Maps of Cambridgeshire
Cambridgshire : described with the deuision of the hundreds, the townes situation, with the armes of the colleges of that famous vniuersiti and also the armes of all such princes and noblemen as haue heertofore borne the honorable tytles & dignities of the Earldome of Cambridge
1 : 109890 Speed, John, 1552?-1629 J. Sudbury and G. Humbell
Ordnance Survey of England and Wales (Aeronautical map)
Great Britain. War Office. General Staff. Geographical Section [London] : [Air Ministry],
Ordnance Survey of England and Wales (Sheet 9), East Anglia
Ordnance Survey, Great Britain
NORTHAMTON, Bedfordiae, Cantabrigiae,, Huntingdoniae et Rutlandiae Comitatum
This is a map of Northamptonshire, Bedfordfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Huntingdonshire and Rutland by Christopher Saxton, dating from 1576. 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. This map is actually a proof copy of one which forms part of Christopher Saxton’s 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 use of maps in government matters, Lord Burghley, 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.Lord Burghley has added information to this map, adding place names and a park, symbolized by a depiction of fenced enclosure. Knowledge of the location of parks in an area was an important one when considering defence of the country as they could funtion as a service area for troops in need of rest. Saxton, Christopher William Cecil, Lord Burghley
NORTHANTON Bedfordiae Cantabrigiae, Huntingdoniae et Rutlandiae Comitatum
This map of Northamptonshire and the neighbouring counties of Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Huntingdonshire and Rutland 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
Comitatis Cantabrigiensis; vernacule Cambridgeshire. [Karte], in: Novus atlas absolutissimus, Bd. 7, S. 294.
1 Karte aus Atlas Janssonius Offizin
Cantabrigiensis Comitatus; Cambridge Shire. [Karte], in: Theatrum orbis terrarum, sive, Atlas novus, Bd. 4, S. 306.
1 Karte aus Atlas Blaeu, Joan Blaeu, Willem Janszoon
Cantabrigiensis Comitatus; Cambridge 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. 270.
1 Karte aus Atlas Blaeu, Willem Janszoon und Blaeu, Joan Blaeu, Willem Janszoon
Cantabrigiensis Comitatus; Cambridge Shire. [Karte], in: Theatrum orbis terrarum, sive, Atlas novus, Bd. 4, S. 306.
1 Karte aus Atlas Blaeu, Joan Blaeu, Willem Janszoon
The Fens
This is a map of the fenlands dating from around 1603. It is thought to be the model for Hondius's "A generall plotte of the Fennes" published in Amsterdam in 1632 and is signed Ro. Cotton. The map shows the area in some detail, generalised representations of churches represent small settlements. Larger towns such as Cambridge and Bury St Edmunds' are shown in more detail with individualised red roofed buildings. The sands or the washes are indicated by dotted lines and a beacon is marked on the sands. A notable feature of the drawing is the proliferation of windmills as the wind from the sea can move inland unhindered by hills.
Comitatis Cantabrigiensis, vernacule Cambridge Shire
1 : 210000 Amstelodami : apud Joannem Janssonium
CANTABRIGIENSIS | COMITATVS; | CAMBRIDGE SHIRE.
[Amsterdam : Joan Blaeu]
A general plott and description of the Fennes and surounded grounds in the sixe counties of Norfolke, Suffolke, Cambridge
1 Karte : Kupferdruck ; 44 x 55 cm Valck; Schenk sumptibus G. Valk et P. Schenk
Regiones invndatæ in finibus comitatus Norfolciæ, Svffolciæ, Cantabrigiæ, Hvntingtoniæ Northamtoniæ, et Lincolniæ
1 Karte : Kupferdruck ; 43 x 54 cm Blaeu Joan Blaeu
A general plott and description of the Fennes and surounded grounds in the sixe counties of Norfolke, Suffolke, Cambridge
1 Karte : Kupferdruck ; 44 x 55 cm Mercator; Hondius sumptibus Henrici Hondii
Regiones Inundatae In finibus Comitatus Norfolciae, Suffolciae, Cantabrigiae, Huntingtoniae[,] Northamtoniae, et Lincolniae [Karte], in: Theatrum orbis terrarum, sive, Atlas novus, Bd. 4, S. 301.
1 Karte aus Atlas Blaeu, Joan Blaeu, Willem Janszoon
Regiones Inundatae In finibus Comitatus Norfolciae, Suffolciae, Cantabrigiae, Huntingtoniae Northamtoniae, et Lincolniae [Karte], in: Le théâtre du monde, ou, Nouvel atlas contenant les chartes et descriptions de tous les païs de la terre, Bd. 4, S. 265.
1 Karte aus Atlas Blaeu, Willem Janszoon und Blaeu, Joan Blaeu, Willem Janszoon
Cambridgeshire
1 : 390000 Hall, Sidney Chapmann & Hall
Regiones Inundatae In finibus Comitatus Norfolciae, Suffolciae, Cantabrigiae, Huntingtoniae[,] Northamtoniae, et Lincolniae [Karte], in: Theatrum orbis terrarum, sive, Atlas novus, Bd. 4, S. 301.
1 Karte aus Atlas Blaeu, Joan Blaeu, Willem Janszoon
A general Plot and description of the Fennes and surounded grounds in the sixe Counties of Norfolke, Suffolke, Cambridge [...] [Karte], in: Novus atlas absolutissimus, Bd. 7, S. 306.
1 Karte aus Atlas Janssonius Offizin
A general plott and description of the Fennes and surounded grounds in the sixe counties of Norfolke, Suffolke, Cambridge, with in the Isle of Ely, Huntington, Northampton and Lincolne etc.
1 : 180000 Amstelodami : sumptibus Joannis Janssonii
REGIONES | INVNDATÆ | In finibus Comitatus | NORFOLCIÆ, SUFFOLCIÆ, | CANTABRIGIÆ, HVNTINGTONIÆ | NORTHAMTONIÆ, et | LINCOLNIÆ
[Amsterdam : Joan Blaeu]
Comitatis Cantabrigiensis; vernacule Cambridge Shire
1 Karte : Kupferdruck ; 40 x 50 cm Valck; Schenk venditant Gerardus Valk et Petrus Schenk
Cambridge, Huntingdon, Sheet 19 - Bartholomew's "Half Inch to the Mile Maps" of England & Wales
1 : 126720 Topographic maps Bartholomew, John George John Bartholomew & Co
Comitatus Northantonensis vernacule Northampton Shire. [Karte], in: Novus atlas absolutissimus, Bd. 7, S. 309.
1 Karte aus Atlas Janssonius Offizin
Bedford, Hertford, Sheet 25 - Bartholomew's "Half Inch to the Mile Maps" of England & Wales
1 : 126720 Topographic maps Bartholomew, John George John Bartholomew & Co
Comitatus Northantonensis vernacule Northamton Shire
1 : 220000 [Amstelodami] : [apud Joannem Janssonium]
Comitatus Northantonensis; Vernacule Northampton 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. 280.
1 Karte aus Atlas Blaeu, Willem Janszoon und Blaeu, Joan Blaeu, Willem Janszoon
