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Cartographer: John Speed
Title: : Darbieshire Described
Date: 1676 Size: 20 x 15 inches
Published: London
Description: Wonderfully ornate county map with insets of Derby and Buxton and various coats of arms and decorative flourishes. English text on verso. Coloured.
Map Ref: DERBY253

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Cartographer: Robert Morden
Title: : Darbyshire
Date: 1708 Size: 7 x 9 inches
Published: London
Description: Rare “miniature Morden” county map of Derbyshire. Original colour.
Map Ref: DERBY284

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Cartographer: Emanuel Bowen
Title: : An Accurate Map of the County of Derby
Date: c. 1760 Size: 22 x 28 inches
Published: London
Description: Fabulous map of Derbyshire surrounded by historical and descriptive text. Decorative cartouche depicts the landscape of the Peak District. Original colour.
Map Ref: DERBY262

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Cartographer: Russell & Price
Title: : Derby Shire
Date: 1769 Size: 6 x 8 inches
Published: London
Description: County map of Derbyshire from 'England Displayed' by P. Russell & O. Price. Market towns are marked in red. The county's road network is also laid out. Coloured.
Map Ref: DERBY276

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Cartographer: Emanuel Bowen
Title: : An Accurate Map of Derby Shire
Date: 1777 Size: 17 x 20 inches
Published: London
Description: A rich and detailed map of Derby and the Peak District, taken from Bowen’s landmark survey of Georgian England. Original colour.
Map Ref: DERBY261

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Cartographer: John Harrison
Title: : A Map of Derbyshire
Date: 1789 Size: 14 x 18 inches
Published: London
Description: Detailed county map with elegant title cartouche and reference to the Hundreds. Coloured.
Map Ref: DERBY254

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Cartographer: John Cary
Title: : A New Map of Derbyshire
Date: 1801 Size: 20 x 23 inches
Published: London
Description: Beautiful example of Georgian Derbyshire with an extensive road network and wonderful topographical detail. Original colour.
Map Ref: DERBY283

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Cartographer: John Wilkes
Title: : Derbyshire
Date: 1802 Size: 7 x 9 inches
Published: London
Description: Handsome early 19th century copper-engraved county map of Derbyshire, with an emphasis on the developing road network. Major settlements and estates are marked. Original hand colour.
Map Ref: DERBY285

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Cartographer: Cole & Roper
Title: : Derbyshire
Date: 1805 Size: 7 x 9 inches
Published: London
Description: County map of Derbyshire highlighting mail coach routes. Original hand colour.
Map Ref: DERBY275

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Cartographer: Langley & Belch
Title: : Langley's New Map of Derbyshire
Date: 1817 Size: 10 x 12 inches
Published: London
Description: Derbyshire, divided into hundreds and with elegant vignette of Matlock Bridge. Original colour.
Map Ref: DERBY270

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Cartographer: Christopher & John Greenwood
Title: : Map of the County of Derby
Date: 1825 Size: 46 x 60 inches
Published: London
Description: Magnificent Georgian folding wall map of Derbyshire on six sheets with a large vignette of Chatsworth House. [Folded]
Map Ref: DERBY269

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Cartographer: Henry Teesdale
Title: : Derbyshire
Date: c. 1835 Size: 16 x 13 inches
Published: London
Description: Late-Georgian county map of Derbyshire with a particular emphasis on mail coach roads, canals, and newly-built railways. Large noble estates are coloured in green. Original hand-colour.
Map Ref: DERBY278

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Cartographer: James Pigot
Title: : Derbyshire
Date: 1840 Size: 9 x 14 inches
Published: London
Description: Attractive early Victorian county map of Derbyshire with a vignette of Ashborn Church in the upper right. Original hand colour.
Map Ref: DERBY277

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Cartographer: Ernest Clegg
Title: : Derbyshire
Date: 1946 Size: 16 x 21 inches
Published: London
Description: Pictorial county map commemorating Derbyshire's contributions on the home front during WWII. Laid down on archival linen. Printed colour.
Map Ref: DERBY274

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