Wyld’s Map of Scandinavia Jersey royal cartographer

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map of County Durham with Dutch text on verso

1722-1809) set within rococo cartouches

set within Latin text with further text on verso

illustrated with photographs showing the formidable obstacles faced by either side

Wyld’s Map of Scandinavia Jersey royal cartographerThis map of Scandinavia is from Wyld's New General Atlas. James Wyld senior established a highly successful firm of map publishers, which passed to his son when he died relatively young in 1836, apparently from 'overwork'. He introduced the new process of lithography to map printing, was a founder member of the Royal Geographical Society and was appointed Geographer to both George IV and William IV. James Wyld junior inherited a thriving business. He