Willdey, George

1717

No. 24. A Map of the Roads of England

George Willdey

London

Atlas Map

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Engraved circular map of England roads, surrounded by decorative borders incorporated with coats of arms in the corners. Shows villages, town, roads, and distances. Includes advertisement text to Willdey's toy shop.

England

Roads

A Map of the Roads of England : laid down according to Mr. Ogilby's survey. Sold by George Willdey. London.

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Willdey, George

1732

Composite World Atlas. London, George Willdey, c1732.

A collection of maps of various parts of the world. Map maker and publisher's name and address taken from the maps. Published and sold by George Willdey: London. Imprint taken from Willdey's advertisement, map dates are between 1701-1717. Dates taken from maps. Atlas consists of 26 large folding maps each on 2 sheets joined, manuscript contents pages on front endpaper, maps are hand color in outline, with decorative cartouches, include advertisement for Willdey's instruments and trade goods, some with dedication note. Showing political and administrative boundaries, cities, towns, landmarks, fortifications, battle grounds, rivers, lakes, forests and mountains. Relief shown by hachuers and pictorially. Includes legend, tables, notes and engraved views. Bound in brown embossed calf covers. Prime meridian: London and Ferro. "Tall narrow folio, 26 large folding maps each on 2 sheets joined, manuscript contents pages on front endpaper, maps in contemporary hand colour, cartouches plain, contemporary sheep, some tears and splits as noted. By descent from the library of John Monson, 1st Baron Monson (1693-1748). Lord Monson was an early President of the Board of Trade, a role which had existed in various guises since the mid 17th century. This atlas may have been a useful reference tool for anyone involved in overseas trade, but the maps of British roads, the environs of London and Yorkshire suggest domestic interests – each atlas was made to order. George Willdey’s maps are uncommon. He worked in partnership with mapmakers such as Charles Price and purchased printing plates from other map-makers, some deceased, including the surviving plates for Christopher Saxton’s English county maps, originally published in 1570s. The plates were bought from the widow of Philip Lea in 1732, and the presence of the Yorkshire map here helps us date this atlas. Willdey’s main business was selling toys and luxury goods, including jewellery, trinkets, optical instruments, glass and china. Many of the maps carry advertisements for his other wares, and he advertised his maps for sale as separate sheets rather than in atlas form, which is one reason for the low survival rate (loose sheets of paper have a low survival rate when compared with maps protected in bound volumes). However, we have been able to trace four composite atlases, which must have been bound to order, in libraries around the world, all subtly different. There is an example in the British Library (24 maps); the National Library of Scotland (23 maps); the National Maritime Museum (20 maps) and New York Public Library (20 maps). At 26 maps, the Monson example is the largest we have been able to locate. The core of each atlas comprises maps of the world and continents, and major European countries, but there are variations such as the map of Yorkshire selected by the owner of our atlas.  Individual maps are scattered in institutions worldwide, but they are few in number, and they are relatively uncommon in the marketplace. The maps in the volume comprise: 1. A New and Correct Map of the World laid down according to the newest observations & discoveries in several different projections including the trade winds, monsoons, variation of the compass, and illustrated with a coelestial planisphere, the various systems of Ptolomy, Copernicus, and Tycho Brahe together with ye apearances of the planets &c. . OCLC 316380727. 2. A New and Correct Map of the World projected along the Plane of the Horizon… Charles Price with Willdey’s imprint. Illustrations of toys and articles for sale at Willdey's shop which include combs, chess, wallets, clocks and scientific instruments. OCLC 1003646341.  Osher Map Library (Maine). 3. Europe Corrected by Emmanuel Bowen… Illustrated advert, as above. 