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Original Antique English County Map, Cambridgeshire, J & C Walker, 1851
Original Antique English County Map, Cambridgeshire, J & C Walker, 1851

Original Antique English County Map, Cambridgeshire, J & C Walker, 1851

Located in St Annes, Lancashire

Great map of Cambridgeshire Original colour By J & C Walker Published by Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown & Co. 1851 Unframed.

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Original Antique English County Map, Huntingdonshire, J & C Walker, 1851
Original Antique English County Map, Huntingdonshire, J & C Walker, 1851

Original Antique English County Map, Huntingdonshire, J & C Walker, 1851

Located in St Annes, Lancashire

Great map of Huntingdonshire Original colour By J & C Walker Published by Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown & Co. 1851 Unframed.

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Original Antique English County Map, Warwickshire, J & C Walker, 1851
Original Antique English County Map, Warwickshire, J & C Walker, 1851

Original Antique English County Map, Warwickshire, J & C Walker, 1851

Located in St Annes, Lancashire

Great map of Warwickshire Original colour By J & C Walker Published by Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown & Co. 1851 Unframed.

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Original Antique English County Map, Buckinghamshire, J & C Walker, 1851
Original Antique English County Map, Buckinghamshire, J & C Walker, 1851

Original Antique English County Map, Buckinghamshire, J & C Walker, 1851

Located in St Annes, Lancashire

Great map of Buckinghamshire Original colour By J & C Walker Published by Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown & Co. 1851 Unframed.

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Original Antique English County Map, Leicestershire, J & C Walker, 1851
Original Antique English County Map, Leicestershire, J & C Walker, 1851

Original Antique English County Map, Leicestershire, J & C Walker, 1851

Located in St Annes, Lancashire

Great map of Leicestershire Original colour By J & C Walker Published by Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown & Co. 1851 Unframed.

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Original Antique English County Map - Monmouthshire. J & C Walker. 1851
Original Antique English County Map - Monmouthshire. J & C Walker. 1851

Original Antique English County Map - Monmouthshire. J & C Walker. 1851

Located in St Annes, Lancashire

Great map of Monmouthshire Original colour By J & C Walker Published by Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown & Co. 1851 Unframed.

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Original Antique English County Map, Nottinghamshire, J & C Walker, 1851
Original Antique English County Map, Nottinghamshire, J & C Walker, 1851

Original Antique English County Map, Nottinghamshire, J & C Walker, 1851

Located in St Annes, Lancashire

Great map of Nottinghamshire Original colour By J & C Walker Published by Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown & Co. 1851 Unframed.

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Original Antique English County Map, Derbyshire, J & C Walker, 1851
Original Antique English County Map, Derbyshire, J & C Walker, 1851

Original Antique English County Map, Derbyshire, J & C Walker, 1851

Located in St Annes, Lancashire

Great map of Derbyshire Original colour By J & C Walker Published by Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown & Co. 1851 Unframed.

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Original Antique English County Map - Middlesex. J & C Walker. 1851
Original Antique English County Map - Middlesex. J & C Walker. 1851

Original Antique English County Map - Middlesex. J & C Walker. 1851

Located in St Annes, Lancashire

Great map of Middlesex Original colour By J & C Walker Published by Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown & Co. 1851 Unframed.

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Original Antique English County Map, Staffordshire, J & C Walker, 1851
Original Antique English County Map, Staffordshire, J & C Walker, 1851

Original Antique English County Map, Staffordshire, J & C Walker, 1851

Located in St Annes, Lancashire

Great map of Staffordshire Original colour By J & C Walker Published by Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown & Co. 1851 Unframed.

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Original Antique English County Map, Kent. J & C Walker, 1851
Original Antique English County Map, Kent. J & C Walker, 1851

Original Antique English County Map, Kent. J & C Walker, 1851

Located in St Annes, Lancashire

Great map of Kent Original colour By J & C Walker Published by Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown & Co. 1851 Unframed.

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Original Antique English County Map, Rutland, J & C Walker, 1851
Original Antique English County Map, Rutland, J & C Walker, 1851

Original Antique English County Map, Rutland, J & C Walker, 1851

Located in St Annes, Lancashire

Great map of Rutland Original colour By J & C Walker Published by Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown & Co. 1851 Unframed.

