Maps of Somerset
Comitatus Somersettensis Somerest-Shire. [Karte], in: Gerardi Mercatoris et I. Hondii Newer Atlas, oder, Grosses Weltbuch, Bd. 1, S. 84.
1 Karte aus Atlas Mercator, Gerhard und Hondius, Jodocus Jansson, Jan
Somersettensis Comitatus: Somerset Shire [Karte], in: Novus atlas absolutissimus, Bd. 7, S. 179.
1 Karte aus Atlas Janssonius Offizin
Somersettensis Comitatus. Somerset shire. [Karte], in: Theatrum orbis terrarum, sive, Atlas novus, Bd. 4, S. 150.
1 Karte aus Atlas Blaeu, Joan Blaeu, Willem Janszoon
Somersettensis Comitatus. Somerset shire. [Karte], in: Le théâtre du monde, ou, Nouvel atlas contenant les chartes et descriptions de tous les païs de la terre, Bd. 4, S. 134.
1 Karte aus Atlas Blaeu, Willem Janszoon und Blaeu, Joan Blaeu, Willem Janszoon
Somersettensis Comitatus. Somerset shire. [Karte], in: Theatrum orbis terrarum, sive, Atlas novus, Bd. 4, S. 150.
1 Karte aus Atlas Blaeu, Joan Blaeu, Willem Janszoon
Cary's Traveller's Companion, or, a Delineation of the Turnpike Roads of England and Wales
London : G. & J. Cary
SOMERSETENSEM Comitat.
This map of Somerset is from the 1583 edition of the Saxton atlas of England and Wales. This atlas was first published as a whole in 1579. It consists of 35 coloured maps depicting the counties of England and Wales. The atlas is of great significance to British cartography as it set a standard of cartographic representation in Britain and the maps remained the basis for English county mapping, with few exceptions, until after 1750. During the reign of Elizabeth I map use became more common, with many government matters referring to increasingly accurate maps with consistent scales and symbols, made possible by advances in surveying techniques. Illustrating the increasing used of maps in government matters, Lord Burghley, Elizabeth I’s Secretary of State, who had been determined to have England and Wales mapped in detail from the 1550s, selected the cartographer Christopher Saxton to produce a detailed and consistent survey of the country. The financier of the project was Thomas Seckford Master of Requests at the Court of Elizabeth I, whose arms appear, along with the royal crest, on each map. The decorative scale bar houses Saxton’s name and the name of the engraver Leonardus Terwoort, one of seven English and Flemish engravers employed to produced the copper plates for the atlas. Relief, in the form of uniform rounded representations of hills, is the main topographical feature presented in the maps. Rather than provide a scientific representation of relative relief these give a general impression of the lie of the land. Settlements and notable buildings are also recorded pictorially; a small building with a spire represents a village, while more important towns are indicated by groups of building. The county border are differentiated by different coloured shading. In neighbouring Wiltshire Longleat estate is marked. At the time this map was first engraved Longleat was still being built by Sir John Thynn and was not finished until 1580, the year after the maps publication. This perhaps is reflected in the somewhat modest appearance of the house and gardens? Saxton, Christopher Ryther, Augustine
Somersettensis Comitatus = Somerset Shire
1 : 240000 Amstelodami : apud Joannem Janssonium
SOMERSET- | TENSIS | COMITATVS. | Somerset shire.
[Amsterdam : Joan Blaeu]
An improved map of the county of Somerset
1 Karte : Kupferdruck ; 51 x 68 cm Bowen; Hinton sold by I. Hinton at the Kings Arms in St. Pauls Church Yard
Somersettensis comitatvs
1 Karte : Kupferdruck ; 36 x 48 cm Valck; Schenk apud G. Valk et P. Schenk
Somersettensis comitatvs
1 Karte : Kupferdruck ; 37 x 48 cm Blaeu Joan Blaeu
A coloured chart of "The coste of England uppon Severne," being the whole north coast of Somersetshire; with the forts erected thereon; temp. Henry VIII ca. 1540
This is a pictorial representation of the north coast of Somerset. It shows the coast from the mouth of the River Avon near East Bristol to west Porlock and can be dated to 1539. At the top of the drawing round towers represent proposed blockhouses in the neighbourhoods of Porlock and Western-super-Mare on the north coast of Somerset. The intention to mount guns on platforms at Minehead and to the north of the Parrat is also represented in this drawing. Inlets are indicated and towns are shown schematically, an emphasis on the nature of the coast is evident as the draughtsman has recorded outcrops of rocks. The existence of this drawing and the proposals it contains can be imputed the threat of invasion which became probable in 1538 after a peace treaty was signed by Francis I of France and Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor King of Spain. England and France were ancient enemy’s and the Catholic Charles V, nephew of Catherine of Aragon, was angered by Henry VII’s decision to divorce her. In the event, the works proposed here were not carried out. The paper upon which this map is drawn bears a watermark of a double headed eagle bearing a shield.
