, & PrintShop, the Corner of Ludgate Street near St. Pauls, London, 1576
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Add to basketNo binding. Condition: Good. 420 x 475 mm., early outline colour, in good condition. Christopher Saxton's plate of the county of Wiltshire was first produced in 1576. It was the work of the engraver Remigius Hogenberg. The series of county plates passed through the hands of William Web and Philip Lea when they became the propert…y of Lea's widow Anne. On 5 August 1730 the 'Daily Journal' carried an advertisement announcing the sale by auction of 'all the Copper Plates belonging to the Estate of Mrs. Anne Lea, deceased . with all the County Maps of Great Britain and Ireland.' The Saxton plates were acquired by George Willdey (1676?-1737). From 1709 early in his career, Willdey was advertising maps for sale. Willdey's first advertisement announcing the county plates was placed in the 'Daily Post' for 3 February 1732 (illustrated in Hodson I p. 142). They were sold individually for 4d. each. In none of his adverts, up to his death in November 1737, does he mention the county maps be bound as an atlas with a title-page. However, in 1721 when advertising his series of two-sheet maps, he stated that 'This Set of Maps may be fitted up several ways and sizes, or bound in a Book, or sold single, to fit Gentlemens Conveniency .' It can be assumed that he would be just as accommodating with the single sheet county maps and therefore a c.1732 date is reasonable for the atlas.Willdey's last advert was placed in the 'Daily Post', 12 November 1737, which carried in its news columns the announcement that 'Yesterday Morning died of an Apopletick Fit, Mr. Willdey, who kept the noted great Toyshop at the Corner of Ludgate-street by St. Paul's; said to have died very rich.' Curiously although all the newspapers agreed he died on 11 November his will is signed 12 November! The business was continued by Thomas Willdey although it is not clear whether this is George's brother, or son. Thomas died in 1748, and the business was closed as there were many creditors. Evans & Lawrence (1979) pp. 12, 53-8 & 160; Hodson (1984-97) I no. 183; Kingsley 1.8; Shirley (2004) T.Sax 1j; Worms & Baynton-Williams (2011).
Published by London, 1732
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Add to basketNo binding. 420 x 510 mm., in early outline colour, with four margin tears, two just effecting the margin and a centrefold split, all expertly repaired. With some faint even toning, a good example. Following the death of Philip Lea 25 February 1700 his widow Anne continued the business. Although it is recorded that she sold some… copper plates to George Willdey shortly after 1715 those belonging to the Saxton atlas were not amongst them. The date of her death is unknown but on 5 August 1730 the 'Daily Journal' carried an advertisement announcing the sale by auction of 'all the Copper Plates belonging to the Estate of Mrs. Anne Lea, deceased . with all the County Maps of Great Britain and Ireland'. From 1709 early in his career Willdey was advertising maps for sale. Willdey's first advertisement announcing the county plates was placed in the Daily Post for 3 February 1732 (illustrated in Hodson I p. 142). Willdey was not able to secure all of the Lea plates despite securing those by Saxton. Some of the maps in the Saxton-Lea atlas were replacements by other cartographers and those of John Seller including the Hertfordshire went to Thomas and John Bowles. However of a full complement of county maps Willdey did not have ones for Cambridgeshire or Hertfordshire. Willdey was compelled to have new maps of these counties engraved which might explain the delay between acquisition in August 1730 and the first advert in February 1732. This is the replacement engraved map for Hertfordshire that Willdey was compelled to produce having been unsuccessful in acquiring that by John Seller from the estate of Anne Lea. The first state of a very rare map, only five example of the atlas are recorded. Hodson (1974) 25.1; Hodson (1984-97) I pp. 143-145.
