Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Rocque, John, -1762
Title:
England and Wales : drawn from the most accurate surveys, containing all the cities, boroughs, market towns & villages : in which are included all the improvements and observations both astronomical and topographical which have been made by members of the Royal Society & others, down to the present time : the whole corrected & improv'd / by John Rocque ...
Published / Created:
[London] : Printed for Robt. Sayer, map and printseller, at the Golden Buck in Fleet Street, [circa 1768]
Physical Description:
1 map on 2 sheets ; 115 x 194 cm., sheets 67 x 106 cm.
Holdings:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Folio B G 4

Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Maps & Atlas (printed)
Scale:
Scale [ca. 1:650,000].
Notes:
Borders between counties are hand-colored.

British Art Center copy laid into a portfolio of Rocque maps and estate plans.

Inset: Isles of Scilly

Originally printed on 4 sheets.

Robert Sayer was at this address and traded alone 1751-1774 and 1783-1792 (cf. Maxted, p. 199).
Subject Terms:
Sayer, Robert -- Publisher. | England -- Maps -- Early works to 1800. | Wales -- Maps -- Early works to 1800. | Engraving -- Specimens -- 1768.
Form/Genre:
Maps -- England -- 1768.