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]).

 In the second state the initials and the date are erased and publisher´s address is now Printed Colloured and sould by Rob: Walton at the Globe and compasses at ye west end of St. Pauls church turning to Ludgate, London. (Two examples in private collections.)


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[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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