Published by George Willdey, London, 1577
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Add to basketNo binding. 530 x 730 mm. In early outline colour. Repair to central double fold as might be expected, otherwise in good condition. A REMARKABLY FRESH EXAMPLE of one of the most desirable maps in Christopher Saxton's atlas. This map of Yorkshire is one of the five originally signed by Augustine Ryther as engraver and was surveye…d during 1577. Christopher Saxton had just received his licence which encouraged him to produce 12 maps in this year, his busiest. Speculation surrounds the origins of Ryther. Ralph Thoresby stated in 1715 that he was 'probably of Leeds' and may well indeed be related to the ennobled family of that name from Yorkshire. He was one of the earliest English born copper plate engravers and signed five of Saxton's maps. It is quite likely he was the author of others. He went on to collaborate on the sale of the Saxton's atlas. Certainly, there is evidence to show that he continued to sell it after the Saxton's ten-year privilege expired. His finest works are the plates for Robert Adams depicting the Spanish Armada published in 1590. Ryther was however in debtor's prison for the winter of 1594-95 and thereafter there is no record. Christopher Saxton produced one of the earliest national surveys of any kind and the first uniformly conceived cartographic survey of England and Wales. It was begun in about 1574 and completed by 1579: "in the long list of British atlases the first name is also the greatest, the name of Christopher Saxton" (Chubb). Saxton (c.1542â"c.1610) was born at Dunningley in the West Riding of Yorkshire. While the details of his early life are sketchy, it is known that he attended Cambridge University, and in 1570 he was apprenticed as a map maker to John Rudd, vicar of Dewsbury. Saxton began work on his county maps in about 1574. In 1577 he received letters patent from Elizabeth I protecting his maps against plagiarism for the next ten years. As well as the Queen's protection, Saxton also enjoyed the patronage of Thomas Seckford, Master of the Queen's Requests, whose mottoes are found on the maps.Evans and Lawrence wrote that he "left a legacy of maps of the counties of England and Wales from which succeeding generations of map-makers drew extensively ⦠amazingly accurate in detail, [the atlas] survives as testimony to his expertise when surveying techniques and comprehension of the mathematical sciences were still limited." They are arguably the most highly prized by collectors of county maps. The map is the only folding map in the atlas and is nearly always damaged as a consequence, this example is as near to perfect as could be expected. Following the death of Philip Lea 25 February 1700 his widow Anne continued the business. Although it is recorded that she sold some copper plates to George Willdey shortly after 1715 those belonging to the Saxton atlas were not amongst them. The date of her death is unknown but on 5 August 1730 the 'Daily Journal' carried an advertisement announcing the sale by auction of 'all the Copper Plates belonging to the Estate of Mrs. Anne Lea, deceased . with all the County Maps of Great Britain and Ireland'. From 1709 early in his career Willdey was advertising maps for sale. Willdey's first advertisement announcing the county plates was placed in the 'Daily Post' for 3 February 1732 (illustrated in Hodson I p. 142). They were sold individually for 4d. each. In none of his adverts up to his death in November 1737 does he mention the county maps be bound as an atlas with a title page. However, in 1721 when advertising his series of two sheet maps, he stated that 'This Set of Maps may be fitted up several ways and sizes, or bound in a Book, or sold single, to fit Gentlemen's Conveniency .' It can be assumed that he would be just as accommodating with the single sheet county maps and that therefore a c.1732 date is reasonable for the atlas.Willdey was not able to secure all the Lea plates despite securing those by Saxton. Some of the maps in the Saxton-Lea atlas were re.
