Maps of Cornwall

Maps of Cornwall

$title$

Cornwall X.SW - OS Six-Inch Map

1 : 10560 Topographic maps Ordnance Survey Ordnance Survey
$title$

Cornwall X.SW - OS Six-Inch Map

1 : 10560 Topographic maps Ordnance Survey Ordnance Survey
$title$

Cornwall X.10 (includes: Forrabury and Minster; Tintagel; Trevalga) - 25 Inch Map

1 : 2500 Topographic maps Ordnance Survey Ordnance Survey
$title$

Cornwall X.10 (includes: Forrabury and Minster; Tintagel; Trevalga) - 25 Inch Map

1 : 2500 Topographic maps Ordnance Survey Ordnance Survey
$title$

Cornwall X.14 (includes: Tintagel; Trevalga) - 25 Inch Map

1 : 2500 Topographic maps Ordnance Survey Ordnance Survey
$title$

Cornwall X.14 (includes: Tintagel; Trevalga) - 25 Inch Map

1 : 2500 Topographic maps Ordnance Survey Ordnance Survey
$title$

Cornwall X.9 (includes: Tintagel) - 25 Inch Map

1 : 2500 Topographic maps Ordnance Survey Ordnance Survey
$title$

Cornwall X.9 (includes: Tintagel) - 25 Inch Map

1 : 2500 Topographic maps Ordnance Survey Ordnance Survey
$title$

Cornwall X.13 (includes: Tintagel) - 25 Inch Map

1 : 2500 Topographic maps Ordnance Survey Ordnance Survey
$title$

A Coloured Plan, or Bird's Eye View of "Tindegal Island" or Tintagel Castle, near Bossiney, on the North Coast of Cornwall

This plan is something of a mystery. It seems to be Tintagel, near Bossiney, Cornawall, labelling the land Tindagell Island, and the style of the drawing suggests it is contemporary with the reign of Henry VIII. However the writing is in Elizabethan secretary or italic. What is more puzzling is that there are no records to show that any work took place at Tintagel or its immediately adjacent land. The drawing shows a series of defensive walls along the edge of the coast. Facing the bay is a wall with two gun towers which the draughtsman has drawn in action.
$title$

SX08 & Parts of SX09 - OS 1:25,000 Provisional Series Map

1 : 25000 Topographic maps Ordnance Survey Ordnance Survey
$title$

Camelford, Cornwall (002OSD000000001U00010000)

This unfinished drawing shows only a skeleton outline of un-marked roads and rivers.
$title$

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

1 : 63360 Topographic maps Ordnance Survey Ordnance Survey
$title$

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

1 : 63360 Topographic maps Ordnance Survey Ordnance Survey
$title$

Camelford, Cornwall (002OSD000000001U00009000)

Royal Military Draughtsmen and Surveyors were listed as first-class or second-class by the Tower of London Drawing Room according to the quality of their work. Robert Dawson, the draughtsman of this map, was an influential teacher at the Tower and rated first-class, while Henry Stevens, the surveyor, was rated only second-class.The orientation of this map does not have north at the top. Hence, the coastal boundary from Widemouth Bay south to Tintagel Castle runs from left to right along the bottom of the drawing. A faded blue-green wash indicates water. Brown Willy, the highest point in Cornwall, is shown on the northern edge of Bodmin Moor to the top right of the inland boundary. A turnpike road, coloured ochre yellow, runs from Launceston to Camelford. One side of the road is thickened and miles appear alongside in figures. The close attention given to communication routes highlights the military intent of these studies. At the same time, archaeological features and antiquities are also noted, reflecting the particular interests of individual surveyors or draughtsmen. In this instance, manganese mines are marked. Stevens, Henry
$title$

Bodmin and Launceston - OS One-Inch Map

1 : 63360 Topographic maps Ordnance Survey Ordnance Survey
$title$

Newquay and Padstow - OS One-Inch Map

1 : 63360 Topographic maps Ordnance Survey Ordnance Survey
$title$

Bude - OS One-Inch Map

1 : 63360 Topographic maps Ordnance Survey Ordnance Survey
$title$

Sheets 11-12. (Cary's England, Wales, and Scotland).

1 : 360000 Cary, John, ca. 1754-1835
$title$

DEVONIAE COMITAT

This map of Devon 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 the name of Saxton and of the Flemish engraver Remigius Hogenberg who prepared the copper plate for this map. This is the only map in the atlas that features a compass rose as well as the cardinal points in the borders, seeming to indicate the Devon has been turned slightly clockwise to fit the plate. Two ships engaging in battle are depicted off the coast of Plymouth, perhaps making reference to the vulnerability of this section of south coast and the location of naval bases. Saxton, Christopher Ryther, Augustine
$title$

Cornvbia sive Cornwallia

1 Karte : Kupferdruck ; 38 x 48 cm Blaeu Joan Blaeu
$title$

DEVONIA | vulgo | DEVON-SHIRE.

[Amsterdam : Joan Blaeu]
$title$

Cornubia sive Cornwallia

1 : 170000 Amstelodami : excudebat Ioannes Ianssonius
$title$

$title$

CORNVBIA | sive | CORNWALLIA.

[Amsterdam : Joan Blaeu]
$title$

PROMONTORIUM HOC IN MARE PROYECTUM CORNUBIA DICITUR Sheet 5

This map of Cornwall 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
$title$

PROMONTORIUM HOC IN MARE PROYECTUM CORNUBIA DICITUR f.8

This map of Cornwall is by Christopher Saxton. 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. This map was produced under the patronage of Thomas Seckford, a Master of Requests to Elizabeth I, who had commissioned Saxton’s atlas of county maps, a project overseen by Lord Burghley, Secretary of State, whose administration increasingly involved the use of maps. Here an annotation, probably by Lord Burghley, can be seen in the addition of a bridge at Truro. Such an addition is typical of Lord Burghley who was concerned with communication routes, such as roads and bridges, which were vital to the defence of the country, a central consideration during the reign of Elizabeth I, during which England was continually under threat. Saxton, Christopher Antver, Lenaert Terwoort
$title$

Devoniae Descriptio. The Description of Devon-Shire [Karte], in: Novus atlas absolutissimus, Bd. 7, S. 199.

1 Karte aus Atlas Janssonius Offizin
$title$

Devonia vulgo Devon-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. 120.

1 Karte aus Atlas Blaeu, Willem Janszoon und Blaeu, Joan Blaeu, Willem Janszoon
$title$

Devonia Vulgo Devon-Shire. [Karte], in: Theatrum orbis terrarum, sive, Atlas novus, Bd. 4, S. 136.

1 Karte aus Atlas Blaeu, Joan Blaeu, Willem Janszoon
© MapTiler © OpenStreetMap contributors
How does it work?
These instructions will show you how to find historical maps online.
Getting started
Type the place name in the search box to find the exact location. You can further adjust the search by zooming in and out.
Zoom
Zoom in and out with the buttons or use your mouse or touchpad natively.
Exact Area tool
Click here and draw a rectangle over the map to precisely define the search area.
Set filters
Narrow your search with advanced settings, such as Years (from/to), Fulltext, Publisher, etc.
Results
See the results of your search on the right side. You can scroll down to find more maps of this location.
?

Download OldMapsOnline Mobile