Acomb, near Hexham PLAN OF ACOMB COMMON within the Regality or Manor of Hexham in the County of Northumberland; as the same is now Divided and set out, according to an Act of Parliament of the XVIII. Geo. III. Manuscript plan in ink and outline wash colour, size 28" x 45", on thick paper backed with line, remains of silk edging tape on sides, decorative title, with scroll border, decorative scale of chains (4 to an inch). Some slight browning at left side, in blank area. c1800, or slightly earlier. £275.00
¶ Shows named roads, (Pensley Gate Road, Stagshawbank Road, etc.), Birky and Works Burn, Public Quarry, Lead Mill, Mill Dam, Fell Syke, buildings at Acomb, various 'gates'. Plots with name of owner in large lettering with decorative flourish, with acreage. Plots outlined in green or pink, some with note of an exchange. Owners include James Kirsop, Simon Mewburn, Sir Thomas Blackett, Christopher Soulsby, Isabel and Francis Bacon.

Berwick BILL of Andrew Thompson, Iron Merchant, General Furnishing Ironmonger, Nail and Chain Manufacturer, Smith & Bell Hanger. High St., Berwick. Size 16" x 6", fine decorative engraved heading with small illustrations either side, over thirty items listed.... together with.... smaller bill from Brigham & Bickerton, Tweed Implement Works, for reaper knife etc., engraved heading with small vignette of reaper.... together with.... Bill of James Dixon, Butcher, Castlegate, for beef etc., 8vo, vignette of bull and sheep. 1869-70. £15.00

Bothal PLAN OF BOTHAL DEMESNE LANDS in the County of Northumberland, belonging to His Grace the Duke of Portland. Manuscript plan in ink on paper, size 13«" x 18", slight wear to folds, some off-setting, couple of small holes to blank area to lower corner, back of plan slightly dusty. With names of fields, showing acreage, table listing 'Names of Farms', 'Names of Tenants', and acreage. The land is partly bordered by the River Wansbeck, shows names of the lands, or parishes bordering the Duke's land. c.1820. £70.00
¶ Bothal is just to the south of Pegswood.

Embleton TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION at Embleton Wood Stead, Wednesday, April 30th, 1823, all the Farming Stock consisting of 2 Draught Horses, 1 two-years-old Filly, and 2 one-year-old Fillies out of a well-bred Mare, and got by Marc Anthony, the late General Orde's horse.... Household Furniture.... Handbill, size 8" x 7", printed in a variety of type faces, folds, some slight browning along part of two folds. Davison, Printer, Alnwick, 1823. £25.00

Fordyce, Printers THE BATTLE OF THE NILE and Money is Your Friend. Two poems on one sheet, titles printed in a variety of type-faces. Large illustration showing a devilish character kneeling amongst corn. Size 10" x 7". Number 102 bottom left. W. & T. Fordyce, Printers, 48, Dean-street, Newcastle. c1840. £30.00
¶ The first ballad celebrates Nelson's victory and 'Howe, Jarvis adn Duncan'.

Hebron PLAN OF DEMESNE LANDS IN THE CHAPELRY OF HEBRON in the County of Northumberland, belonging to His Grace the Duke of Portland. Manuscript plan in ink on paper, size 18«" x 13«", folded, some off-setting, couple of small holes to adjacent to title. With names of fields, showing acreage, table listing 'Names of Farms', 'Names of Tenants', and acreage. Shows names of the lands, or parishes bordering the Duke's land, occasionally with names of owners. c.1820. £75.00

