County Maps of Essex

County maps of Essex from the 19th century - 1800 to 1824

The table below lists flat maps of Essex in approximately chronological order; these are taken from Atlases, or in a few cases were published as maps of Essex alone. There is a link from each entry to a large picture.

Shown against items are the item numbers in reference books - eg ^{Chubb 401} means item 401 from the Chubb refence book and ^{Roger 120} means item 120 in the Roger book listed on the Books page.

The dimensions against each map are Height x Width, and as Essex is a little wider than it is tall the width is usually greater - assuming the map has north at the top. The measurements are of the outermost neat line of the map (not the size of the sheet of paper).

Alternatively, go to the preceding chronological listing, 18th century - second half.

Thumbnail maps	Mapmakers, their Atlases and Maps
	J Luffman A New Pocket Atlas and Geography of England & Wales ^{Chubb 308} 1803 61mm diameter circle Genuinely tiny.
	Charles Smith Smith's New English Atlas ^{Chubb 311} 1804 453mm x 504mm The first set of county maps using Greenwich for the prime meridian.
	William Faden A Topographical Map of the County of Essex^{Roger 127} 1804 627mm x 869mm Engraved and published by Faden, using OS data for 1st time.
	Ordnance Survey Part One of the General Survey 1805 1,240mm x 1,860mm The Board of Ordnance's first published map.
	John Cary New British Atlas ^{Chubb 319} 1805 427mm x 534mm Cary continuing to publish old and pre-OS maps.
	John Cary Travellers' Companion ^{Chubb 275} 1806 145mm x 93mm A re-cut plate as the original had worn out.
	RH Whittle New Traveller's Companion 1806 307mm x 255mm More a road atlas than a "map".
	Laurie & Whittle New & Improved English Atlas ^{Chubb 294} 1807 184mm x 224mm More use of old maps.
	R Philips Topographical Dictionary of the United Kingdom ^{not in Chubb} 1807 104mm x 178mm First published, and very rare.
	Benjamin Pitt Cappers Topographical Dictionary of the United Kingdom ^{Chubb 327} 1808 102mm x 176mm Usually called the "first", and quite common.
	Charles Smith Smith's New English Atlas, 2^nd edition ^{Chubb 312} 1808 453mm x 504mm Second edition more elegant than the first.
	John Cary New English Atlas ^{Chubb 333} 1809 484mm x 540mm Cary's largest county maps.
	Cole & Roper The British Atlas ^{Chubb 339} 1810 175mm x 223mm Book maps now in own atlas.
	J Wallis New Pocket Edition of the English Counties ^{Chubb 344 ?} 1810 133mm x 95mm Rather similar to Cary's Traveller's Companion.
	J Wilkes Encyclopaedia Londoniensis ^{Chubb 345} 1810 188mm x 233mm Part work gets to Essex.
	J Wallis Wallis's New British Atlas 1813 173mm x 256mm Map to get published many times for years to come.
	Cole & Roper Nightingale's English Topography 1816 175mm x 224mm Nightingale's atlas using Cole & Roper maps unchanged..
	Darton & Dix A New Map of the County of Essex 1816 355mm x 545mm Separate map pre-dating its atlas.
	E Langley New County Atlas 1817 169mm x 256mm Clear map, with an Explanation and a vignette.
	Sidney Hall Excursions through Essex, Vol 1 1818 147mm x 213mm The first of Hall's several maps of Essex.
	G Ellis New & Correct Atlas of England and Wales 1819 173mm x 253mm Wallis's map in brighter colours.
	J Robins Robin's Atlas of England & Wales 1819 196mm x 249mm Cundee/Neele map in one Atlas.
	Dugdale / Neele / Cundee New British Traveller 1819 196mm x 249mm Cundee/Neele map in 2nd Atlas.
	W Lewis Lewis's new Traveller's Guide 1819 133mm x 94mm Wallis's 1810 map lives on.
	S Leigh / Hall New Atlas of England and Wales 1820 70mm x 115mm Small maps that will be used in 3 atlases.
	J Wallis The Panorama, or Traveller's Instructive Guide 1820 69mm x 105mm Compare to map below.
	W Darton Darton's Miniature Atlas 1822 70mm x 106mm Compare to map above.
	G&J Cary Cary's Improved Map of England and Wales 1822 501mm x 638mm Cary's 2nd, and larger, standard scale atlas.
	Charles Smith Smith's New English Atlas 1822 184mm x 230mm Same name, but smaller than before.
	AM Perrot Description Hist. et Topographique 1823 61mm x 48mm The smallest "county" map of Essex.
	GC Gray Gray's New Book of Roads 1824 123mm x 106mm Small map with bizarre claim.
	G & WB Whitaker The Traveller's Pocket Atlas 1824 127mm x 158mm Clear, because less detail.

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Old maps of Essex

County maps of Essex from the 19th century - 1800 to 1824