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James Wyld Sr. (1790-1836) was a British cartographer and one of Europe’s leading mapmakers. He made many contributions to cartography, including the introduction of lithography into map printing in 1812.

William Faden, another celebrated cartographer, passed down his mapmaking business to Wyld in 1823. The quality and quantity of Faden’s maps, combined with Wyld’s considerable skill, brought Wyld great prestige.

Wyld was named geographer to Kings George IV and William IV, as well as HRH the Duke of York. In 1825, he was elected an Associate of the Institution of Civil Engineers. He was one of the founding members of the Royal Geographical Society in 1830. Also in 1830, his son, James Wyld Jr., took over his publishing house. Wyld Sr. died of overwork on October 14, 1836.

James Wyld Jr. (1812-87) was a renowned cartographer in his own right and he successfully carried on his father’s business. He gained the title of Geographer to the Queen and H.R.H. Prince Albert. Punch (1850) described him in humorous cartographic terms, “If Mr. Wyld’s brain should be ever discovered (we will be bound he has a Map of it inside his hat), we should like to have a peep at it, for we have a suspicion that the two hemispheres must be printed, varnished, and glazed, exactly like a pair of globes.”

Place/Date:
London / 1840 circa
Size:
30.5 x 21.25 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
78409
Place/Date:
London / 1840 circa
Size:
15.5 x 21.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
98710
Place/Date:
London / 1843
Size:
25 x 21 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
87488
Place/Date:
London / 1851 circa (1851-1872?)
Size:
9 x 12.5 inches (Each Sheet)
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
66830
Place/Date:
London / 1855 circa
Size:
15.5 x 22.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
98699
Place/Date:
London / 1856 circa
Size:
37.4 x 23.8 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
85406
Place/Date:
London / 1864 circa
Size:
9.5 x 7.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
99056
Place/Date:
London / 1872 circa
Size:
49.5 x 41.5 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
94843

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Place/Date:
London / 1818
Size:
30 x 19.5 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
56112
Place/Date:
London / 1824
Size:
27.75 x 20.75 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
17236
Place/Date:
London / 1832 (1843)
Size:
25 x 21 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
19357
Place/Date:
London / 1835
Size:
30 x 21 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
7790
Place/Date:
London / 1836
Size:
11 x 9 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
46685
Place/Date:
London / 1836
Size:
11 x 9 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
47326
Place/Date:
London / 1836
Size:
11 x 9 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
64090
Place/Date:
London / 1836
Size:
11 x 9 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
64171
Place/Date:
London / 1838
Size:
7 x 11 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
44986
Place/Date:
London / 1838
Size:
25 x 21 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
56931
Place/Date:
London / 1838
Size:
13 x 20 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
66829
Place/Date:
London / 1839
Size:
18.5 x 14 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
43877
Place/Date:
London / 1842
Size:
28.5 x 22 inches
Condition:
VG
Stock#:
34879
Place/Date:
London / 1843
Size:
32.5 x 20 inches
Condition:
VG+
Stock#:
38308
Place/Date:
London / 1843
Size:
20.5 x 29.5 inches
Condition:
See Description
Stock#:
43255