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A collection of eight folding maps, 18th & 19th century, including Faden (William), The Roads of Great Britain, 1781, engraved map with contemporary hand colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, inset map of Scotland, some staining, 740 x 595 mm, later ink ownership signatures to verso, contained in contemporary marbled card slipcase with booksellers label with near contemporary manuscript title to upper board, worn and frayed, with another copy but with the linen worn and split along old folds, together with Paterson (Daniel), Bowles's New Pocket map of England & Wales with the addition of new roads and improvements, published Carington Bowles circa 1790, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, inset map of the Isles of Scilly, toned overall, splits along linen folds, 600 x 530 mm, contained in a contemporary marbled card slipcase with publisher's printed labels to upper and rear boards, worn, with Mogg (Edward), Mogg's map of Steam Navigation. Map of the United Kingdom or Water itinerary of Great Britain & Ireland with the adjacent parts of the continent from Amsterdam to Paris and Brest..., Jany. 1st. 1841, engraved map with bright contemporary hand colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, inset map of the Shetland Islands, compass rose and table of British counties, 775 x 610 mm, printed instructions on endpapers, contained in a contemporary card slipcase with printed label to upper board, frayed at extremities, plus Smith (Charles), A New Map of England and Wales comprehending the whole of the Turnpike roads with the great rivers and navigable canals, 2nd edition, 1808, engraved map with contemporary hand colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, 570 x 460 mm, publisher's card slipcase with printed label to upper board, some wear to extremities, and Cary (John), A New Map of England from the latest authorities, 1818, engraved map with contemporary hand colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, slight wear to linen folds, 565 x 485 mm, marbled endpapers, together with, Kerr (Thomas & Co., publishers), England, circa 1860, engraved map with contemporary hand colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, dust and finger soiled, 570 x 470 mm, contemporary cloth boards with publisher's label to upper cover, spine frayed with slight loss, boards stained, and Smith (Charles), Smith's New Map of England and Wales with part of Scotland, including the Turnpike and principal Cross roads..., 1841, engraved map with contemporary outline colouring, sectionalised and laid on linen, toned overall, several ink stains affecting image, some spotting, 1150 x 945 mm (8)