Northvmbria, Cvmberlandia, et Dvnelmensis episcopatus
1 Karte : Kupferdruck ; 17 x 24 cm Mercator; Keere Cloppenburgh
Northvmbria, Cvmberlandia, et Dvnelmensis episcopatus
1 Karte : Kupferdruck ; 33 x 45 cm Mercator; Hondius Henricus Hondius
Northvmbria, Cvmberlandia, et Dvnelmensis episcopatus
1 Karte : Kupferdruck ; 33 x 45 cm Mercator; Hondius Jodocus Hondius
Northumbria, Cumberlandia, et Dunelmensis Episcopatus
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Scotland / J. Ainslie, 9
1 Blatt : 67 x 58 cm Ainslie, Faden
De Custen van Engelandt en Schotlandt tusschen Tinbij en Donde.
Blaeu, Willem Janszoon, 1571-1638
NORTHUMBRIAE COMITATUS
This is a map of Northumberland by Christopher Saxton dating from the 1570's. 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. Burghley has annotated this map, adding several place names along the Anglo-Scottish border. On three margins of the map, Burghley has annotated the Names of ye principall lorsh[ips] in ye Middle march [&c.] and the Lordes names. The map was engraved one of a team of seven English and Flemish engravers employed to produce the copper plates for the atlas, but the individuals name is not included. Saxton, Christopher William Cecil, Lord Burghley
NORTHIMBRIAE COMITATUS
This map of Northumbria 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
England and Wales 1:253,440
Ordnance Survey
delineation of the strata of England and Wales, with part of Scotland
1 : 320000 Blatt 2 Smith, William Cary
Scotland[Motoring Map of]
London : "Geographia
Watershed map England, Wales 2.
1 : 760320 Letts, Son & Co.
Comitatvs Northvmbria; vernacula Northvmberland
1 Karte : Kupferdruck ; 39 x 48 cm Blaeu Joan Blaeu
WESTMORLANDIAE et Cumberlandiae Comit
This map of Westmorland and Cumbria 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
A new improved map of Northumberland
1 Karte : Kupferdruck ; 67 x 50 cm Kitchin; Hinton sold by J. Hinton at the Kings Arms in St. Pauls Church Yard
Holy-Island, Fairn Islands with the many Rocks and Hazards that lye Scatter'd in that Sea, and the Coast from Sunderland point in England to St Abbs-head in Scotland, survey'd and navigated by J[oh]n
Adair, John, ca. 1650-1722
Cvmbria; vulgo Cvmberland
1 Karte : Kupferdruck ; 39 x 48 cm Blaeu Joan Blaeu
Cumbria [et] Westmoria. vulgo Cumberland [and] Westmorland
1 Karte : Kupferdruck ; 41 x 52 cm Valck; Schenk apud G. Valk et P. Schenk
Sheets 68-69. (Cary's England, Wales, and Scotland).
1 : 360000 Cary, John, ca. 1754-1835
DUNELMIENSIS Episcopatus Sheet 29
This map ofCounty Durham 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
Episcopatvs Dvnelmensis vulgo the bishoprike of Dvrham
1 Karte : Kupferdruck ; 36 x 48 cm Blaeu Joan Blaeu
Sheets 66-67. (Cary's England, Wales, and Scotland).
1 : 360000 Cary, John, ca. 1754-1835
A Platt of the opposete Borders of Scotland to ye west marches of England
This is a map of the opposite borders of Scotland and England. It is from 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 interesting because it shows the debatable lands, these were lands between the borders of Scotland and England, claimed by neither and subsequently a lawless no-man’s land. Lord Burghley has annotated the map, adding place names at points along the river which forms part of the border, and the river immediately to the right of this which lies on English soil. The title, "A Platt of the opposete Borders of Scotland to ye west marches of England" appears on the reverse with the date:"Dec. 1590". There is a description on the map itself which ends: "for those on the English coast they ar referred to the tract latly sent to your L. of the description of them in particular". A scale bar of 4" - 10 [miles] is included. William Cecil, Lord Burghley
County Durham
This is a manuscript map of County Durham. 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. The map dates from 1569 and is by John Rudd, the man to whom Christopher Saxton was an apprentice to in 1570. John Rudd was Vicar of Dewsbury from 1554 to 1570. Rudd had a keen interest in cartography and had been engaged in the 1550s in making a "platt" of England. In 1561 Rudd was granted leave to travel further to map the country and it is likely that Saxton accompanied him, acquiring his skills for surveying. This map is contemporary with the uprising of the northern peers in defence of Mary Queen of Scotts. A dotted line inserted on the map between the end of one river tributary and the start of another neatly illustrates how they were used as communication routes, the fastest way to transport men and arms. Knowledge of breaks in this route system was essential. Rudd, John William Cecil, Lord Burghley
Northumberland, South, Sheet 2 - Bartholomew's "Half Inch to the Mile Maps" of England & Wales
1 : 126720 Topographic maps Bartholomew, John George John Bartholomew & Co
DUNELMIENSIS Episcopatus f.68
This is a map of County Durham by Christopher Saxton dating from 1577. 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. Burghley has annotated this map, adding several place names. The map was engraved by Augustinus Ryther, the most accomplished member of a team of seven English and Flemish engravers employed to produce the copper plates for the atlas. Saxton, Christopher Ryther, Augustinus
Border Country, Sheet 5 - Bartholomew's "Half Inch to the Mile Maps" of Scotland
1 : 126720 Topographic maps John Bartholomew & Son, Ltd John Bartholomew & Son, Ltd
