1668 WALTON, Robert
Robert Walton (1618-88) was one of the more active London dealers
in maps and prints although he is more known for the latter. Walton is known to
have involved in the distribution of two maps. The first map is almost the same as Peter Stent's map of 1665 (cf), with similar coats of arms and views of towns though re-ordered and now including a view of London during the Great
Fire.
This
is one of the three maps of 1668 (also Place and Carr) to show roads. The
initials T P referring to
Thomas Porter who produced the two
tables to the right of the map. The right of these is A catalogue of
all ye Shires Cites Bishopricks Market town etc which then gives details of
how many of these there are per county. This table is also found on Walton´s
first map of 1654 which lacked roads. Porter was an apprentice in the
Stationers Company (1630) and he published Walton´s earlier map in his pocket
book of 1655, A New Booke of Mapps, Being a ready Guide or Direction for any Stranger. This promised A Curious New and Plaine and
Exact Mapp of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, i.e. the map engraved by W Hollar and printed in 1654 by
Robert Walton.[1]
Other ornamentation includes a list of past monarchs below the royal arms
and 28 town views. Roads are shown, although only two roads lead into Devon:
from Salisbury and Bristol, joining at Exeter. The road then continues only as
far as Plymouth.
A New Map of
England and Wales In Which the Roads or
highways are plainly layd forth by two small lines from
towne too towne by which any may playnly see the way from One place to an Other
throughout the Kingdome ... by T. P.
1668. Printed Colloured and sould by Rob: Walton at the Dyall in
Little Britaine with all Other mapps. London, 1668. Size: 395 x 495 mm. (BL, B, P[2]).
[1] Rodney W Shirley (1983), entry Walton 1 and Walton 2.
[2] Text adapted from, and illustrations taken from C A Burden
Rare Maps website. See
https://www.caburdenraremaps.com/map/a-new-map-of-england-and-wales-in-which-the-roads-or-highways-are-playnly/. According to the C A Burden website, there are three known
examples of the first state; BL, Sutherland Collection at the Bodleian Library,
Oxford and a third in private hands.
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