John Cooke - Cartographic Works

 

IV. Short List of Cartographic Works by John Cooke

All known maps produced by John Cooke are listed in chronological order of publication.

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1a. A Mercators Chart from ENGLAND TO GREENLAND – DAVIS`S STRAITS & HUDSON`S BAY Including all the Islands from Actual Surveys. Large chart engraved by J Cooke.  Published London, D Steel, 1789. 

1b. A NewMercators Chart of the Coast of Ireland. Six large folding charts on 2 sheets joined engraved by J Cooke. Four charts are dated between January and June 1790. Published London, D Steel, 1790. 

2. A Map of the Roads from London, to Mill Hill, & Barnet. By John Cooke Engraver, at Mill Hill, Middx. Signature: Plan & Writing Engraved by J Cooke. 1792.

3a. Plan of the Position of the Confederate Armies under the Direction of Earl Cornwallis before Seringapatam, from the 5th to the 24th February, 1792.

3b. Planof Bangalore with the Attacks taken by the English Army under the command of the Rt Honble Earl Cornwallis, KG &c &c &c, March 22nd 1791.

Both maps signed: Engraved by J. Cooke Mill Hill, Middx. and found in Select Views in Mysore ... By Robert Home published in London by R. Bowyer (& W Sharp, Madras), 1794.

4a. Map of the island of Dominica.

4b. Map of the island of Grenada.

Both maps signed: J. Cooke sc Mill Hill. The History of the British Colonies in the West Indies by Bryan Edwards published John Stockdale, London 1794.

5. Chart of the Roads and Harbours of Toulon with their Environs. Signature: J. Cooke Sculpt. Hendon, Middlesex. Published London, W. Faden, Geographer to His Majesty and to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, Charing Cross, April 12^th 1795.

6. The course of the River Thames, from it's source to the sea. Engraved for Boydell's Rivers By John Cooke Of Hendon. One map on two sheets. Published London, J(ohn) & J(osiah) Boydell, 1795. In: An history of the principal rivers of Great Britain.

7. Isle of St. Domingo or Hispaniola. Published by William Faden, Engraved by John Cooke, Hendon. 1796. Included in An historical survey of the French colony in the island of  St Domingo by Bryan Edwards, published by John Stockdale, 1797.

8. The Manor and Parish of Hendon in the County of Middlesex. Signature: Drawn and Engraved by J. Cooke of Hendon. Published in London by W. Faden, 1796.

9. This Plan of the City ofPhiladelphia and its Environs (shewing the improved parts) with dedication to the mayor, etc. by their most obedient servant, John Hills, surveyor and draughtsman May 30^th 1796. The map is signed: Engraved by John Cooke of Hendon, Middlesex. Published and sold by John Hills, Surveyor and Draughtsman, 1797.

10a. Carte de la basse Egypte: dressée d'après les observations astronomiques de C. Nouet, et les reconnaissances des ingénieurs et officiers employés à l'Armée d'Orient.

10b. Plan du Kaire et des environs.

Both  maps signed John Cooke, sc, 50 Howland St. Published in Planches du Voyage dans la Basse et la haute Egypte, par Vivant Denon, published by P Didot, Paris, 1802.

11. A Plan of the Review of the Volunteers of Middlesex; on the 4^th of June 1799 in Hyde Park shewing the Station of every Company, their names & number of Men in each. Broad sheet publication Publish´d June 25^th 1799, by W Walker, 31, Old Bond Street. Plan was engraved by Cooke, sc, Howland St.

12. A Map of the Port of London and the River Thames from London Bridge to Sheerness. Engraved for the Treatise on the Commerce and Police of the River Thames by P. Colquhoun, LL.D. published May 1800. Map Engraved by John Cooke. 50 Howland St.

13. Plan of the City of St. Petersburg The Imperial Residence 1801. Signature: Engraved by J. Cooke, 50 Howland Street. Included in A Picture of Petersburg from the German of Henry Storch, published in London by T N Longman and O Rees, 1801.

