 | Wiltshire County Maps
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Richard Blome was a prolific publisher, producing numerous and diverse books from about 1660 to his death in 1705. He produced two series of county maps, this being the smaller. The engraver of the Wiltshire map was Richard Palmer. Some of the other maps in the series were engraved by Wenceslas Hollar. Nearly all of Blome's engravings have prominent dedications to person's who were pursuaded to sponsor the production of the plates. Such dedicatations are seldom found on maps but Blome's are a notable exception. Blome developed something of a reputation for being a plagiarist, but, in his map, he is no more guilty of this than many of his contemporaries. His maps tend to have a sketchy, manuscript like appearance but this gives them a certain charm.
This map appeared first appeared without any dedication and with Blome's imprint dated 1668. In this state it was sold in loose sheets.
In 1681 the map appeared in Blome's "Speed's maps epitomiz'd" with a dedication to Thomas Thinn of Longleat accompanied by his arms.
In the next edition of the same work in 1685, the dedication and arms were erased and replaced by those of John Hall of Bradford.
In 1693, in Blome's "Cosmography and Geography", the dedication and arms were again changed - to Thomas Mompesson of Salisbury. These remained as the map appeared in editions of Thomas Taylor's England Exactly Described up to 1750.
In 1715 a plate number (39) was added in the top right corner
In 1717 roads were added.
Copies of this map are usually found in the last state, with the Mompesson dedication, plate number and and roads. The earlier states are much rarer. Chubb failed to record the 1685 edition and thus made no mention of the John Hall dedication.
| Examples can be found in the following English County Atlases. |
104 : Blome (smaller) Speed's Maps Epitomiz'd 1681 in state 2
105 : Blome (smaller) Speed's Maps Epitomiz'd 1685 in state 3
114 : Blome (smaller) Cosmography and Geography 1693 in state 4
139 : Blome (smaller) England Exactly Described 1715 in state 5
140 : Blome (smaller) England Exactly Described 1717 in state 6
141 : Blome (smaller) England Exactly Described 1731 in state 6 |
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Examples (7)
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| Wiltshire Maps |
Saxton, Christopher
Bowes, W
Van den Keere, Pieter
Bowes, W
Saxton-Kip
Speed, John
Drayton, Michael
Bill, John
Van Langeren, Jacob
Jenner, Thomas
Blaeu, Jan
Jansson, Jan
Overton, John
Blome, Richard
Blome, Richard
Morden, Robert
Redmayne, William
Seller, John
Morden, Robert
Morden, Robert
Lenthall, John
Owen & Bowen
Moll, Herman
Seale, Richard William
Badeslade, Thomas
Cowley, John
Rocque, John
Simpson, Samuel
Osborne, Thomas
Kitchin & Jefferys
Kitchin, Thomas
Exshaw, John
Seale, R W
Bickham, George
Bowen, Emanuel
Bowen, Emanuel
Gibson, John
Meijer, Pieter
Kitchin, Thomas
Bowen, Emanuel
Ellis, Joseph
Bowen, T
Kitchin, Thomas
Andrews & Dury
Conder, Thomas
Cary, John
Harrison, John
Cary, John
Cary, John
Lodge, John
Aiken, John
Tunnicliff, William
Baker, Benjamin
Smith, Charles
Cary, John
Luffman, J
Butters, R
Cary, John
Cooke
Cooper, H
Roper / Cole
Cary, John
Wallis, James
Wallis, James
Neele, Samuel John
Rowe, Robert
Langley & Belch
Neele, Samuel John
Hall / Leigh
Neele & Son
Reid, W.H.
Greenwood, C & J
Miller, Robert
Dix
Cary, John
Gardner / Smith
Perrot, Aristide Michel
Ebden / Duncan
Pass, J
Greenwood, C & J
Murray, T L
Teesdale, Henry
Creighton, R
Hall, Sidney
Dawson, R K
Nichols & Son
Cobbett, W
Fullarton, Archibald
Archer / Pinnock
Creighton, R
Walker, J & C
Moule, Thomas
Pigot, J
Pigot & Slater
Archer, J
Becker & Co
Bacon
Bartholomew / Philip
Hughes, W
Bartholomew / W H Smith
Weller, Edward
Johnston
Johnston
Weller, F S |
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