Cary's Improved Map of England and Wales
Cary, George, & Cary, John London : G. & J. Cary
Sheets 13-14. (Cary's England, Wales, and Scotland).
1 : 360000 Cary, John, ca. 1754-1835
Bath & Bristol, Sheet 28 - Bartholomew's "Half Inch to the Mile Maps" of England & Wales
1 : 126720 Topographic maps Bartholomew, John George John Bartholomew & Co
Dorset, Sheet 34 - Bartholomew's "Half Inch to the Mile Maps" of England & Wales
1 : 126720 Topographic maps Bartholomew, John George John Bartholomew & Co
Cary's Improved Map of England and Wales
Cary, George, & Cary, John London : G. & J. Cary
Minehead - OS One-Inch Map
1 : 63360 Topographic maps Ordnance Survey Ordnance Survey
Weston-Super-Mare - OS One-Inch Map
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Frome
This drawing highlights Bath and the River Avon. Major communication routes are coloured yellow/buff, according to military cartographic convention. Shading and 'hachuring' denote relief and give an overall impression of the undulating landscape. The Somerset Coal Canal is clearly visible leading into Bath. It was established by Act of Parliament in 1794 and welcomed by the mine owners of north Somerset as a cheaper way of transporting coal to Bath and the surrounding areas, curbing fears of an influx of Welsh coal. The canal was one of the most successful in the country, carrying over 100,000 tons of coal per year. That success was to be checked, however, by the expansion of the local rail network, in particular, the opening of the line between Radstock and Frome, which hastened the canal's closure in 1898. At the time of this survey, the canal was fully operational. Crocker, Edmund
Frome - OS One-Inch Map
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Glastonbury
Pencil orientation lines can be seen around the edges of this drawing. An arrow protruding from Wells indicates the link-point between this and another drawing. The flat lands of Burtle Heath and Kings Sedge Moor occupy half the drawing. Field boundaries and the manmade drainage system are recorded. Toll gates are marked 'TG' along the main turnpike road from Shepton Mallet to Somerton, which forms the edge of the drawing.
Chipping Sodbury
1 : 31680 The Avon barracks and battery are documented at the mouth of the River Severn, at the top of the map, protecting the Bristol Channel. Gravemounds ('Tumuli'), hill forts, ancient camps and antiquities are distinguished by the use of gothic lettering. The recording of archaeological details became obligatory in 1816. Quarries, kilns, mills, brickyards and pits dominate this industrial region of the West Midlands. According to a note in the Ordnance Survey Day Books, held in the National Archives, a one inch-to-the-mile reduction of this plan was delivered to Captain Gossett for engraving in the Drawing Office at the Tower of London in March 1830. Crocker, Edmund
Taunton and Lyme Regis - OS One-Inch Map
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Llantrisant
This plan covers part of the southern Welsh coast. Field boundaries and woodland are indicated. Shading and soft brushwork interlining ('hachuring') denote relief. The detailed recording of the undulations of the land is a defining feature of Ordnance Survey drawings, revealing the strategic and military impetus behind the scheme. Budgen, Thomas
Newport 21
1 : 31680 This drawings depicts the winding course of the River Usk as it flows by the Roman town of Caerleon into the Severn Estuary and the Bristol Channel. Not far from the river mouth lies Newport. The Usk is not navigable except at this point, but the Monmouthshire and Brecon and Abergavenny canals, in part following the valley, carry a small trade up to Brecon. Cardiff, depicted at bottom left, was a town of only 6,000 inhabitants when this plan was produced. Budgen, Charles
South Molton, Devon
This relief on this drawing,is indicated by dense interlining ('hachures'), with,the summits of hills left blank. The drawing has been made on three pieces of paper mounted as one sheet., Dirty, worn and creased, the manuscript is difficult to decipher. ,A pencil note at the base of the drawing reads "To survey from * to * as ...by...the Farms as named."
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