County Maps of Essex

County maps of Essex from the 19th century - 1875 to 1899

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 reference books refs -
^C401 means atlas 401 from the Chubb refence 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, 19th century - third quarter.

Thumbnail maps	Mapmakers, their Atlases and Maps
	GF Cruchley Railways and Stations Map of Essex 1875 211mm x 265mm Cruchley keeps using his very old plates.
	GF Cruchley Cruchley's Railway and Station Map of the County of Essex 1875 494mm x 543mm Cary's old plates live on under a new publisher.
	GW Bacon Bacon's New Pocket Map of Essex 1875 303mm x 430mm Approx 4 miles to an inch folding map.
	Collins Collins' Atlas of England & Wales 1877 158mm x 205mm Repeated map, but now in an Atlas.
	Pictorial World Supplement, 26 May 1877 338mm x 417mm Large and detailed but dull map - the Philips' larger map.
	A & C Black / Bartholomew Encyclopaedia Britannia 9th Edition, Essex 1878 166mm x 219mm Read also of the pirated American editions.
	J & S Virtue Universal Geography 1880 202mm x 290mm From one of the 38 volumes of this part work.
	G Philip Philips New Series of County Maps 1881 336mm x 417mm The large Philips map, folded up.
	G Philip Philips' Handy Atlas of the Counties of England 1882 152mm x 200mm Back to the small Philips map.
	Kellys Directories Post Office Directory 1882 628mm x 958mm Really large map, with a lot of detail, allied to a Directory.
	Dulau Through Guide Series: Eastern Counties (1st edition) 1883 147mm x variable width Bartholomew maps in a guide book.
	WH Smith & Bartholomews Essex 1883 337mm x 482mm Quarter inch Bartholomew map published by WH Smith.
	GW Bacon Essex 1883 303mm x 458mm First example from Bacon's many atlases.
	GW Bacon Essex 1884 303mm x 458mm Updated version of 1883 map.
	G Philip Cyclists' Map of the County of Essex 1884 334mm x 416mm The large Philips map adapted for cyclists' usage.
	Letts Letts Popular Maps 1884 332mm x 396mm Walker map, with added earthquakes.
	E Stanford Stanford's Parliamentary County Atlas and Handbook of England and Wales 1885 177mm x 238mm New 1885 Parliamentary Divisions - shown badly.
	Boundary Commission Parliamentary Divisions 1885 342mm x 397mm Official new Parliamentary Divisions.
	GW Bacon The Atlas of the British Isles 1885 303mm x 461mm Update to the 1883, with an inaccurate proposed railway.
	G Philips Philips' Atlas of the Counties of England 1885 337mm x 416mm Larger than the other Philips', with new Divisions.
	G Philip Cyclists Map of the County 1885 334mm x 416mm The same large Philips map.
	G Philips Philips' Handy Atlas of the Counties of England 1885 152mm x 201mm The small Philips gets the new Divisions.
	G Philips Philips' Handy Atlas of the Counties of England 1886 152mm x 201mm The small Philips gets a tiny increase in railway.
	S Hall A Travelling County Atlas 1886 188mm x 247mm Fictional railways in the north east, and in Epping Forest.
	Hughes A new parliamentary & courts atlas of Great Britain & Ireland 1886 239mm x 305mm Dull map now obscured by overprint of Divisions.
	GW Bacon The Atlas of the British Isles 1886 303mm x 461mm Bacon starts to publish many atlases using the same maps.
	GF Cruchley Cruchley's Railway and Station Map of the County of Essex 1886 490mm x 543mm The larger Cruchley still with the old cover and title.
	WH Smith & Bartholomews Essex 1886 339mm x 480mm Quarter inch Bartholomew map published by WH Smith.
	James Wyld Essex 1886 322mm x 406mm Walker ("Letts") map, now being sold by James Wyld.
	Letts Letts Popular Maps 1887 322mm x 396mm Walker/Letts map, without earthquakes but many Constituency changes.
	E Stanford & Bartholomews Essex 1888 479mm x 693mm Quarter inch Bartholomew map published by Stanfords.
	Kellys Directories Post Office Directory (?) 1888 633mm x 963mm Really large map, with a lot of detail, allied to a Directory.
	W & AK Johnston The modern county atlas of England & Wales 1889 177mm x 245mm Nice map, with unusual distances listed.
	G Philips Philips' Handy Atlas of the Counties of England 1890 152mm x 201mm The small Philips keeps adding railways.
	GW Bacon The New Large Scale Atlas of the British isles from the Ordnance Survey 1891 303mm x 458mm Bartholomew 1886 map with updates.
	W & AK Johnston Encyclopaedia Britannia 9th Edition, Essex 1892 184mm x 243mm Small map for a big encyclopaedia.
	Black Black's Handy Atlas of England & Wales 1892 175mm x 246mm Same underlying map as Britannia above, but far more informative.
	G Philip Philip's Handy Atlas of England & Wales 1892 152mm x 200mm The small Philips maps live on.
	GW Bacon Bacon's County Guide & Map 1892 457mm x 676mm Man on bike chased by a horse appears on the cover.
	Weller The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England & Wales 1893 216mm x 282mm Nice colours, but overdoes the hatchuring.
	Cassell & Co Cassell's Gazetteer of Great Britain & Ireland 1893 193mm x 239mm County maps re-used as a GB atlas.
	J&C Walker Walker's Fox Hunting Atlas 1893 322mm x 394mm The end of the line for the Walker maps.
	GF Cruchley Cruchley's County Maps of England, for Cyclists, Tourists, &c. 1895/96 490mm x 550mm Eighty year old plates live on under yet another publisher.
	AH Swiss Hunting Map No. 12. 1895 769mm x 983mm One hundred year old plates live on under yet another publisher.
	G Philips Philips' Handy Atlas of the Counties of England 1895 161mm x 200mm The small Philips has yet another outing.
	G Philips Philips' Atlas of the Counties of England 1895 337mm x 416mm ... and so does the large Philips map.
	GW Bacon Commercial & Library Atlas of the British isles from the Ordnance Survey 1895 303mm x 458mm Bartholomew 1891 map with updates.
	GW Bacon Bacon's County Map & Guide 1896 460mm x 612mm Man and woman cycling on the cover.
	Kellys Essex County Council Main Roads 1897 642mm x 991mm Kelly's large map with much road information.
	J Bartholomew Royal Atlas of England & Wales 1897 321mm x 424mm Part of Essex and Kent, as a sectional UK map.
	WH Smith & Bartholomews Essex 1898 337mm x 482mm Old Series Quarter inch Bartholomew map published by WH Smith.
	WH Smith & Bartholomews Essex 1899 503mm x 710mm New Series Quarter inch Bartholomew map published by WH Smith.

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Old maps of Essex

County maps of Essex from the 19th century - 1875 to 1899