Maps of Gwynedd

Maps of Gwynedd

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MONTGOMERI

This map of Montgomery 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. Saxton, Christopher Ryther, Augustine
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Montgomeria Comitatus et Comitatus Mervinia. [Karte], in: Theatrum orbis terrarum, sive, Atlas novus, Bd. 4, S. 424.

1 Karte aus Atlas Blaeu, Joan Blaeu, Willem Janszoon
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Montgomeria Comitatus et Comitatus Mervinia. [Karte], in: Le théâtre du monde, ou, Nouvel atlas contenant les chartes et descriptions de tous les païs de la terre, Bd. 4, S. 366.

1 Karte aus Atlas Blaeu, Willem Janszoon und Blaeu, Joan Blaeu, Willem Janszoon
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Mervinia; et Montgomeria Comitatus. [Karte], in: Novus atlas absolutissimus, Bd. 8, S. 11.

1 Karte aus Atlas Janssonius Offizin
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Montgomeria Comitatus et Comitatus Mervinia. [Karte], in: Theatrum orbis terrarum, sive, Atlas novus, Bd. 4, S. 424.

1 Karte aus Atlas Blaeu, Joan Blaeu, Willem Janszoon
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Mervinia, et Montgomeria Comitatus

1 : 230000 [Amstelodami] : [apud Joannem Janssonium]
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MONTGOMERIA | Comitatus et Comitatus | MERVINIA.

[Amsterdam : Joan Blaeu]
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Montgomeria comitatus et comitatus Mervinia

1 Karte : Kupferdruck ; 37 x 48 cm Blaeu Joan Blaeu
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Aberystwyth, Sheet 16 - Bartholomew's "Half Inch to the Mile Maps" of England & Wales

1 : 126720 Topographic maps Bartholomew, John George John Bartholomew & Co
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Dolgelley - OS One-Inch Map

1 : 63360 Topographic maps Ordnance Survey Ordnance Survey
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Bala and Welshpool - OS One-Inch Map

1 : 63360 Topographic maps Ordnance Survey Ordnance Survey
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Map of Shropshire f.93

This is a manuscript map of Shropshire, one of four in the same style and hand. Its most interesting feature is the castle shown at Clun, which dominates the town. Other topographical features are limited to hills and trees, giving a general impression of the relief of the land and its coverage. It forms part of an atlas that belonged to William Cecil Lord Burghley, Elizabeth I's Secretary of State. Burghley used this atlas to illustrate domestic matters. Here Lord Burghley has added a place name adjacent the river, near to Lent Warden. Burghley was primarily interested in communication routes, an essential feature in any defence program for an area. Rivers were the most important of these communication routes as travel by water was often the fastest. Therefore a good knowledge of the locations along a particular river was essential for navigation and ultimately for the defence of the area. William Cecil, Lord Burghley
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Newtown

1 : 31680 The River Severn Valley,features,runs,from left to right on this plan of part of mid- Wales. With its source high on the Cumbrian Mountains, the river flows through,a narrow rocky channel in its upper course, becoming wider and deeper in its middle course and its valley flatter. Budgen, Thomas
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Cader Idris

1 : 31680 This plan of south Snowdonia runs from Cardigan Bay inland to the Cader Idris. Types of land use are indistinguishable in this drawing as no clear symbols have been used. The purple 'Ordnance Survey Manuscript Store' stamp at the top right margin is dated 9th April 1881. Dawson, Robert
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Cernioge Inn

1 : 31680 This plan of the southern fringes of Snowdonia includes the Manod and Moelwyn mountains. The drawing is formally titled, with the scale of the drawing noted and the area of the land recorded as 188.84 square miles. Archaeological sites are named in gothic script. Colour washes depicting relief are combined with numerical annotations ('spot heights') in red and black ink, indicating the heights of hills. Altitudes shown in red have been trigonometrically ascertained; those in black are estimated. Dawson, Robert
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Llanerfyl