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Map Devonshire Richard Creighton J&C Walker Sculp Samuel Lewis
Map Devonshire Richard Creighton J&C Walker Sculp Samuel Lewis

Map Devonshire Richard Creighton J&C Walker Sculp Samuel Lewis

Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK

The county maps, which were drawn by Richard Creighton and engraved by J.& C.

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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Maps

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Antique Classical Map of Spain & Portugal, Hispania Iberia, c.1850
Antique Classical Map of Spain & Portugal, Hispania Iberia, c.1850

Antique Classical Map of Spain & Portugal, Hispania Iberia, c.1850

Located in Langweer, NL

Published in London by Thomas Letts and engraved by J. & C. Walker, the map belongs to the flourishing tradition of nineteenth-century educational and historical cartography produced...

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Antique Mid-19th Century British Maps

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Antique Hobson Fox Hunting Map of Hertfordshire, Puckeridge Hunt, circa 1870
Antique Hobson Fox Hunting Map of Hertfordshire, Puckeridge Hunt, circa 1870

Antique Hobson Fox Hunting Map of Hertfordshire, Puckeridge Hunt, circa 1870

Located in Langweer, NL

Four hunt countries are coloured by hand across this antique fox hunting map of Hertfordshire, engraved by J. and C. Walker for Hobson's Fox-Hunting Atlas circa 1870.

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Antique Hobson Fox Hunting Map of Middlesex, Royal Staghounds, circa 1870
Antique Hobson Fox Hunting Map of Middlesex, Royal Staghounds, circa 1870

Antique Hobson Fox Hunting Map of Middlesex, Royal Staghounds, circa 1870

Located in Langweer, NL

William Colling Hobson compiled the atlas, J. and C. Walker engraved its maps on steel, and Longman and Company of Paternoster Row, London, published it, first around 1850 and in rei...

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Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Maps

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Antique Hobson Fox Hunting Map of Cambridgeshire, Puckeridge Hunt, circa 1870
Antique Hobson Fox Hunting Map of Cambridgeshire, Puckeridge Hunt, circa 1870

Antique Hobson Fox Hunting Map of Cambridgeshire, Puckeridge Hunt, circa 1870

Located in Langweer, NL

This antique fox hunting map of Cambridgeshire, engraved by J. and C. Walker for Hobson's Fox-Hunting Atlas circa 1870, shows four hunt countries in hand colour.

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Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Maps

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Antique Hobson Fox Hunting Map of Oxfordshire, Heythrop Hunt, circa 1870
Antique Hobson Fox Hunting Map of Oxfordshire, Heythrop Hunt, circa 1870

Antique Hobson Fox Hunting Map of Oxfordshire, Heythrop Hunt, circa 1870

Located in Langweer, NL

This antique fox hunting map of Oxfordshire, engraved by J. and C. Walker for Hobson's Fox-Hunting Atlas circa 1870, depicts a county shared among seven hunt countries and a patch of...

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Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Maps

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Antique Hobson Fox Hunting Map of Surrey, Surrey Union Hunt, circa 1870
Antique Hobson Fox Hunting Map of Surrey, Surrey Union Hunt, circa 1870

Antique Hobson Fox Hunting Map of Surrey, Surrey Union Hunt, circa 1870

Located in Langweer, NL

Engraved by J. and C. Walker for Hobson's Fox-Hunting Atlas circa 1870, this antique fox hunting map of Surrey shows four hunt countries in hand colour.

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Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Maps

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Hobson Fox Hunting Map of Yorkshire East Riding, Holderness Hunt, circa 1870
Hobson Fox Hunting Map of Yorkshire East Riding, Holderness Hunt, circa 1870

Hobson Fox Hunting Map of Yorkshire East Riding, Holderness Hunt, circa 1870

Located in Langweer, NL

From Hobson's Fox-Hunting Atlas comes this antique fox hunting map of Yorkshire's East Riding, engraved by J. and C.

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Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Maps

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Antique Hobson Fox Hunting Map of Dorsetshire, Blackmore Vale Hunt, circa 1870
Antique Hobson Fox Hunting Map of Dorsetshire, Blackmore Vale Hunt, circa 1870

Antique Hobson Fox Hunting Map of Dorsetshire, Blackmore Vale Hunt, circa 1870

Located in Langweer, NL

Hand coloured to show four hunt countries, with a fifth lettered at its eastern edge, this antique fox hunting map of Dorsetshire was engraved by J. and C. Walker for Hobson's Fox-Hu...

