Hertfordshire Maps

9x11 cm

UNCOMMON FIRST ISSUE WITHOUT PLATE NUMBER

HERTFORDSH
London Publish’d by J.Wallis Engraver, 77. Berwick Str. Soho.

Copper engraving by James Wallis (fl.1789-1812) first published in Wallis's new Pocket edition of the English Counties or travellers companion…1812. Wallis was bankrupted in 1801 and in 1805 but seem's to have overcome his difficulties to produce this series of miniature maps together with a larger series in the same year. Issued once more by Wallis in 1814, the maps then briefly became the property of P. Martin followed by Simpkin & Marshall before passing to William Lewis who published them in his Lewis's New Travellers guide… from 1919 to 1836.
North is to the right.
Small left margin as usual. This good, clean example, in original hand colour, is without plate number and is from the first issue published in 1812. 

Ref. Hodson Printed Maps of Hertfordshire 72 (i)