Published by George Willdey at the Great Toy and Print Shop the corner of Ludgate Street next St. Pauls Church, London, 1713
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Add to basketNo binding. Condition: Good. 610 x 990 mm., early outline colour, with double folds to enable binding in Willdey's atlas, with wide borders in good condition. This is one of the finest derivatives of John Adam's large distance map of 1677. It is one of two general maps George Willdey published around the same time. Shirley sugge…sted a date of publication of c.1715 which has no been revised to 1713. Willdey marks the roads with double ruled lines with accompanying mileage figures. He highlights the towns in an oval frame, with larger cities in rectangular ones. Below the ornate title cartouche is the usual Willdey advertisement detailing all the wares available at his 'Toy and Print Shop'. The side panels contain alphabetical tables listing the main towns and cities, the county in which they sit, map grid position, distance from London, market days of the week, number of Members of Parliament, and keys to identify those navigable by ships (S), vessels (V), or boats (B). Each also identifies Outside these are eighteen views of the principal ports of England. The left illustrates London, Chester, Bristol, Yarmouth, Southampton,ÂNewcastle, Hull, Portsmouth and Harwich. The right side contains views of Plymouth, Dartmouth, Falmouth, Torbay, Sheerness, Dover, Liverpool, Windsor and Deal. The whole bears a decorative architectural frieze framing the topGeorge Willdey (1676?-1737) was advertising maps for sale from 1709, early in his career. Willdey's first advertisement announcing the Christopher Saxton county plates was placed in the 'Daily Post' for 3 February 1732 (illustrated in Hodson I p. 142). They were sold individually for 4d. each. In none of his adverts, up to his death in November 1737, does he mention the county maps be bound as an atlas with a titlepage. However, in 1721 when advertising his series of two-sheet maps, he stated that 'This Set of Maps may be fitted up several ways and sizes, or bound in a Book, or sold single, to fit Gentlemens Conveniency .' It can be assumed that he would be just as accommodating with the single sheet county maps and therefore a c.1732 date is reasonable for the atlas.Willdey's last advert was placed in the 'Daily Post', 12 November 1737, which carried in its news columns the announcement that 'Yesterday Morning died of an Apopletick Fit, Mr. Willdey, who kept the noted great Toyshop at the Corner of Ludgate-street by St. Paul's; said to have died very rich.' Curiously although all the newspapers agreed he died on 11 November his will is signed 12 November! The business was continued by Thomas Willdey although it is not clear whether this is George's brother, or son. Thomas died in 1748, and the business was closed as there were many creditors. Shirley (1983) Willdey 3; Worms & Bayntun-Williams (2011).
Published by Sold [by] George [Will]dey at y.e Grea[t Toy], Spectacle & P[rint]shop or Grand M[aga]zine [of] Curio[sities .] y.e Corner of Lu[dga]te Street next St. [Pauls], [1721]., London,, 1721
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Seller: Daniel Crouch Rare Books Ltd, London, United KingdomDaniel Crouch Rare Books Ltd
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Add to basket".one of the largest, beautifullest, most useful, and diverting Ornaments." Engraved map of the world, printed on four sheets joined, surrounded by 20 engraved circular and ovoid maps, all with original outline hand-colour, mounted on canvas on a four fold screen, some loss to edges of screen affecting title and imprint, a few m…aps with areas of loss, the majority skilfully repaired in facsimile, decorative border below, some cleaning and restoration to furniture. George Willdey's magnificent atlas of World in the form of a screen. The present screen consists George Willdey's large four-sheet world map, surrounded by twenty oval or circular maps, and was advertised by Willdey in the Post Man (issue 4112) on the 23rd - 25th November 1721: "A large New and Correct English Map of the World, laid down according to the newest and most accurate Observations and Discoveries made by the Royal Society of London, and the Royal Academy of Sciencies [sic] at Paris, in several different Projections, including the Trade Winds, Monsoons, Variations of the Compass, and illustrated with the Ptolemick, Copernick, and Tychonick Systems, and the Appearances of the Planets, and shews the Hour of the Day in every Kingdom, and Place upon the Earth; with many useful and ornamental Explanations: This Map is 3 Foot 4 Inches deep, and 6 Foot 4 Inches long, and round the same is added, instead of useless Ornaments, a Set of 20 different New Sheet Maps, of the Principal Kingdoms and States of Europe, with particular Historical Explanations to each Map, so as to make it when put together, with its proper Colours and Illuminations, one of the largest, beautifullest, most useful, and diverting Ornaments, as well as best Set of Geography ever yet done of this kind; the Names of the Maps aforesaid, are a Northern Celestial Hemisphere, a Southern, ditto England, Scotland, Ireland, 20 Miles round London, 20 Miles round Oxford, 20 Miles round Cambridge, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Sweedland, Poland, Denmark, Muscovy, Hungary, the