6.  Chart of the River Thames for Boydell´s Rivers 6. Title: The course of the River Thames , from it's source to the sea . Title is in space below Cirencester on left hand map.   Date: 1795. Size: One map on two sheets, each 298 x 585 mm.  Imprint(s): Published June 1 st 1795 by J & J Boydell at the Shakspeare Gallery in Pall Mall; and at No. 90, Cheapside, London. Signature(s): Signature is included in title: Engraved for Boydell's Rivers BY JOHN COOKE OF HENDON . Location(s): BL,   LUL GRI . [1] Comments: John & Josiah Boydell published fine books with aquatints and planned to produce An History of the Principal Rivers of Great Britain, i.e., with all Britain´s rivers . After the efforts expended on the first volume, An History of the River Thames, this idea was abandoned. The book usually appears in two volumes with 76 aquatint plates, with one section of Cooke´s map being placed at the beginning of each volume The aquatints were executed by...

12. Map of the River Thames for Josh Mawman 12. Title: A Map of the Port of London and the River Thames from London Bridge to Sheerness. (above top border) with Engraved for the Treatise on the Commerce and Police of the River Thames . Published May 1800. (below title). Date: 1800. Size: 213 x 560 mm. Imprint(s): Published by Josh Mawman, successor to Mr Dilly in the Poultry, London . Signature(s): Engraved by John Cooke. 50 Howland St .:   Location(s):  LUL ,  KB, DEI [1] .     Comments: Engraved for the Treatise on the Commerce and Police of the River Thames by Patrick Colquhoun, LL.D. published May, 1800. Copies can be found at almost all major British national and university libraries and at least 3 copies are available on-line. [2] The London merchants trading with the West Indies at the time were losing a great deal of revenue to theft and corruption and the government losing important customs duties. Patrick Colquhoun (1745-1820),...