- All
- AFRICA
- ▪ Central Africa
- ▪ East Africa
- ▪ North Africa
- ▪ Southern Africa
- ▪ West Africa
- ▪ Atlantic Islands
- AMERICAS
-
▪ United States (USA)
- USA - East
- USA - Midwest
- USA - Northeast
- USA - Southeast
- USA - West & Southwest
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- New York City
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- Washington, D.C.
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
- ▪ North America
- ▪ South America
- ▪ Caribbean
- ASIA
- ▪ East Asia
- ▪ Southeast Asia
- ▪ India & South Asia
- ▪ Middle East & Turkey
- BRITISH ISLES
- ▪ London
-
▪ England
- English Cities
- Bedfordshire
- Berkshire
- Buckinghamshire
- Cambridgeshire
- Cheshire
- Cornwall
- Cumbria
- Derbyshire
- Devon
- Dorset
- Durham
- Essex
- Gloucestershire
- Hampshire
- Herefordshire
- Hertfordshire
- Huntingdonshire
- Isle of Wight
- Kent
- Lancashire
- Leicestershire
- Lincolnshire
- Middlesex
- Norfolk
- Northamptonshire
- Northumberland
- Nottinghamshire
- Oxfordshire
- Rutland
- Shropshire
- Somerset
- Staffordshire
- Suffolk
- Surrey
- Sussex
- Warwickshire
- Wiltshire
- Worcestershire
- Yorkshire
- Yorkshire East Riding
- Yorkshire North Riding
- Yorkshire West Riding
- ▪ Ireland
- ▪ Scotland
- ▪ Wales
- EUROPE
- ▪ Austria & Switzerland
- ▪ Benelux Region
- ▪ Central & Eastern Europe
- ▪ France & Monaco
- ▪ Germany
- ▪ Greece
- ▪ Italy
- ▪ Mediterranean Sea
- ▪ Spain & Portugal
- ▪ Scandinavia & Baltics
- ▪ Russia, Ukraine & Caucasus
- OCEANIA
- ▪ Australia
- ▪ New Zealand
- ▪ Pacific Ocean & Islands
- ▪ Papua New Guinea
- POLAR
- CELESTIAL
- WORLD
- GLOBES & INSTRUMENTS
- THEMATIC
- COLLABORATIONS
William Smith
Surriae Comitatus, 1655 c.
15 ½ x 19 ½ in
39 x 49 cm
39 x 49 cm
SURREY607
£ 1,850.00
William Smith, Surriae Comitatus, 1655 c.
Sold
%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22artist%22%3EWilliam%20Smith%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22title_and_year%22%3E%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title_and_year_title%22%3ESurriae%20Comitatus%3C/span%3E%2C%20%3Cspan%20class%3D%22title_and_year_year%22%3E1655%20c.%3C/span%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv%20class%3D%22dimensions%22%3E15%20%C2%BD%20x%2019%20%C2%BD%20in%3Cbr/%3E%0A39%20x%2049%20cm%3C/div%3E
The county of Surrey based on John Norden's survey of 1594. This very early map of Surrey has only been very recently attributed to William Smith. It forms part of...
The county of Surrey based on John Norden's survey of 1594.
This very early map of Surrey has only been very recently attributed to William Smith. It forms part of a series of several county maps proposed for an Atlas by Hans Woutneel but which were never published. In the mid 20th century, through new research, this group of maps was attributed to the important surveyor and cartographer William Smith. However, the similarity that this Surrey map bears to that published in William Camden's "Britannia" in 1607 which is attributed to John Norden suggests that Smith certainly had access to Norden's survey first conducted in 1594. That being said, there are also sufficient differences to note that Smith used Norden's survey as a basis as opposed to this map being a direct derivation.
No examples of Smith's original map c. 1602-3 survive. The copper plates passed onto the publisher Peter Stent them between c.1640-60. This particular example bears the imprint 'Printed and Sold by P. Stent' on the lower left as well as the imprint of Stent's successor, 'Sold by John Overton at the white horse without Newgate neere ye fountain tavern'. That specific address dates it to c. 1665-6, just after Stent's death of the plague in 1665.
A very rare and unusual map of the county. Coloured. [SURREY607]
This very early map of Surrey has only been very recently attributed to William Smith. It forms part of a series of several county maps proposed for an Atlas by Hans Woutneel but which were never published. In the mid 20th century, through new research, this group of maps was attributed to the important surveyor and cartographer William Smith. However, the similarity that this Surrey map bears to that published in William Camden's "Britannia" in 1607 which is attributed to John Norden suggests that Smith certainly had access to Norden's survey first conducted in 1594. That being said, there are also sufficient differences to note that Smith used Norden's survey as a basis as opposed to this map being a direct derivation.
No examples of Smith's original map c. 1602-3 survive. The copper plates passed onto the publisher Peter Stent them between c.1640-60. This particular example bears the imprint 'Printed and Sold by P. Stent' on the lower left as well as the imprint of Stent's successor, 'Sold by John Overton at the white horse without Newgate neere ye fountain tavern'. That specific address dates it to c. 1665-6, just after Stent's death of the plague in 1665.
A very rare and unusual map of the county. Coloured. [SURREY607]
Share
- Tumblr
Join our mailing list
* denotes required fields
We will process the personal data you have supplied to communicate with you in accordance with our Privacy Policy. You can unsubscribe or change your preferences at any time by clicking the link in our emails.
Contact
The Map House
54 Beauchamp Place,
London SW3 1NY,
United Kingdom
maps@themaphouse.com
+44 (0)20 7589 4325
Copyright © 2025 The Map House
This website uses cookies
This site uses cookies to help make it more useful to you. Please contact us to find out more about our Cookie Policy.