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Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Maps

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Detailed Map of New South Wales, Australia from 1833 by SDUK
Detailed Map of New South Wales, Australia from 1833 by SDUK

Detailed Map of New South Wales, Australia from 1833 by SDUK

Located in Langweer, NL

An inset highlights Sydney, showcasing key landmarks such as bathhouses, the botanical garden, and the Albion Brewery. Engraved by J. & C. Walker, the map measures 13.7 inches in w...

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Antique 1830s Maps

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Original Antique English County Map, Bedfordshire. J & C Walker. 1851
Original Antique English County Map, Bedfordshire. J & C Walker. 1851

Original Antique English County Map, Bedfordshire. J & C Walker. 1851

Located in St Annes, Lancashire

Great map of Bedfordshire Original colour By J & C Walker Published by Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown & Co. 1851 Unframed.

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Antique 1850s English Other Maps

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Original Antique English County Map, Essex. J & C Walker. 1851
Original Antique English County Map, Essex. J & C Walker. 1851

Original Antique English County Map, Essex. J & C Walker. 1851

Located in St Annes, Lancashire

Great map of Essex Original colour By J & C Walker Published by Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown & Co. 1851 Unframed.

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Antique 1850s English Other Maps

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Original Antique English County Map, Oxfordshire, J & C Walker, 1851
Original Antique English County Map, Oxfordshire, J & C Walker, 1851

Original Antique English County Map, Oxfordshire, J & C Walker, 1851

Located in St Annes, Lancashire

Great map of Oxfordshire Original colour By J & C Walker Published by Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown & Co. 1851 Unframed.

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Original Antique English County Map, Devon, J & C Walker, 1851
Original Antique English County Map, Devon, J & C Walker, 1851

Original Antique English County Map, Devon, J & C Walker, 1851

Located in St Annes, Lancashire

Great map of Devon Original colour By J & C Walker Published by Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown & Co. 1851 Unframed.

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Original Antique English County Map, Cumbria, J & C Walker, 1851
Original Antique English County Map, Cumbria, J & C Walker, 1851

Original Antique English County Map, Cumbria, J & C Walker, 1851

Located in St Annes, Lancashire

Great map of Cumbria Original colour By J & C Walker Published by Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown & Co. 1851 Unframed.

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Original Antique English County Map, Northumberland, J & C Walker, 1851
Original Antique English County Map, Northumberland, J & C Walker, 1851

Original Antique English County Map, Northumberland, J & C Walker, 1851

Located in St Annes, Lancashire

Great map of Northumberland Original colour By J & C Walker Published by Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown & Co. 1851 Unframed.

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Original Antique English County Map, Lincolnshire, J & C Walker, 1851
Original Antique English County Map, Lincolnshire, J & C Walker, 1851

Original Antique English County Map, Lincolnshire, J & C Walker, 1851

Located in St Annes, Lancashire

Great map of Lincolnshire Original colour By J & C Walker Published by Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown & Co. 1851 Unframed.

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Original Antique English County Map, Dorset, J & C Walker, 1851
Original Antique English County Map, Dorset, J & C Walker, 1851

Original Antique English County Map, Dorset, J & C Walker, 1851

Located in St Annes, Lancashire

Great map of Dorset Original colour By J & C Walker Published by Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown & Co. 1851 Unframed.

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Original Antique English County Map, Cheshire, J & C Walker, 1851
Original Antique English County Map, Cheshire, J & C Walker, 1851

Original Antique English County Map, Cheshire, J & C Walker, 1851

Located in St Annes, Lancashire

Great map of Cheshire Original colour By J & C Walker Published by Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown & Co. 1851 Unframed.

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Antique 1850s English Other Maps

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Antique Map of the White Sea 'Russia' by J. & C. Walker, 1885
Antique Map of the White Sea 'Russia' by J. & C. Walker, 1885

Antique Map of the White Sea 'Russia' by J. & C. Walker, 1885

Located in Langweer, NL

Highly detailed large antique sea chart titled 'The White Sea Index Chart'. Published according to Act of Parliament at the Hydrographic Office of the Admiralty July 20th 1854. Sold ...

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Antique Late 19th Century Maps

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Ancient Italy and Sicily. Antique map, 1830

Ancient Italy and Sicily. Antique map, 1830

Located in Melbourne, Victoria

'Ancient Italy, Part III and Sicily', steel engraving with original outline hand-colouring, 1830. Antique English map showng Sicily and a small part of Italy. 280mm by 380mm (imag...

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