18th Century Map of Oxfordshire - Large English Atlas - Kitchin

A large and superbly decorative map of Oxfordshire - 'London Printed for John Bowles in Cornhill Carrington Bowles in St. Paul's Church Yard and Rob't Sayer in Fleet Street.'

Decorative title cartouche ('A New Improved MAP of OXFORDSHIRE from the Beft SURVEYS and INTELLIGENCES, Divided into its HUNDREDS: Shewing the feveral ROADS and true Measured Distances between Town and Town; ALSO the Rectories and Vicarages, the Parks and Seats of the Nobility & Gentry, with other ufeful Particulars. Regulated by Astronomical Observations By Tho's Kitchin, Geographer'), pictorial illustrations with figures an tools representing commerce and education.

Rococo attribution cartouche top right ('The Moft Noble CHARLES SPENCER Duke of Marlborough, Lord Lieutenant and Custos Rotulorum of Oxfordshire: Lord Steward of His Majesty's Houfehold, Lieutenant General of His Armies and Knight of the Moft Noble Order of the Garter. This Map of Oxfordshire is Dedicated by His Grace's very humble and Obe't Serv't, Tho. Kitchin').

Features: Oxford, Henley, Watlington, Burford, Woodstock, Bicester, Doddington, Bampton, Banbury, Chipping Norton and text detailing the Earls of Oxford, a list of the University colleges and the Seats of the Nobility.

Condition: Good imprint, small margins, later hand colouring, folding copy with adjacent creases to right hand side, reinforcing to left hand marginal splits (into border), very slight loss to bottom right corner.