Old maps of Gunwalloe

Maps of Gunwalloe

Cornwall LXXX.NW - OS Six-Inch Map

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Cornwall LXXX.NW - OS Six-Inch Map

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Cornwall LXXX.6 (includes: Cury; Gunwalloe; Mawgan in Meneage) - 25 Inch Map

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Cornwall LXXX.6 (includes: Cury; Gunwalloe; Mawgan in Meneage) - 25 Inch Map

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Cornwall LXXX.2 (includes: Cury; Gunwalloe; Helston; Mawgan in Meneage) - 25 Inch Map

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Cornwall LXXX.2 (includes: Cury; Gunwalloe; Helston; Mawgan in Meneage) - 25 Inch Map

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Cornwall LXXX.10 & 9 (includes: Cury; Gunwalloe; Mullion) - 25 Inch Map

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Cornwall LXXX.10 (includes: Cury; Gunwalloe; Mullion) - 25 Inch Map

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Cornwall LXXX.SW - OS Six-Inch Map

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Cornwall LXXX.SW - OS Six-Inch Map

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Cornwall LXXX.5 (includes: Gunwalloe) - 25 Inch Map

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Cornwall LXXX.5 (includes: Gunwalloe) - 25 Inch Map

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Cornwall LXXX.1 (includes: Gunwalloe; Helston) - 25 Inch Map

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Cornwall LXXX.1 (includes: Gunwalloe; Helston) - 25 Inch Map

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Cornwall LXXX.10 & 9 (includes: Cury; Gunwalloe; Mullion) - 25 Inch Map

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Cornwall LXXX.9 (includes: Gunwalloe) - 25 Inch Map

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SW62 - OS 1:25,000 Provisional Series Map

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Falmouth (Hills) - OS One-Inch Revised New Series

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Falmouth (Outline) - OS One-Inch Revised New Series

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Land's End, Cornwall

On this plan of a section of the English south coast, tin and copper mines ('wheals') are indicated by lines of dots arranged in blocks. To the left of Sancred, the ancient fort of Caer Bran is denoted by a circular marking, even though systematic recording of archaeological sites did not become obligatory until 1816. The drawing is considerably worn around the edges, rendering the cartographic detail almost illegible. Long Ships lighthouse is faintly discernible. Colour washes have faded and margins have been trimmed. Hewitt, John

Helston, Cornwall

This drawing is attributed to Robert Dawson (1771-1860), a first-class Royal Military Draughtsman and Surveyor. He was also an influential teacher at the Tower of London Drawing Room, where he had been employed since the age of eighteen. The map is oriented unconventionally, with north to the left rather than at the top. Consequently, Lizard Head, the southernmost point of Great Britain, lies to the right of the plan. The boundaries of the area surveyed are coastal from Porthleven to Falmouth Bay, but at Lower Trenoweth they leave the coastline and follow the roads inland. The word 'flag' is written in several places (the tip of the Lizard, for example) to mark points between which Dawson took angular measurements to pinpoint topographical features. Similarly Signal Staff points are noted around the coast at Black Head and below Mullion Island. Helston was a tin-mining town. Copper and tin mines in the area are indicated by symbols. Dawson, Robert

Lands End - OS One-Inch Map

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Een gedeelte van het Kanaal van de rivier van Falmouth tot aen Engelands Eijnde

England Gerard van Keulen

Cornwall, Sheet 37 - Bartholomew's "Half Inch to the Mile Maps" of England & Wales

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Sheets 1-2. (Cary's England, Wales, and Scotland).

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Cornvbia sive Cornwallia

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South west coast of England from Exeter to Land's End, 1539-40

This is a map of the south-west coast of England, from Exeter to Land’s End. It dates from 1539-40 and its creation can be imputed to 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 and King of Spain. England and France were ancient enemies and the Catholic Charles V, nephew of Catherine of Aragon, was angered by Henry VIII’s decision to divorce her. Henry’s dissolution of the monasteries provided him with enormous wealth with which he was able to commission surveys of the vulnerable coastline and build defence fortifications. This map is the result of the order sent out by Thomas Cromwell in 1539 for the coasts to be surveyed by local people. These surveys, which were often just sketches or even text, were sent to London and in Greenwich they were edited, compiled and copied out for presentation to the King, who displayed them in Whitehall. The style of the map is pictorial with details such as ships, town views and fortifications shown in accurate detail. However, it contains vital practical information such as the state of defences and the distance between points along the coast and measurements at sea. Measurements at sea appear to be the estimated distance at which the navigator could discern features of the coastline. These are given in Dutch kennings probably due to the fact that the draftsmen in Greenwich included Flemish artists. The purpose of the map was to indicates, as if from the viewpoint of an invader, where landings could be made. Therefore, the cliffs, where landings would have been impossible are foreshortened, while the sandy beaches, where landings would have been easy are exaggerated in size. The sites for possible forts were then added to the map. The annotations on this map were made in about 1541 and record the state of fortifications, annotating made’ or not made’ over several fortification and half made’ over St Mawes Castle. Although this map contains measurements for use by sailors it is very unlikely that it would ever have been used at sea as it is almost 10 feet long and thus highly impractical for use within the confined space onboard ship. Thomas Cromwell

Cornubia sive Cornwallia

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CORNVBIA | sive | CORNWALLIA.

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