1 : 31680 The formal title of the drawing states that Robert Dawson supervised the surveyor. Dawson, one of the best surveyors and draughtsmen, was employed on the Ordnance Survey for over forty years, working also as an instructor. The scale of the drawing is noted and the area of the land recorded as 165.4742 square miles. A triangulation diagram appears on the reverse. This enabled draughtsmen to plot the exact location of topographical features. Colour washes depicting relief are combined with numerical annotations ('spot heights') in black ink indicating the heights of hills. The draughtsman has also distinguished between the representation of coniferous and deciduous trees. Hall, Joseph
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Arran Mowddy

1 : 31680 Below the formal title of this drawing, at the bottom left margin, an annotation informs the reader that trigonometrically ascertained altitudes are written in red ink, while estimated altitudes are in black. These numerical annotations are combined with colour washes and pencil interlinings ('hachures') to indicate relief. Archaeological sites are named in gothic script and an area calculation table is given in black ink. A note signed by the draughtsman Robert Dawson thanks Reverend R Davies of Bangor for correcting Welsh placenames. Dawson, Robert
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Harlech

1 : 31680 Below the formal title of this drawing, at the bottom right margin, an annotation tells the reader that ascertained altitudes are in red ink and estimated altitudes in black.Combined with colour washes depicting relief, these numerical annotatio. Dawson, Robert
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Bala

1 : 31680 This drawing shows part of the Cambrian Mountains in north west Wales. An area calculation table survives in black ink in the bottom right margin beneath the formal title. Colour washes depicting relief are combined with numerical annotations of the heights of the hills. The author of the drawing, Robert Dawson, explains that these altitudes were trigonometrically ascertained, "except those distinguished by a note of interrogation, which are only a judgement." One of the best surveyors and draughtsmen, Dawson was employed on the Ordnance Survey for over forty years, also working as an instructor. Dawson, Robert
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Part of Shropshire containing 126 square miles. Surveyed and Drawn by H. Stevens R. M. D. 1816''

1 : 31680 .This is the first map to conform fully to the 1816 Ordnance Survey Circular, which stated that every plan was to,have an area title, survey and drawing date,,and a note of,its author's,name and rank.,The,map shows,a section of Offa's Dyke, the great earth bank running 176 miles along or near the English border from the North Wales coast south to Chepstow., Offa's Dyke is eight miles longer than Hadrian's Wall but, because it was not a stone construction, was never garrisoned., Its purpose was to mark rathen than defend the frontier. Stevens, Henry
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Aberystwyth - OS One-Inch Map

1 : 63360 Topographic maps Ordnance Survey Ordnance Survey
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Actual Survey of the County of Salop

Rocque, John
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Actual survey of the county of Salop, 1

1 Blatt : 71 x 53 cm John Rocque
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Montgomery and Llandrindod Wells - OS One-Inch Map

1 : 63360 Topographic maps Ordnance Survey Ordnance Survey
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Actual survey of the county of Salop, 3

1 Blatt : 71 x 53 cm John Rocque
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Actual Survey of the County of Salop

Rocque, John
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Bishop's Castle

1 : 31680 The River Clun Valley dominates the right-hand section of this plan of Shropshire. To the left is Clun Forest, famous for the sheep of the same name. The plan shows a section of the Offa's Dike running from top left towards bottom right. Extending 176 miles along the English border from the northern Welsh coast south to Chepstow,this great earth bank is eight miles longer than Hadrian's Wall. Unlike Hadrian's Wall, it was never garrisoned. Budgen, Thomas
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Oswestry

1 : 31680 This drawing is formally titled. The scale of the drawing isgiven and the area of the land noted as 145.9838 square miles., A triangulation diagram appears on the reverse of the manuscript., This enabled draughtsmen to plot the exact location of topographical features., Archaeological sites are named in gothic script., Colour washes are combined with numerical annotations to indicate the relative relief and overall height of hills. Dawson, Robert
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Snowdon (Hills) - OS One-Inch Revised New Series

1 : 63360 Topographic maps Ordnance Survey Ordnance Survey
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Snowdon (Outline) - OS One-Inch Revised New Series

1 : 63360 Topographic maps Ordnance Survey Ordnance Survey
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