14. The Universal Atlas, and introduction to modern geography. This volume contains 31 maps and plates and has an introduction and geographical descriptions written by Rev. Thomas Smith. The Atlas was printed for J. Harris and John Cooke, 1802.

15. Improvementsproposed by the Hon. Corporation of London between the Royal Exchange and Finsbury Square. Signature: Engraved by John Cooke, Engraver to the Hon. Board of Admiralty. Office of Works, Guildhall, January 1802.

16. Denmark, Holstein, Hamburgh, Lübek & Eutin, with part of Sweden, Germany and Prussia. Signature: By John Cooke Engraver to the Admiralty. Imprint: London, published May 15, 1805 for John Cooke, No. 11 Pratt Place, Camden Town, and sold by all booksellers.

Fig. 12. Cooke’s Plymouth Breakwater published in 1843 (see entry 36)[1].

17a. Switzerland

17b. Cape of Good Hope

17c. Germany West.

17d. Germany East.

All maps are Drawn under the direction of Mr Arrowsmith and Published as the Act directs, [date] by Longman,  Hurst, Rees, and Orme, Paternoster Row. Maps Drawn & Engraved by John Cooke, Camden Town. From The Cyclopedia; or, Universal Dictionary written by Abraham Rees, published in 39 volumes from 1802-1820.

18. A Map intended to illustrate the relative situation of the British Empire in the East. Signature: Engraved by John Cooke. Published in London by J.M. Richardson, 1808. In: Historical Review of the Commercial, Political and Moral State of Hindoostan ... by Robert Chatfield.

19. A Plan Of The Town Of PlymouthDock Part Of The Manor Of Stoke Damerell, In The Parish Of Stoke Damerell, In The County Of Devonshire, The Property Of Sr, John St, Aubyn, Bart. was Surveyed, Drawn, and Published by T. Richards, Totnes, Devon, is dated Octr. 25th. 1810, and was Engraved by John Cooke, London, late Engr. to the Admiralty. Loose sheet.

20. The Town Of Plymouth Dock. 1811. Imprint: Published Septr 1^st 1811 By Rees & Curtis, Plymouth. Signature: Engraved by John Cooke. In The Picture of Plymouth, London, Rees and Curtis, sold by Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1812.

Map reappeared with signature amended: Engraved by John Cooke New Road Stonehouse Plym^o. New imprint: Published by J. Johns 56 Fore Street, Head of Catherine Street, Dock. In The Tourist's Companion; Being a Guide to the Towns of Plymouth, Plymouth-Dock, Stonehouse, Morice-Town, Stoke and their vicinities. London. Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, 1823. Further reissues with changes c. 1823-30.

21. A General Synopsis Of Geography, With The Projection Of Maps And charts ... Illustrated by twenty copper-plates, etc. Cooke John and published London:  printed for James Cooke; sold by Longman & Co., etc. 1812.

22. Chart of the Harbour of Plymouth Taken 1817. Although not signed is believed to be the work of John Cooke. Imprint: The Copper Plate Engraving and Printing Office, New Street, Stonehouse, Plmo(uth).

23.  To the Honble. John Wodehouse this View of Falmouth Harbour taken from a Chart drawn in ye reign of King Charles II is humbly inscribed by his most Obedient Servt C S Gilbert. Signature: Engraved by  John Cooke Stonehouse Plym^o. Published [Plymouth] Dock,  J. Congdon, August 1817. In An Historical Survey of the County of Cornwall ... by C.S. Gilbert. 

24. Line of intended rail road as laid from prison of war to Plymouth Harbour and lime rocks at Catwater. One map on two sheets. Signature: Engraved by  John Cooke Stonehouse Plym^o. Published London by Harding, 1819. The map appeared in Substance of a statement made to the Chamber of Commerce, Plymouth, the 3rd of November, 1818, concerning the formation of a rail road, from the Forest of Dartmoor to the Plymouth Lime-quarries, with additional observations, and a plan of the intended line. by Sir Thomas Tyrwhitt.