4. Asia Corrected, According to the latest Discoveries and Observations by Emmanuel Bowen… Made and fold by George Willdey. Illustrated advert. OCLC 234194330. National Library of Israel  5. Africa Corrected from Observations… Charles Price. Illustrated advert. OCLC 316380848.  6. The Map of North America, Corrected from the latest discoveries and observations. . OCLC 50514987; copies in US: Yale, Newberry, Scottish Masonic Rite Mus & Lib, MA; San Jacinto Mus, TX. 7. South America Corrected from the Observations Communicated to the Royal Society’s of London and Paris by Charles Price. OCLC 316381425 8. The Map of Great Britain and Ireland. Includes the Hanoverian coat of arms of King George I, an architectural vignette of ships of the line and a vignette of Hercules slaying the Hydra and of Athena atop a cannon. Advert. 9. A Correct Map of Ireland to the Honourable Sr William Robinson Knight and includes the Knight family coat of arms. . OCLC 316385656, Sachische Landesbibliothek, Germany. 10. A New & Correct Map of England & Wales Now Called South Britain. Includes alphabetical tables on the left and right of the map of the Cities and Market Towns in England and Wales. There are vignettes of the important towns, cities and castles viewed from the sea or overlooking the sea. 11. A New & Correct Map of Thirty Miles Round London. Shows all of the Towns, Villages, Roads, with the Seats of the Nobility & Gentry and has lists contained within tables to the left and right of the map.  OCLC 60918816 12. A New & Exact Map of Germany Corrected According to the Newest Observations. 13. A New & Exact Map of Spain & Portugal Corrected According to the Best Observations. OCLC 431531742, Biblioteca Nacional de Espana. 14. A New and Exact Map of France Corrected from the Observations made By the Royal Academy of Sciences at Paris. 15. A New & Correct Map of Italy Done From The Latest Discoveries & Observations communicated to the Royal Society of London, The Royal Academy of Paris. Includes the longitude and latitude from London. There are vignettes of the cities and some of the important sites of Italy. OCLC 316386136 16. A Correct Map of Moscovy humbly dedicated To The Honourable Sr Thomas Powell. 17. A New and Exact Map of Sweden and Norway. Includes a vignette of Stockholm. Illus advert. OCLC 316387211 (copy in NLS, in atlas; National Library of Sweden, as OCLC 668199887)             18. A map of Turkey in Europe. Features a vignette of a Greek hoplite slaying two Ottoman soldiers and Azrael standing to the side. Illus advert, OCLC 751005185. National Library of Israel. 19. A map of Hungary. Includes vignettes either side of the map of the major cities and other strategic locations. OCLC, 941032082, copy in UCL; as OCLC 494672927 in BNF 20. A New and Correct Map of the X Spanish Province. Includes a vignette of a Spanish star fort and equipment and tactics used to attack and defend a star fort. OCLC 54321842, Copy in CUL 21. A New Map of Suabia. OCLC 316387183 (NLS atlas copy) 22. Greciae Antiquae tabulam hanc novum… Dedication incorporates title: "Viro honoratissimo Roberto Harley armigero uni ex preafectis Aerarii regii fisci cancellario et Regiae Maiesati a secretioribus consiliis Greciae Antiquae tabulam hanc novam DDD Servus obsequentissimus Carolus Price."/ Dated from imprint: Timothy Brandreth and Willdey are known to have worked together in 1712. OCLC 316387239 (NLS atlas copy) 23. A map of Yorkshire. Features coat of arms from the nobility of Yorkshire encircling the title. Map of the county of Yorkshire, showing the towns and cities, rivers, hills, woods, and lakes. Ships and whales in the sea. Shows title in a decorative cartouche formed of palms and cornucopias to the lower left, numerous armorials surrounding the cartouche. Shows scale bar to the left margin. 18th c. reissue of Saxton's 1577 map of Yorkshire. OCLC 1063236074 BL (K Top). 24. The Roads of England According to Mr Ogilby’s Survey, circular map within elaborate border, b/w..  OCLC 557284413 CUL 25. A map of the VII United Provinces dedicated to Elihu Yale esq. Features a vignette surrounding the title featuring Poseidon with mermen, mythical seahorses and a somewhat perturbing sea-monster with four eyes. 26. A map of Poland dedicated to Sr James Hallett Kt. OCLC 498118768 (BL atlas) Institutional holdings exclude maps in the four composite atlases - unless specified as being the only available reference." (Tim Bryars, 2019)

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