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360 x 420 mm., in early outline colour, in good condition.
From Edmund Gibson's edition of Camden's 'Britannia' first published in 1695. Gibson announced that his maps engraved by Robert Morden utilised unpublished surveys where available and the knowledge of local gentlemen who supplied corrections. Morden was an accomplished bookseller and publisher who contributed a great deal to geography and cartography. Morden's maps were very popular. This is a rare example in EARLY OUTLINE COLOUR. Skelton no. 117.
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MORDEN, Robert : Cornwall
360 x 420 mm., small margin tear on left repaired, not affecting image, otherwise in good condition with tall margins.
From Edmund Gibson's edition of Camden's 'Britannia'. Gibson announced that his maps engraved by Robert Morden utilised unpublished surveys where available and the knowledge of local gentlemen who supplied corrections. Morden was an accomplished bookseller and publisher who contributed a great deal to geography and cartography. Morden's maps were very popular. William Camden's 'Britannia' with this series of maps was first published in 1695, and subsequently in 1722, c.1730, 1753 & 1772. Quixley (1966) no. 19; Skelton no. 117.
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MORDEN, Robert : Cornwall
60 x 95 mm., in good condition.
A nice example of a very rare cartographic playing card. Morden's cards usually come in two states, but that of Cornwall was only issued in one. It was first advertised in the ‘Term Catalogues’ for Easter Term 1676 ‘The 52 Countries [sic] of England and Wales, described in a Pack of Cards … Sold by Robert Morden at the Atlas in Cornhill, Will. Berry at the Globe in the Strand, Robert Green in Budge Row, and George Minikin at the King’s Head in S. Martin’s.’ The second state was advertised in the ‘Term Catalogues’ for October of the same year, 1676.Following the Restoration of King Charles II there was much renewed interest in the pleasures of life in England after the puritan values of the Cromwell era. Amongst these was a keen desire for gaming, including the use of packs of cards. Geographical cards had been issued before this date but they usually constituted descriptive text with or without a small illustration of some kind; for example, those of H. Winstanley in 1665. The mid-1670s saw a rush of cards bearing maps. Arber (1903-06) I. 263; Mann & Kingsley (1972) p. 26; Quixley (1966) no. 19; Skelton (1970) no. 94; Worms & Baynton-Williams (2011).
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