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H. G. FORDHAM—HERTFORDSHIRE MAPS. 
According to Gough, who sets out the title in full, with the 
above date, an edition of ‘ The Small British Atlas ’ was issued in 
1764, but I have not seen a copy. 
I have, however, seen impressions of Rocque’s map of Herts 
of 1753 and 1762, which are numbered, one, within the plate at 
the top right-hand corner, 16, and another 24, which may either 
of them belong to the above edition of the Atlas. 
1765. Kitchin, Thomas, and Emanuel Bowen. 
I have not been able to identify the map of Herts which appeared 
in the Atlas referred to in the following extract from Gough’s 
‘ British Topography,’ vol. i, pp. 98, 99 :—“ ‘ The English Atlas, 
or a complete set of maps of all the counties in England and "Wales, 
containing all the cities, towns, parishes, rivers, roads, seats, and 
in general every other particular that is usually sought for or to 
he found in maps. The whole engraved in the neatest and most 
accurate manner, from drawings after actual surveys, and other the 
best authorities, by Thomas Kitchen ; Emanuel Bowen, geographer 
to his majesty; and others. Bond. 1765.’ 4to., with a general 
description of the counties, and historical extracts relating to the 
trade, etc. etc. It consists of 47 maps, besides general ones of 
England, Scotland, and Ireland.” It would seem to have been 
a reduction from the map in ‘ The Large English Atlas’ of 1760, 
etc., by the same engravers. 
It seems probable that this may he an early, and perhaps the 
first, edition of an atlas of which a copy exists in the Library of 
the Royal Geographical Society, in which the maps, by Emanuel 
Bowen, are most of them dated in 1777, and a few 1778. The 
map of Herts in this copy measures 20 x 16J. Scale, 2 miles = 
-|- inch. It is engraved by Emanuel Bowen, and hears the date 
June 1st, 1777. See post, pp. 207, 208, for description. 
1766. Ellis, John. 9f X 7J-. Scale, 5 miles = 1 inch. 
Gives roads, rivers, towns (distinguishing borough and market 
towns), villages, rectories and vicarages, fairs, hills, parks, and 
woods. Plain margin, with inner line divided into degrees and 
minutes of latitude and longitude. In left-hand top corner, on 
design of upright stone, with ornaments and a background of trees, 
“ A Modern Map of Hartford-Shire, Drawn from the latest Surveys; 
Corrected and Improved by the best Authorities. J. Ellis, sculp 1 .” 
and a circular indicator of the north. In the right-hand bottom 
corner “ Remarks,” showing the meaning of the signs used on the 
map, and, below, scale of u British Statute Miles 69 to a Degree.” 
At foot, below margin, “ Printed for Carington Bowles in St. Pauls 
Churchyard, and Rob 1 Sayer in Eleet Street.” The map is 
numbered 22 at the right-hand top corner. (Reprinted 1768, 
1773, and 1777.) 
Erom ‘ Ellis’s English Atlas: or a Compleat Chorography of 
England and Wales: in Eifty Maps, Containing more Particulars 
than any other Collection of the Same Kind. The Whole Calculated 
for the TJse of Travellers, Academies, and of all those who desire 
