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Cartographer: John Speed
Title: : Dorsetshyre
Date: 1614 Size: 20 x 15 inches
Published: London
Description: Splendid county map of Dorset from the second edition of John Speed's seminal atlas "The Theatre of Great Britaine", the first complete atlas of English county maps. Inset map of Dorchester. Strong impression. English text on verso.
Map Ref: DORSET384

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Cartographer: Bowen & Owen
Title: : Dorset Shire
Date: 1720 Size: 5 x 7 inches
Published: London
Description: County map with text and table of distances between towns. Coloured.
Map Ref: DORSET329

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Cartographer: Herman Moll
Title: : Dorset Shire
Date: 1724 Size: 13 x 8 inches
Published: London
Description: County map with borders illustrating local antiquities and a Roman amphitheatre. Original colour.
Map Ref: DORSET354

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Cartographer: Bowen & Kitchin
Title: : An Accurate Map of Dorset Shire Divided into its Hundreds
Date: c. 1760 Size: 27 x 21 inches
Published: London
Description: Large county map of Dorset, the most detailed available at the time of publication. The map's empty spaces are filled with fascinating notes about the history and commerce of the county. Original hand-colour.
Map Ref: DORSET386

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Cartographer: John Seller
Title: : Dorsetshire
Date: c. 1770 Size: 8 x 12 inches
Published: London
Description: Charming county map with a panel of descriptive text underneath. Coloured.
Map Ref: DORSET365

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Cartographer: Capt. Greenvile Collins
Title: : A Draught of Portland the Shambles and the Race of Portland
Date: 1785 Size: 24 x 16 inches
Published: London
Description: Early chart of the Island of Portland on the Dorset coast also showing Weymouth.
Map Ref: DORSET353

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Cartographer: John Cary
Title: : Map of Dorsetshire from the Best Authorities
Date: 1805 Size: 20 x 14 inches
Published: London
Description: Attractive map of the county of Dorsetshire highlighting the developing road network during the Industrial Revolution. Original hand colour.
Map Ref: DORSET379

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Cartographer: Richard Phillips
Title: : Dorsetshire
Date: 1808 Size: 7 x 4 inches
Published: London
Description: County map in original colour.
Map Ref: DORSET342

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Cartographer: J. & C. Walker
Title: : Dorset
Date: 1835 Size: 16 x 13 inches
Published: London
Description: Attractive folding map of Dorset with an emphasis on the political aspect of the county with outlines of the borough borders and lists of the number of MPs it returns to Parliament. Original colour. Folded.
Map Ref: DORSET376

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Cartographer: Thomas Moule
Title: : Dorsetshire
Date: c. 1840 Size: 10 x 8 inches
Published: London
Description: Charming county map of Dorset decorated with coats of arms and a view of Shaftesbury. Coloured.
Map Ref: DORSET362

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Cartographer: James Pigot
Title: : Dorsetshire
Date: 1840 Size: 14 x 9 inches
Published: London
Description: Attractive early-Victorian county map of Dorset with a vignette of Sherborne Abbey in the upper-left corner. Original hand-colour.
Map Ref: DORSET385

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Cartographer: Joshua Archer
Title: : Dorsetshire
Date: c. 1840 Size: 9 x 7 inches
Published: London
Description: Coloured county map.
Map Ref: DORSET345

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Cartographer: Henry George Collins
Title: : Dorset
Date: c. 1850 Size: 17 x 14 inches
Published: London
Description: Dorset. An attractive Victorian map of the county with focus on its railways and roads.
Map Ref: DORSET378

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Cartographer: A. Simon
Title: : Weymouth
Date: 1884 Size: 8 x 11 inches
Published: Paris
Description: Plan of the ancient town of Weymouth and Portland Harbour. Printed colour.
Map Ref: DORSET357

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Cartographer: George Bacon
Title: : Plan of Bournemouth
Date: c. 1890 Size: 13 x 18 inches
Published: London
Description: Detailed plan of Bournemouth placing it in the county of Hampshire. Printed colour.
Map Ref: DORSET373

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Cartographer: George Bacon
Title: : Dorsetshire
Date: 1895 Size: 18 x 12 inches
Published: London
Description: County map. Original printed colour.
Map Ref: DORSET312

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