24A. Plan of Mount Edgcumbe Park. With imprint/signature:  Engraved by John Cooke, Stonehouse. 1819. In the guide book A Walk Round Edgcumbe Park. 

25.  Borough Of Plymouth, Engraved By John Cooke. Imprint: Pubd April 15. 1820. by Mrs E Nile, No. 48 Union St, Stonehouse with Engraving & Copper-Plate Prnting Office. There is a dedication to the Mayor, commonalty and inhabitants from John Cooke.

26.  Plan Of The Towns & Harbour Of Plymouth, Stonehouse, Devonport, Morice-Town, Stoke, And The Environs, In The County Of Devon. Signature: Engraved by John Cooke, Stonehouse, Plymouth, 1820 and imprint: Survey'd Drawn & Published by S Elliott. Landsurveyor &c Orchard Place Plymouth. Reissued with changes and date deleted.

27. Cooke’s Guide To Plymouth Sound And Breakwater. Below the bottom border is a Transverse section of the Breakwater and an imprint: Pub^d for & sold by M^rs E Nile, 48, Union Street, Stonehouse, Aug 12, 1819. Signature: Eng^d by John Cooke. In Interesting Particulars, relative to that Great National Undertaking, the Breakwater, Plymouth Dock; J Johns: Stonehouse; John Cooke.

Appeared in the Johns and Colman issues of Tourist´s Companion 1828-30.

28. Two plans of the proposed breakwater at Plymouth. The upper plan: PLYMOUTH BREAKWATER. When finished. There is a signature: Engraved by John Cooke Stonehouse Plymo. The lower plan: Transverse section of the Breakwater as finish'd. Scale (Ce) is 100 + 100 feet is 85 mm. Imprint (under complete plan): Augt 12th 1820.  Pubd by Mrs E Nile, 48 Union Street, Stonehouse, Plymo. In Interesting Particulars, relative to that Great National Undertaking, the Breakwater. Plymouth Dock; J Johns: Stonehouse; John Cooke, 1820.

29. Map Of The Country Twelve Miles Round Plymouth. Imprint (CeOS): Published for the Panorama of Plymouth by Rowes Whimple St. 1821. The signature: Eng^d by J. Cooke Stonehouse. In The Panorama of Plymouth ... By Samuel Rowe. Plymouth. Rowes. 1821.

30. Two plans of the proposed breakwater at Plymouth. The upper plan: COOKE’S PLYMOUTH BREAKWATER. There is a signature: Taken , Engraved and Published by John Cooke 48, Union Street, Stonehouse, Plymo and dated August 21^st 1823. The lower plan: Transverse section of the Finished part of the Breakwater.

Reappeared 1828 in The Traveller’s Directory, and Stranger's Guide to the Three Towns, Plymouth, John Cooke, 82, Union Street.

31. Cooke’s Chart of Plymouth Sound, and General Guide to Plymouth, Devonport and Stonehouse. This is dated 1824 and John Cooke was late engraver to the Admiralty.

32. Cooke's Stranger's Guide And Pocket Plan Of The Three Towns Of Plymouth, Devonport And Stonehouse. Imprint: Pub^d Oct 1^st 1827 by John Cooke 32 Union Street Stonehouse Plym^o. Pr. 1^s.6^d. – Entd at Stationers Hall. Sold separately and bound in The Traveller’s Directory, and Stranger's Guide to the Three Towns, Plymouth, John Cooke, 1828.

33. The Environs Of PLYMOUTH DEVONPORT AND STONE HOUSE. Stonehouse. John Cooke. 1828. Various reissues, usually on one sheet to 1880 including copies of Three Towns Almanack (1865 and 1868). Fifteeen states so far recorded.

34. COOKE'S New Plan of the Three Towns of PLYMOUTH, DEVONPORT, AND STONEHOUSE. Dated 1834 in panel to right: Published for the Proprietor. Reissued 1841.

