Huntingdonshire
Carr reported in his History of the QTP (1987) that there were two editions of maps of Huntingdonshire. I think that three impressions of the same map have been published, all with a limitation of 350 sheets. The maps are printed in slightly different colour inks and the third impression is on slightly larger paper. If you have a map with a different design, please let me know.
Thanks to Scott Fournier who made me aware of the differences between the first and second impressions.
(Last updated on 26/5/2024)
MAP-HUN1.1: First edition, 1st impression?
Publisher: J.L. Carr, 27 Mill Dale Road, Kettering
Year: 1971
ISBN: 0900847220
Limitation: 350 sheets
Size: 560 x 421 mm
Paper: thin white card
Colophon: sun face with address, centre left at base of printed area
Signed: J.L. Carr
Proofs where: Kettering Public Library (map); AH (map and proof); British Library (accession date 1 Oct 71)
Notes: I think this is the first impression, but I could be wrong. The image of Cromwell and the decoration top right are printed in dark green and the main part of the map is printed in pale greenish ink. Cromwell's face and the faces of all of the other people are white. The bar above the title Huntingdonshire is gold but another map has been seen in which it is silver, so this colour has been added by hand. The labels on the wreath, lower left, are decorated in yellow, also by hand. The main difference from the impression descrbed immediately below is that all the faces of people are white.
The proof sheet of this map is unfinished in design, especially in the lower left corner.
The copy in the British Library is signed by J L Carr and dated August 1971.
Image of map (click to enlarge)
Detail of limitation, colophon and emblem of the Huntingdonshire Regiment of Foot
MAP-HUN1.2: First edition, 2nd impression?
Publisher: J.L. Carr, 27 Mill Dale Road, Kettering
Year: 1971
ISBN:
Limitation: 350 sheets
Size: 560 x 421 mm
Paper: thin white card
Colophon: sun face with address, centre left at base of printed area
Signed: J.L. Carr
Proofs where: AH (map and proof)
Notes: I think that this is the second impression. It is printed on paper with the same dimensions but the main difference is that some of the larger faces are printed with a pale skin tone, indicating that it was printed separately from the 1st impression. You can see this clearly in the image of the limitation: the face top left is slightly pink. Cromwell's face is also slightly flesh-toned.
Image of map (click to enlarge)
Detail of limitation, colophon and emblem of the Huntingdonshire Regiment of Foot
MAP-HUN1.3: First edition, 3rd impression
Publisher: J.L. Carr, 27 Mill Dale Road, Kettering
Year: 198?
ISBN: none
Limitation: 350 sheets
Size: 573 x 454 mm
Paper: thin white card
Signed: J.L. Carr
Proofs where: AH (map and proof)
Notes: This is probably the third impression. The image of Cromwell and the decoration top right are printed in dark blue. The bar above the title Huntingdonshire is green. The main part of the map is printed in pale brown ink. The labels on the wreath, lower left, are decorated in blue, perhaps by hand. The sheet on which the map is printed is slightly larger than the impression shown above indicating that it was in a different print run.
Image of map (click to enlarge)
Detail of limitation, colophon and emblem of the Huntingdonshire Regiment of Foot