New British Atlas

Published in London in 1831, just before the railways reshaped travel across England, the New British Atlas records the esta...

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Published in London in 1831, just before the railways reshaped travel across England, the New British Atlas records the established pattern of roads, towns and county divisions. Henry Teesdale & Co. of High Holborn issued it as a coordinated county survey, so the maps share a family likeness while each keeps its own outline and internal geography. Bedfordshire, Herefordshire and Staffordshire are among the counties here, and larger counties, Yorkshire among them, were divided to give local detail more room.

Published in London in 1831, just before the railways reshaped travel across England, the New British Atlas records the established pattern of roads, towns and county divisions. Henry Teesdale & Co. of High Holborn issued it as a coordinated county survey, so the maps share a family likeness while each keeps its own outline and internal geography. Bedfordshire, Herefordshire and Staffordshire are among the counties here, and larger counties, Yorkshire among them, were divided to give local detail more room.

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