Map Collectors' Circle Explained

Map Collectors' Circle
Formation:	1963
Dissolved:	1975
Type:	NGO
Headquarters:	Durrant House, Chiswell Street, London EC1
Language:	English
Website:	Index to The Map Collectors' Circle Series

The Map Collectors' Circle was founded in London in April 1963 by Ronald Vere Tooley with a stated aim of "stimulating interest in and publish material on early printed maps, atlases, cartographers, etc."^[1] Between 1963 and 1975, it set about fulfilling its second mandate with a series of 110 monographs related to the field of historical cartography which remain of interest to cartographers for their breadth.^[2] An index to the series has been created by the Bodleian Library Map Section.

Map Collectors' Series

Volume 1, 1963-4

• 1. Geographical Oddities / R. V. Tooley.
• 2. Maps of Antarctica [t.p.: Early Antarctica] / R. V. Tooley.
• 3. The Isles of Scilly / Margaret Palmer.
• 4. Adams’ and Pine's maps of the Spanish Armada / D. Schrire.
• 5. The printed maps of Tasmania / R. V. Tooley.
• 6. Early maps and view of the Cape of Good Hope / R. V. Tooley.
• 7. Leo Belgicus: an illustrated list [t.p.: An illustrated list of variants] / R. V. Tooley.
• 8. California as an island / R. V. Tooley.
• 9. County atlases of the British Isles, 1579-1850. Part I [1579-1612] / R. A. Skelton.
• 10. Some early printed maps of Trinidad and Tobago.

Volume 2, 1964-5

• 11. Maps of the Falkland Islands [t.p.: Falkland Islands] / Angela Fordham.
• 12. One hundred foreign maps of Australia, 1773-1887.
• 13. Maps of Wales and Welsh cartographers / Olwen Caradoc Evans.
• 14. County atlases of the British Isles 1579-1850. Part 2: 1612-1646 / R. A. Skelton.
• 15. Ancient maps and explorers' routes on stamps / Capt M. F. Stern.
• 16. A dictionary of mapmakers. Part I: A-Callan / R. V. Tooley.
• 17. The Cape of Good Hope 1782-1842 / D. Schrire.
• 18. Maps of the Yorktown campaign / Prof. Coolie Verner.
• 19. The printed maps of Bermuda / Margaret Palmer.
• 20. North American city plans.

Volume 3, 1965-6

• 21. The printed maps of Barbados / Tony Campbell.
• 22. Town plans of the British Isles / Angela Fordham.
• 23. Early maps of Australia, The Dutch Period / R. V. Tooley.
• 24. New light on the Jansson-Visscher maps of New England / Tony Campbell.
• 25. The Malinowski Collection of maps of Poland. Part I / H. Malinowski.
• 26. The maps of South-West France.
• 27. Bickham’s birds eye county views and the British monarchy / D. Schrire.
• 28. A dictionary of mapmakers. Part II [Callan-Czoering] / R. V. Tooley.
• 29. Printed maps of Africa Part I, The continent of Africa, 1500-1600 / R. V. Tooley.
• 30. Printed maps of Africa Part II, Regional Maps / R. V. Tooley.

Volume 4, 1966-7

• 31. The Malinowski Collection of maps of Poland. Part II / H. Malinowski.
• 32. French explorers’ maps of New Zealand / R. P. Hargreaves.
• 33. French mapping of the Americas / R. V. Tooley.
• 34. Notes and Addenda.
• 35. Maps of Germany with marginal views [t.p.: with marginal town views]/ Prof. Dr. K. Stopp.
• 36. Japan: European printed maps to 1800 / Tony Campbell.
• 37. The marine surveys of James Cook in North America, 1758-1768 / R. A. Skelton and R. V. Tooley.
• 38. Ward maps of the city of London / Ralph Hyde.
• 39. Comparative cartography / Henry Stevens and Roland Tree.
• 40. A dictionary of mapmakers. Part III [D to Fatio] / R. V. Tooley.

Volume 5, 1967-8

• 41. County atlases of the British Isles 1579-1850. Part III: 1646-1670 / R. A. Skelton.
• 42. The printed maps of Jamaica up to 1825 / Capt. Kit S. Kapp.
• 43. The Malinowski Collection of maps of Poland. Part III / H. Malinowski.
• 44. The printed maps of New South Wales, 1773-1873 / R. V. Tooley.
• 45. Smith's Virginia and its derivatives / Prof. Coolie Verner
• 46. Claes Jansz Visscher: A hundred maps described / Tony Campbell.
• 47. Maps of Africa, a selection of printed maps from the sixteenth to the nineteenth century. Part 1 / R. V. Tooley.
• 48. Maps of Africa, a selection of printed maps from the sixteenth to the nineteenth century. Part 2 / R. V. Tooley.
• 49. County atlases of the British Isles 1579-1850. Part 4: 1671-1703 / R. A. Skelton.
• 50. A dictionary of mapmakers. Part IV: Fatout to Gutierrez / R. V. Tooley

Volume 6, 1970

• 51. Sir H. George Fordham, cartobibliographer / J. M. Henshall.
• 52. Decorative initial letters used in atlases / Alfred Bellaire.
• 53. Printed maps of Hertfordshire [t.p. adds: 1577-1900. Part I: 1577-1784] / D. Hodson.
• 54. Marine plans and charts of Wales / Olwen Caradoc Evans.
• 55. The Printed Maps Of Antigua, 1689-1899 / R. V. Tooley.
• 56. The Malinowski Collection of maps of Poland. Part IV / H. Malinowski.
• 57. The Malinowski Collection of maps of Poland. Part V / H. Malinowski.
• 58. Captain Collins' Coasting Pilot / Coolie Verner.
• 59. Printed maps of Hertfordshire Part II [t.p.: 1577-1900. Part 2: 1785-1820] / D. Hodson.
• 60. Printed maps of Australia [t.p. adds: Part I] / R. V. Tooley.