Mac-Lauchlan (Henry) MAP OF THE EASTERN BRANCH OF THE WATLING STREET in the County of Northumberland, From Bewclay near Portgate on the Roman Wall to Berwick upon Tweed, together with a branch extending from High Rochester to Whittingham, with Enlarged Plans of the Adjacent Camps. From a Survey made by direction His Grace the Duke of Northumberland, K.G., in the Years 1857, 1858, and 1859, by Henry Mac-Lauchlan. Scale to the Map, 2 inches to a mile, scale to the enlarged plans, 8 chains to an inch. 5 double page engraved map sheets, drawn on Stone by J. French, in folio volume, half morocco, gilt title on front board, morocco rubbed. The line of the road is in red. Inscribed 'With the Duke of Northumberland's Compliments' on flyleaf. Printed for Private Distribution. 1864. £240.00
¶ The plans of the camps are very finely drawn, showing buildings, woodland etc., with delicate hachuring. Mac-Lauchlan published 'A Memoir written during a Survey of the Watling Street from the Tees to the Scotch border in 1850 and 1851...' in 1852, and later 'A Map of the Roman Wall' in 1860, and 'A Map of Northumberland shewing the Ancient Camps & Roads....' in 1866.

NORTHUMBERLAND Manuscripts, Maps, Engravings, Ephemera, etc. For a further selection and to receive my latest catalogue please email :- lesley@localhistory.co.uk

Newcastle BILL of James Bulman, General Smith & Horse Shoer, Gallowgate, Back Lane. On blue paper, 4to, decorative printed heading with small vignette of smith shoeing horse. Made out to James Baycock for 7 items. July 1860. £8.00

Newcastle ORDNANCE SURVEY MAP Composite map, made up of 4 quarter sheets, Sheets 14 and 15 and sheets to the south. Scale 1" to 1 mile, size 38" x 25". Area round Newcastle and to the north hand-coloured in different colours according to area, and neatly titled ' Prestwick', 'Dinnington', etc. Some repaired marginal tears. O.S. blindstamp 1902. £35.00
¶ Covers Newcastle, Blyth, Sunderland, Morfet.

Newcastle, Morpeth ORDNANCE SURVEY MAP Scale 1" to 1 mile. Made up of 4 quarter sheets. Size 24" x 37", shaded in different colours to show municipal Boroughs, Urban districts, Tynemouth Rural District, area of Tynemouth Union etc. Water mains drawn in red. With neat key numbers in sea area. O.S. blindstamp 1902. £28.00

Newcastle, Sunderland ORDNANCE SURVEY MAP Scale 1" to 1 mile. Made up of quarter sheets pasted together, sheets 14, 15, 20, 21, size 26" x 38". Area between Morpeth, Stocksfield and Gateshead outlined and shaded in different areas and labelled (Bedlington, Horton, Burradon, etc.) Tear in bottom margin, repaired. c1902. £28.00

Sunderland, Seaham ORDNANCE SURVEY MAP Sheet 21 (formerly 105 S.E). Scale 1" to 1 mile, size 14" x 19". 'Record Map' stamp in top margin. Published 1863. £18.00
¶ About half the map is sea area.

Whittingham TO BE SOLD By Auction at Great Ryle, in the parish of Whittingham... on Saturday the 9th day of May, 1840 all the Farming Stock on the said Farm belonging to the Trustee of Mr. G.H. Grey... Poster, size 15" x 10", folds. Hodgson, Union St., Newcastle, Printer, 1840. £38.00
¶ Printed with a list of 11 types of stock in large type-face, including '318 Ewes and their Lambs', '33 Gimmers', '56 Kyloes', '16 Excellent Draught Horses'. 'The Sheep Stock is mostly half-bred, but Part of it is Highland...'

Whittingham, Ingram, Alnham COPY MARRIAGE SETTLEMENT of Alexander Collingwood and Dorothy Lawson, 1691. Closely written on 5 sides of large folio, folded with docket title, signed as a true copy, 1755. Paper slightly darkened in places. 1755. £40.00
¶ Details various manors, mansion house, houses, farms, etc. This was no doubt the family of Vice-Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood, who was according to the D.N.B 'of an old Northumberland family which had fallen into reduced circumstances'.

Williamson, Printer, Newcastle I SHALL BE MARRIED ON MONDAY MORNING. and The Pope He leads a happy life. Attractive broadside, with decorative border, two illustrations, one of a milkmaid carrying her stool and pail, the other a minster smoking a pipe. Size 10" x 7". Number 27 at bottom right. c1840. £35.00
¶ Illustrated in Leslie Shepard's 'The History of Street Literature'.