Leicestershire Antique Map by Seller after John Speed. Francis Grose c1787

$100.00

Antique Map of Leicestershire by John Seller after John Speed county map. Late 18th century map from the "Supplement to the Antiquities of England and Wales" by Francis Grose Esq F.R.S. published in London between 1773 and 1787. Francis Grose retouched the plates that John Seller used in his "Anglia Contracta" (published in London circa 1697). John Seller used a scaled-up version of the county maps from John Speed's pocket atlas circa 1676.

Interesting historical information of the County is printed below the text and continues on the reverse. The page is heavy grade paper, from the tall edition of this work.

Map size is 125 x 150mm (5 x 6 inches). Page size is 320 x 240mm (12.5 x 9.5 inches).