1685 BERRY, William
A mapseller,
publisher, globe and instrument maker, William Berry was involved with some of
the leading mapsellers of the day. He had already reissued one of Stent´s maps
of England and Wales and been working with Robert Greene to publish a map of
Scotland when, in 1679, he published a highly diagrammatic ma of The Grand
Roads of England. Six years later, in 1685, he published a new map of
England and Wales, this time a re-engraving of Adam's reduced version map and with straight lines between the towns.
Above the later map
is a second title: A New Mapp Of The Kingdom Of England And
Dominion Of Wales. The first state of
this map was dedicated in the title panel
to James
II. In 1690, for a second edition, simply the
monarch´s name was erased and WILLIAM III inserted.
The map lacks some of the ornamental features of Adams map, hence the marine compass and floral outer decoration are lacking. The roads are shown much as Adams had included them: towns are named in circles, major cities (e.g. Exon) are in square boxes, and straight double lines connect those that are measured. The distances are also shown in small circles.
A New Mapp Of The Kingdome Of England And Wales. Containing all the Cities, Market
Towns, with the Roades from Town to Town And the Number of Reputed Miles
between them, Are given by Inspection without Scale or Compass. A solid black line
separates the title from the dedication and the imprint: To the Most Serene
and most Sacred Majesty Willim III by the Grace of Gd King of Great Britain,
France and Ireland, This Mapp of England and Wales is humbly Dedicated, and
Presented, By your Majesties Loyal Subject and Servant William Berry. All
this is contained in an ornate cartouche top right within the map with royal
arms above, flowers draping the sides and horses and sea god below. A running
title above the completed map reads: A New Mapp Of England And The Dominion Of Wales
Outside the side borders are expansive tables with An Alphabeticall Table of all the Cities and Market Towns in England and Wales and below the right hand listing is a second imprint: London. Sold by William Berry at the Sign of the Globe between Charing Cross and White Hall. (BL, BnF). Size: 590 x 875 mm.
There were two later states –
c1690 dedicated to William III but original imprint retained (YALE Illustrated)
and
c1718 with imprints of Phillip Overton, John Lenthall & Thos
Taylor. (BL).
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