35. A Map of the Whole of the Dartmoor Forest, Devon, From Okehampton to Saltram, And from Lydford to Chagford: Engraved on two adjoining copper plates By John Cooke, Engr. and Geogr Extry to his late Majy in the 75^th year of Age. Reissued by William Wood.

36. Two plans of the proposed breakwater at Plymouth. The upper plan: COOKE’S PLYMOUTH BREAKWATER. There is a signature: Mr Cooke Engraver, 82, Union Street Stonehouse. The lower plan: TRANSVERSE section of the BREAKWATER. Imprint (centrally): Engraved and Published by John Cooke 1843. Reissued 1847. Illustrated above.

 References

 In the detailed listing of John Cooke’s cartographic works, each map or work is listed with details of Title, Size (width first), Imprint of the publisher (where present), Signature of the artist and / or engraver (where present), and the Location where the work is held. The abbreviations below have been used to identify libraries and institutions where the work is held. Those not personally inspected by the author or not verified by a member of staff but added where reported, e.g. in a library catalogue.

 

Adm.               Admiralty Collection, at NMM, Greenwich, London.

BL                   British Library (and British Museum), London.

Bod                 Bodleian Library, University of Oxford.

CUL                Cambridge University Library, Cambridge.

DEI                 Devon and Exeter Institute, Exeter.

DevA              Devon Archives, previously Westcountry Studies Library, Exeter.

DoC                Duchy of Cornwall Library, at National Archives, Kew, London.

FB                   Collection of Francis Bennett.

Gl                    University of Glasgow Library, Scotland.

Heidi               Heidelberg University Library, Germany

HUL                Harvard University Library, Cambridge, USA.

KB                  Collection of Kit Batten.

LBB                London Borough of Barnet archives.

Leeds              Leeds University Library.

Lib. Cong.       Library of Congress, Washington DC, USA.

Liv.                 Liverpool University Library, Liverpool, UK.

LL                   London Library, an independent lending library.

LUL                London University Library.

MUL               Manchester University Library, Deansgate, Manchester.

McMaster        McMaster University Library, Ontario, Canada.

NatArch          National Archives, Kew, London.

NLS                 National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland.

NLW               National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, Wales

NMM              National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London.

NT                   National Trust Library, via National Trust, Swindon.

P                      Private collection.

RGS                Royal Geographical Society Library, London

StzB                Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin – Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Berlin, Germany.

TB                   Collection of Tony Burgess.

TM                  Torquay Museum, Torquay, England.

TQ                   Torquay Public Library, Torquay, England..

V&A               Victoria and Albert Museum Library (and National Art Library), London.

WDRO           West Devon Record Office, The Box, at Plymouth Public Library.

 

Position of Features on Maps

 Following the popular method, the position of each feature on the map is given, where appropriate, in brackets by reference to the following grid:

 

                        Aa                   Ba                   Ca                   Da                   Ea

                        Ab                  Bb                   Cb                  Db                  Eb

                        Ac                   Bc                   Cc                   Dc                   Ec

                        Ad                  Bd                   Cd                  Dd                  Ed

                        Ae                   Be                   Ce                   De                   Ee

 

Where a large feature extends over more than one square of the grid the position of the centre is given, except when the feature is in a corner when the corner reference is given. When the feature is outside the inner border the reference is followed by ‘OS’. Position information is given where this feature changes during the lifetime of the map.

 A Note on Dating Maps

 Where a book, map or plan is dated in the imprint of the publisher or signature of the author/engraver then this is, of course, given. In the absence of a date then an approximate date is suggested in brackets, e.g. (1820). When a library (see References) dates their copy in such a way then this date is used even if other evidence suggests a later date, e.g. a later railway is shown. Sometimes there is a date in the imprint, but evidence shows a later publication then the following annotation is used: 1820 (1825).

Link to sections V (apprentices) and VI (addresses). 

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[1] Illustrated on-line at https://www.submerged.co.uk/plymouthbreakwater-building/. Actual source not yet known but believed to be DevA.