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In 1812 James Wallis (fl.1810-25) published ‘Wallis’s New British Atlas’, the largest of three county atlases he produced. The maps are derived from the George Cole and John Roper “British Atlas” of 1810. Wallis did however claim that they were engraved in a “superior manner”. Wallis was an engraver and publisher and went bankrupt twice, in 1801 and again in 1805. The county maps of Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, Cheshire, Hunts., Northants., Sussex, Westmoreland and that of South Wales all bear the imprint of L. Herbert as geographer. This atlas is a re-issue by George Ellis dated to 1 July 1819 from the Preface. Although Wallis’s name is retained on the maps all of the other imprints below the maps have been removed with the usual exception of Lancashire and Warwickshire. Batten & Bennett (1996) no. 78.3; Chubb 367; Tooley’s Dictionary.
ELLIS, George
Ellis's New and Correct Atlas of England and Wales being an Entire New Set of County Maps
G. Ellis, No. 5. Smith's Square, Westminster, London, [1819]
Small folio (310 x 245 mm.), old cloth binding retaining original morocco gilt label priced “L3 3s 0D”, light wear and staining to lower portion. With engraved title, and 44 maps, comprising 42 engraved maps of the English counties and maps of North and South Wales all by James Wallis, all in early wash colour, pp. (2), 2, (26), descriptive text accompanying each map, (14). Wiltshire with light paper adhesion, otherwise in good condition.
Stock number: 7485
£ 650