- Thomas Moule
Thomas Moule (1784 - January 1851) was an English antiquarian, writer on
heraldry , and map-maker. He is best known for his popular and highly decoratedcounty map s of England,steel -engraved and first published separately between 1830 and 1832.Moule was born in
Marylebone ,London . He sold books in Duke Street, Grosvenor Square, from 1816 to 1822. Later, he became an inspector of 'blind' (illegibly addressed) letters at theGeneral Post Office . He died at his residence in St.James's Palace, to which he was entitled as Chamber-keeper in theLord Chamberlain 's Department.Works
*"Bibliotheca Heraldica Brittaniae", 1822
*Westall, "Great Britain Illustrated", 1830 (text)
*Westall, "The Illustrations of the Work of Walter Scott", 1834 (text)
*Winkle, "Cathedral Churches", 1836 (text)
*Winkle, "Continental Cathedrals", 1836 (text)
*"The English Counties delineated; or, a topographical description of England", 1837References
*Barron, Roderick, Introduction to "The County Maps of Old England" by Thomas Moule, 1990 edition, ISBN 1-85170-403-5
External links
* samples of Moule's writing:
** [http://cornovia.org.uk/htexts/moule/index.html The English Counties Delineated: Cornwall, 1838]
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