Turks Dominions in Europe, Flanders, and the Seven United Provinces. This Set of Maps may be fitted up several ways and sizes, or bound in a Book, or Sold single, to fit Gentlemens Conveniency; it is done by the Direction and Charge, and Sold by George Willdey, at the Great Toy, Spectacle and Print-Shop, at the Corner of Ludgate street, next St. Pauls, London; where Gentlemen may be furnished with large 2 sheet Maps, fine Prints, Cutlers Ware, and Curious Toys in Gold, Silver, and other Curious Metals and Materials the best of Spectacles, Tellescopes, Reading Glasses, Perspective Glasses, &c. of all which no Person in Europe hath better Goods, better Choice, or Sells more Reasonable." As one can discern from the elaborate - and somewhat overwrought - text in the above advertisement, George Willdey (?1671-1737) was a flamboyant London shopkeeper and self-publicist. His principal business was a a toy-man and seller of luxury goods, jewellery, gold and silver trinkets, and china. However, he was perhaps the first mapseller to widen the appeal of maps from an intellectual elite to the general public. In this respect the map screen must be seen as his most ambitious attempt to broaden their appeal. That he was successful in his aim can be seen from the fact that the playwright John Sheridan mentions them in his comedy, 'School for Scandal' - some 50 years later - in 1777. As Peter Barber states in the entry on the British Library's example, exhibited in their Magnificent Maps exhibition, in 2010: "They [the screens] would have given a flattering impression of the extent of its owner's knowledge and interests, and would have provided an informal geographical education for family, visitors and servants alike." Although evidently popular throughout the Georgian Period, only two other examples of Willdey's work are known: 1) British Library - dated circa 1750; the world map bearing the imprint of Thomas Jefferys, who had purchased the plates f.
More imagesPublished by [c1721]., London,, 1721
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Add to basketWilldey's rare composite atlas Large folio (482 by 317 mm). 21 double page maps, 19 in original outline hand colour, brown calf, gilt, turn-ins gilt, spine divided into six compartments by raised bands, gilt fillets and title in gilt lettering. A composite atlas by George Willdey, made up of unusual round maps with information a…bout the areas portrayed included in small roundels in the black border surrounding the cartographical elements. Although the atlas has no title page, it was in all likelihood compiled by Willdey's establishment. The maps are almost identical to the series advertised by Willdey in 'Post Man' (issue 4112) on the 23rd-25th November 1721: "a Set of 20 different New Sheet Maps, of the Principal Kingdoms and States of Europe, with particular Historical Explanations to each Map, so as to make it when put together, with its proper Colours and Illuminations, one of the largest, beautifullest, most useful, and diverting Ornaments, as well as best Set of Geography ever yet done of this kind; the Names of the Maps aforesaid, are a Northern Celestial Hemisphere, a Southern, ditto England, Scotland, Ireland, 20 Miles round London, 20 Miles round Oxford, 20 Miles round Cambridge, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Sweedland, Poland, Denmark, Muscovy, Hungary, the Turks Dominions in Europe, Flanders, and the Seven United Provinces. This Set of Maps may be fitted up several ways and sizes, or bound in a Book, or Sold single, to fit Gentlemens Conveniency; it is done by the Direction and Charge, and Sold by George Willdey." Clearly, the customer in question chose to have the maps bound into an atlas rather than pasted together, adding a map of the electorate of Brunswick-Lunsberg, the ancestral holdings of the Hanoverian dynasty of British monarchs. There was substantial British interest in the European territories of their rulers. Two maps are signed by Samuel Parker (b.1695, fl.1718-1728), draughtsman and engraver. At least three of the maps - the southern hemisphere, England and Wales, and Sweden and Norway - can be attributed to him, and given the similarity of the others in style it is probable that he engraved them as well (Worms and Baynton-Williams). To find the maps together as an atlas is rare. Shirley notes a composite atlas held by the British Library containing 19 of the 21 maps in the present example. In the British Library copy, the map of Sweden and Norway is dated c1790 and signed by James Barlow, indicating that the Library copy is dated later than the present example, which appears to have been compiled at the time of the advert. The British Library also holds an example of later states of the maps, printed by Thomas Jefferys, made up into a screen. George Willdey (?1671-1737) was a flamboyant London shopkeeper and self-publicist. His principal business was as a toy-man and seller of luxury goods, jewellery, gold and silver trinkets, and china. However, he was perhaps the first mapseller to widen the appeal of maps from an intellectual elite to the general public; adverts like the one above show his attempts to broaden their appeal. Shirley, T-Anon 3a; Worms, Laurence and Baynton-Williams, Ashley, British Map Engravers, (London: Rare Book Society, 2011).
