A New Topographical Map of the Country in the Vicinity of London

Map in frame. Engraving with original hand coloring, backed on original linen and dissected in 24 parts. Framed in a custom wood moulding with UV plexi. Map measures 32" x 32 1/2", Frame measures 36 1/8" x 36 1/2". An exceptionally detailed pocket wall map of London and its surrounding counties during a period of intense urban expansion. The map extends roughly 20 to 25 miles from the city center, encompassing Windsor and Maidenhead to the west, Gravesend to the east, Hertford to the north, and Reigate to the south. Highlights key early-19th-century infrastructure developments, including turnpike roads, canal networks (such as the Regent%u2019s Canal and Grand Junction Canal), and the emerging docklands along the Thames. Features finely engraved hills, forests, open commons, parklands, and estates, showcasing the distinct layout of rural villages that have since been swallowed by Greater London. Estate grounds, country houses, and royal parks (including Windsor Great Park and Richmond Park) are clearly delineated with crisp hand-colored boundaries. Finely engraved on heavy paper, segmented into sections, and laid on original linen for folding into a contemporary marble-paper cloth slipcase. William Faden (1750-1836) was an 18th century English cartographer, engraver mapseller and publisher and 'Geographer to His Majesty & to his H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, George III & George IV. One of these maps is owned by the Queen of England in the Royal collection.…