Volume 7, 1970-1

• 61. Printed maps of Southern Africa and its parts / R. V. Tooley.
• 62. Printed maps of Dominica and Grenada / R. V. Tooley
• 63. County atlases of the British Isles 1579-1850. Part 5: 1579-1703: appendices / R. A. Skelton.
• 64. Printed maps of Australia, Part II / R. V. Tooley.
• 65. Printed maps of Hertfordshire, Part III [t.p.: 1577-1900. Part 3: 1821-1860] / D. Hodson.
• 66. Printed maps of Australia, Part III [t.p. adds: F-H] / R. V. Tooley.
• 67. A dictionary of mapmakers. Part V: Gutierrez to Hutchinson / R. V. Tooley.
• 68. Printed maps of America, Part I / R. V. Tooley.
• 69. Printed maps of America, Part II / R. V. Tooley.
• 70. Printed charts of Scandinavia, Part I [t.p.: Printed sea charts of Scandinavia] / R. V. Tooley.

Volume 8, 1971

• 71. Printed charts of Scandinavia, Part II [t.p.: Printed sea charts of Scandinavia] / R. V. Tooley.
• 72. Printed maps of Australia. Part IV [t.p. adds: J-L] / R. V. Tooley.
• 73. The early maps of Panama up to 1865 / Capt. Kit S. Kapp.
• 74. Maps of the Canary Islands published before 1850 / C. Broekema.
• 75. Printed maps of Hertfordshire, Part IV [t.p.: 1577-1900. Part 4: 1861-1885] / D. Hodson.
• 76. Maps by John Arrowsmith [t.p. adds: in the publications of the Royal Geographical Society] / Coolie Verner.
• 77. The early maps of Colombia up to 1850 / Capt. Kit S. Kapp.
• 78. A dictionary of mapmakers. Part VI: Hutchinson to Kruse / R. V. Tooley.
• 79. Printed maps of Australia. Part V / R. V. Tooley.
• 80. Printed maps of America, Part III / R. V. Tooley.

Volume 9, 1972-1973

• 81. Printed maps of St. Kitts, St. Lucia and St. Vincent / R. V. Tooley.
• 82. A sequence of maps of Africa / R. V. Tooley.
• 83. Printed maps of Hertfordshire, Part V [t.p.: 1577-1900. Part 5: 18686-1900 and supplement / D. Hodson. *84. The Malinowski Collection of maps of Poland. Part VI / H. Malinowski. *85. Printed maps of Australia. Part VI [t.p. adds: S-Z] / R. V. Tooley.
• 86. The Malinowski Collection of maps of Poland. Part VII with index / H. Malinowski.
• 87. Playing Cards, depicting maps of the British Isles, and of English and Welsh counties / Sylvia Mann and David Kingsley.
• 88. Maps in the parliamentary papers by the Arrowsmiths. Part I. / Alexander McGechaen & Prof. Coolie Verner.
• 89. Maps in the parliamentary papers by the Arrowsmiths. Part II. / Alexander McGechaen & Prof. Coolie Verner.
• 90. Early printed maps of the British Isles 1477-1650. Part I: 1477-1555 / R. W. Shirley.

Volume 10, 1973-1974

• 91. A dictionary of mapmakers. Part VII: Krusenstern to Lutsch von Luchsenstein / R. V. Tooley.
• 92. A sequence of maps Of America / R. V. Tooley.
• 93. Printed maps of Australia. Part VII: Final Addenda / R. V. Tooley.
• 94. Early printed maps of the British Isles 1477-1650. Part II: 1556-1592 / R. W. Shirley.
• 95. Early printed maps of the British Isles 1477-1650. Part III: 1593-1610/ R. W. Shirley.
• 96. Printed maps of America, Part IV / R. V. Tooley.
• 97. Early printed maps of the British Isles 1477-1650. Part IV: 1611-1636/ R. W. Shirley.
• 98. A catalogue of printed maps of Greece and Greek regions 1477-1800. Part I / Christos G. Zacharakis.
• 99. A dictionary of mapmakers. Part VIII: Luttrell to Mills, J.B. / R. V. Tooley.
• 100. A dictionary of mapmakers. Part IX: Mills, J.E. to Oppolzer / R. V. Tooley.

Volume 11, 1974-1975

• 101. Early printed maps of the British Isles 1477-1650. Part V: 1637-1650, with appendices and index / R. V. Tooley.
• 102. A catalogue of printed maps of Greece and Greek regions 1477-1800. Part II / Christos G. Zacharakis.
• 103. Printed maps of Central America up to 1860. Part I: 1548-1760 / Capt. Kitt S. Kapp.
• 104. Some portraits of geographers and other persons associated with maps. [Part I] / R. V. Tooley.
• 105. Some portraits of geographers and other persons associated with maps. Final / R. V. Tooley.
• 106. Printed maps of Central America up to 1860. Part II: 1762-1860 / Capt. Kitt S. Kapp.
• 107. Title pages from 16th to 19th Century / R. V. Tooley.
• 108. Small and miniature maps of Africa [t.p.: Fifty small…] / Stephanie Hoppen.
• 109. South East Asia [t.p. adds: a selection of maps on Borneo, Burma, Cambodia, Malay, Thailand and Vietnam] / R. Rubens.
• 110. A dictionary of mapmakers. Part X: Orbigny to Powell, T.K. / R. V. Tooley.

Notes and References

1. Book: Map collector's series, Volume 1 . Map Collectors' Circle . 1964 .
2. Web site: Index to The Map Collectors' Circle Series. Dryburgh. Paula. Bodleian Library, Map Section. 2009-10-24. Oxford.