A large-scale map of Berkshire
A Topographical Survey of the County of Berks, on eighteen sheets in which is expressed his Majesty's Royal palace of Windsor, its Parks and Forrest; the Seats of the Nobility and gentry; Towns, Villages, Hamlets, Farms, Cottages, etc., with The Main and Cross Roads, Bridle Ways, Paths, Hedges, Hills, Valleys, Rivers, Brooks, Canals, Ponds, Bridges, Ferries, Wind and Water Mills, Woods, Heaths, Commons and Greens, appertaining to each Parish etc., to which is added A Geographical and Historical Index of all Remarkable Places in the said County; with their Bearings and Distance to the next Market Town, or well-known Place. The Length, Breadth, Circumference and Content, in Acres and Square Miles, of the County, Windsor Forest, and of each Parish.
London, John Rocque, 1761.
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The only edition of Rocque's 18-sheet map of Berkshire. Like all his maps Rocque was painstaking with this survey: engraving started in 1752, nine years before eventual publication. If the sheets, engraved by R. Benning and L.F. Deharme, were joined the whole map would measure 1590 x 2710mm, making it the largest of his county surveys. Besides the elaborate dedication to George III, drawn by S. Wale and engraved by A. Walker, there is a large scale cartouche featuring putti, a town plan and short description of Reading and 'An Alphabetical List of Parishes'. Rocque, a Huguenot emigré, died early the following year.
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Folio, later half calf gilt, with contemporary marbled boards; pp. xiii incl. title & index, and a 18-sheet map, coloured in outline, the dedication sheet (no.15) bound as the frontispiece.References:
MAPFORUM.COM: Rocque List, map 130, state 3 of 4.Related products
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