Cartographer : - Moule, Thomas 1784-1851

• Date: - 1836
• Size: - 11in x 8 1/2in (280mm x 215mm)
• Ref#: - 92464
• Condition: - (A+) Fine Condition

Description: This original antique map of London and its surrounding area by Thomas Moule was engraved by William Hoghes and published in the 1836 edition of Barclays Dictionary. Moules maps were some of the the last original decorative maps published in the 19th century. (Ref: Tooley; M&B)

General Definitions: Paper thickness and quality: - Heavy and stable Paper color : - off white Age of map color: - Colors used: - General color appearance: - Paper size: - 11in x 8 1/2in (280mm x 215mm) Plate size: - 11in x 8 1/2in (280mm x 215mm) Margins: - Min 1/2in (12mm)

Imperfections: Margins: - None Plate area: - None Verso: - None

Background: Moule, Thomas 1784-1851 Thomas Moule was a writer on heraldry and antiquities born in 1784 at St Marylebone in London. He carried on business as a bookseller in Duke Street, Grosvenor Square, from about 1816 until 1823, when he became Inspector of blind letters in the General Post Office, his principal duties being the deciphering of such addresses as were illegible to the ordinary clerks. He also held, for many years, the office of Chamber-keeper in the Lord Chamberlain\\\'s Department which entitled him to an official residence in the Stable Yard of St Jamess Palace, where he died on 14 January 1851. The well-known series of County Maps which are known as Moules were first published in separate sections for each county in 1830-32 and they were then published in collected form in a two-volume work: The English Counties Deleneated: or a Topographical Description of England: Illustrated by a Complete Series of County Maps by Thomas Moule: London: Published by George Virtue 1836. Further editions were brought out by Virtue (some with original hand-colouring of the maps) until about 1839. In 1841 the maps appeared in a publication entitled Barclays Complete and Universal English Dictionari with additions to the original plates showing the railways which had been constructed. Normally maps which come from this work are very close trimmed, often into the printed surface, as the format of the dictionary was slightly smaller than the original publication. They are the last series of decorative county maps to be published and are an elegant addition to any collection of maps. - 1836 The English Counties Delineated (4to) 1836-39 Re-issued - 1841 Re-issued as Barclays Complete and Universal English Dictionary 1842, 1848, 1850, 1852 Re-issued Please note all items auctioned are genuine, we do not sell reproductions. A Certificate of Authenticity (COA) can be issued on request. What is an Antique Map

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• Condition: Excellent
• Cartographer/Publisher: Thomas Moule
• Printing Technique: Copper Plate
• Original/Reproduction: Vintage Reproduction
• Format: Atlas Map
• Type: City Map
• Year: 1836
• Date Range: 1800-1899
• City: London
• Country/Region: England

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