Chassereau Peter (3 results)

Large separately printed map, 550 x 600 mm. with an old central vertical fold and wide margins, lower margin repaired verso, a little browned. Presumably commissioned by the church wardens Richard Bowles and Peter Buckmaster, whose names appear in the title piece, this rare map shows Shoreditch, Old Street, Hoxton and the area to the north, now one of the most fashionable areas of London. Here, most of the area remains rural with the index showing the size, and names of the owners of each plot.

No binding. 450 x 690 mm., in very good condition printed on excellent thick paper. One of the best large and detailed copper plate engraved plans of York, published by John Rocque in 1750 from a survey by Peter Chassereau. Chassereau was one of many members of French Huguenot society who settled in London. He became a surveyor and cartographer in Soho operating at "the Sign of the Golden Head, Berwick St." One of his earliest works was a plan of the town and harbour of Havana for Thomas Bowles in 1739. One of the last works attributed to him is this plan of York for his fellow French Huguenot John Rocque.The city of York is depicted in great detail showing in the southern extreme the 'Distillery' on the west bank of the River Ouse and the Dyke leading to the Castle on the east side. The whole of the old town is displayed with the old walls and gates identified. Of great interest are the several fields still shown within the old walls. The map is surrounded by 10 inset views and one map upper right. The map shows the whole 'County of Yokr' misspelt with all the Roman roads. Notable structures in town occupy the other insets including the title upper left within an ecclesiastical architectural structure, the County Hospital, the City House, the west prospect of the Cathedral, a section of the Assembly Room, the Thursday Market and Pavement Crosses, the Prison, the Assembly Rooms and Cliffords Tower. Rocque's imprint appears outside the neat line at the bottom of the plate. Jean Rocque (c.1704-62), to use his native name, was a Huguenot à migrà who at an early age settled in England. By 1734 he was a surveyor, engraver and publisher. His work is renowned for its beauty as well as its accuracy and several important large scale maps were produced by him. Amongst his several productions are only four large scale county maps, the first was of Shropshire in 1752 followed by Middlesex, 1757, Berkshire 1761 and Surrey posthumously in c.1768. He was most prolific in producing several large-scale maps of towns and estates. This is a fine example of the first state of the map by John Rocque; a second state was published by his widow in 1766. For a detailed biography of John Rocque and a list of his works, see Map Forum Issue 3 online. Provenance: auction 2010; private English collection. Barron (1988); Butler (1989); Map Forum Issue 5, 'The Works of John Rocque' no. 57.

Map. Condition: Very Good. Map of Havana in original hand-color showing the layout of the city and depths of the coast, inlet and bay. Depicts the Castillo de los Tres Reyes del Morro, Castillo de San Salvador de la Punta and Castillo de la Real Fuerza. Inset shows view of Havana from outside the inlet. ; 245 x 315 mm; All shipments through USPS insured Priority Mail.