
A New & Correct Map Of North Wales, an original antique map by R. Morden / Anonymous, published in London, 1722-. Copperplate, coloured. Map size 43 x 36 cm, overall mounted size 59 x 52 cm. Following the appearance in 1695 of Morden's map of Wales there were complaints of errors & omissions. This is the new & corrected plate of 1722
- based on Morden's. Although anonymous, the style of engraving very much resembles that of Andrew Johnston who created new maps of Scotland for this edition. Robert Morden (d.1703) was commissioned to engrave a set of county maps for Edmund Gibson's new edition. Morden's first series of maps were rejected as being too small, & these were laterpublished in Morden's New Description & State of Engl&, first issued in 1701, & subsequently re-issued in Cox's Magna Britannia, in the 1720s. Morden finally produced a new set of maps on a larger scale which were used in Gibson's editions published in 1695, 1722, circa 1730, 1753 1772, as here. The maps were based on the most up-to-date surveys where available, although some drew on Saxton & Speed, & were engraved by Sutton Nicholls & John Sturt. Their detail, convenient size, visual attraction & antiquity make them among the most popular of all early county maps. Antique maps from various original publishers are presented on the Stanford