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A New Mapp of the Kingdome of England and Wales. Containing all the Cities, Market Towns, with the Roades, from Town to Town. And the Number of Reputed Miles between them, Are given by Inspection without Scale or Compass. |
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Description
A hard-to-find, highly detailed map of England and Wales, focusing on road distances between towns.
This impressive and rare map by William Berry (1639-1718) exhaustively identifies counties, cities, market towns, postal routes, and roads, including direct, i.e. “as-the-crow-flies”, distances between settlements. The latter approach is based on the straight-line distance model established by the famous John Adams map of 1679, Anglia Totius Tabula. Relief is shown pictorially. A second map title, A New Mapp of the Kingdom of England and Dominion of Wales., is engraved at the upper border.
To the upper right, the map features an elaborate ornamented title cartouche, showing at the top the royal coat of arms of the Union of the Crowns – England, Scotland, and Ireland (plus France, signaling claim to the French throne) – while Poseidon, or Neptune, is depicted at the bottom.
Inside the title cartouche, there is a dedication to William III., King of England, Ireland, and Scotland from 1689 until his death in 1702. An earlier edition of this map bears an inscription to his predecessor, James II. William was Prince of Orange from birth, and Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Gelderland, and Overijssel in the Dutch Republic from 1672. He became king through his marriage to Mary II and by challenging James to the throne. Mary was James’ daughter and reigned together with William, until her death in 1694.
Topped by a putto, there is a smaller cartouche to the lower left of the map. It contains the legend as well as a delightful explanation as to how to use the map’s coordinate system.
The lower right of the map features an annotation stating that it is sold by William Berry, “at the Sign of the Globe between Charing Cross and White Hall”, in London.
Alphabetical tables in the two side panels flanking the map list cities and market towns in England and Wales, including corresponding counties, market days, distance from London, and map coordinates.
Berry was an engraver, globemaker, publisher, and book and map seller, renowned as the publisher of a series of two-sheet maps based on originals by French mapmaker Nicolas Sanson. He also collaborated with Robert Morden, a map and book seller, and maker of instruments and globes, best known for his county maps for Camden’s Britannia.
A captivating map with an interesting historic background.
Reference: Shirley, R.W., Printed Maps of the British Isles 1650-1750, Berry 2.
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