Published by T. Jefferys, Geographer to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, at the corner of St Martin's Lane Charing Cross, and by W. Herbert at the Golden Globe on London Bridge, [1750-58]., London,, 1750
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Add to basketWilldey's large wall map of England and Wales Engraved map on six sheets, dissected and mounted on linen, original full wash colour, evenly age-toned, inset map of Scotland upper right, elaborate title cartouche lower left, and advertisement upper left. On 3 February 1732, George Willdey placed an advertisement in the Daily Post… for ".a large new Map of Great Britain and Ireland, together with a very curious Set of Heads of all the Kings of England from William the Conqueror to King George the Second, to place roundit, and is esteemed the handsomest Map ever done, it is six Feet square, the Map alone is four Feet deep by five Feet long". The only surviving example of the first state survives in the Mann Atlas at Eton College. The present map bears the imprint of Thomas Jefferys, who, following Willdey's death, had purchased a large quantity of his stock from his son in 1737. An advertisement to upper left of the map echoes the Willdey's 1732 advert: 'This Map with or without of ye Heads of ye Kings of England round it. Also a large beautiful & Correct Map of the World with or without 20 large sheet maps of ye chief dominions in Europe, and Coelestial Hemispheres round it may be fitted upon screens, or be hang'd against a wall and made to fit different places & sizes, being every way handsome and diverting. Also a set of 23 large 2 sheet maps of the Kingdoms and chief states of Europe the World and Quarters &c. Likewise a complete sett of One sheet maps of all ye Counties of England, the Provinces of Ireland and the several Islands, and Plantations of the English Empire in America. NB most of them are actual surveys done by the best masters; and not to be matched for six times their value.' The advertisement not only mentions the map of England and Ireland, and other single and two sheet maps for sale, but also a map screen; one such screen bearing the imprint of Thomas Jefferys is housed in the British Library.The present map, like the screen in the British Library, would appear to have been published in the 1750s, as it bears not only Jefferys' imprint 'at the corner of St Martin's Lane, Charing Cross', where he resided between 1750-1771, but also William Herbert 'at the Golden Globe on London Bridge' who was active at the address between 1749-1758. The map would late be reissued in the 1760s by Thomas Jefferys with a re-engraved title cartouche, the scale bar removed, a new key replacing the advertisement in the upper left, and a strip added to the lower part of the map to show the northern coast of France together with an inset chart of the English Channel. Rare we are unable to trace any example appearing at auction in the last 45 years. Art Kelly is aware of 5 states of the map; all are rare. The present example is the second state with one two recorded institutional examples:in Karlsruhe (Germany)-BLB, #M5; and the other in the Art Kelly Collection. Sate 2 of 5.
Published by London: c.1730, 1730
Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United KingdomPeter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB.
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Add to basketA scarce and most attractive map of the adjacent Midland counties of Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire by George Willdey, based on the much earlier map by the Elizabethan cartographer Christopher Saxton - first published in 1579. Willdey acquired the Saxton plates around 1730. Map features include; a town plan of Lincoln, togethe…r with the heraldic arms of all the Earls of Lincoln since The Norman Conquest and a large set of compass dividers. Willdey, was not only a London map seller,but (somewhat unusually) also an optical instrument maker. The map comes from the atlas entitled 'The Shires of England and Wales.'. Copperplate engraving with original outline colour. Size: 425 x 550 mm. Map has been lightly cleaned, and margins have been strengthened and had minor repairs.
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Add to basketLondon: Thomas Jefferys, c.1749. Coloured. 404 x 480mm. An uncommon map of Cambridgeshire, reduced from the 16-sheet map by Sir Jonas Moore, published in Jefferys' edition of the Saxton county atlas. In the original Saxton edition of 1579 Cambridge was one of five counties on one plate. Philip Lea had Moore's map copied for his…1689 edition, but when George Willdey bought Lea's stock in 1730 the plate was missing, so he had this close copy engraved. For his edition Jefferys had Willdey's imprint removed. SHIRLEY: BM Atlases T.SAX-1k.
