BERCHERIA | Vernacule

BERCHERIA | Vernacule | BARK SHIRE.

[Amsterdam : Joan Blaeu]

Bercheria Vernacule Barkshire. [Karte], in: Le théâtre du monde, ou, Nouvel atlas contenant les chartes et descriptions de tous les païs de la terre, Bd. 4, S. 164.

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

Bercheria Vernacule Bark Shire. [Karte], in: Theatrum orbis terrarum, sive, Atlas novus, Bd. 4, S. 186.

1 Karte aus Atlas Blaeu, Joan Blaeu, Willem Janszoon

Bercheria Vernacule Bark Shire. [Karte], in: Theatrum orbis terrarum, sive, Atlas novus, Bd. 4, S. 186.

1 Karte aus Atlas Blaeu, Joan Blaeu, Willem Janszoon

A map of the county of Berks

1 Karte : Kupferdruck ; 43 x 66 cm Rocque; Rocque published according to act of parliament by Mary Ann Rocque near old Round Court in the Strand

An accurate map of Berkshire

1 Karte : Kupferdruck ; 52 x 68 cm Bowen; Tinney; Bowles; Sayer; Bowles; Bowles sold by I. Bowles and son in Cornhill T. Bowles in St. Pauls church yard I. Tinney at the Golden Lion and R. Sayer at the Golden Buck in Fleet street

Bercheria vernacule Bark Shire

1 Karte : Kupferdruck ; 37 x 48 cm Blaeu Joan Blaeu

Berkshire, Sheet 29 - Bartholomew's "Half Inch to the Mile Maps" of England & Wales

1 : 126720 Topographic maps Bartholomew, John George John Bartholomew & Co

Hamp Shire ; Berk Shire ; Wilt Shire

1 : 330000 Berkshire (Anglie) Moll, Herman

Oxford and Newbury - OS One-Inch Map

1 : 63360 Topographic maps Ordnance Survey Ordnance Survey

The Chilterns - OS One-Inch Map

1 : 63360 Topographic maps Ordnance Survey Ordnance Survey

The Chilterns

1 : 63360 Ordnance Survey Office

Map of Forests around Windsor

Map of the forests around Windsor from "A Description of the Honour of Windesor", John Norden's survey of Windsor. The title page states that the survey was "taken and performed by the perambulation view and delineation of John Norden In Anno 1607". The plans are the result of a survey conducted on foot by Norden. The maps in this volume show communication routes, individual buildings, field boundaries and parkland along with details of wildlife and human activity, such as stags in Windsor Park and people boating on the Thames. The scale at which the maps are presented varies throughout the volume, with feet, perches and miles being the units of measurement recorded by a scale bar. John Norden is best known for his work "Speculum Britainiae", literally a "Mirror of Britain", which in its attempt to include the road names and town plans, lacking on many county maps of the period, was a direct ancestor of the modern A-Z. As well as producing several county maps in the 1590s, Norden worked as a land surveyor producing surveys for landowners and was the author of a work which outlines principles of surveying, known as the "Surveyor's Dialogue". Norden, John

Estates at Windsor, Berkshire

This is a manuscript map of the area surrounding Windsor in Berkshire. 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. Burghley was in charge of administration for the Royal Estate of Windsor. The Royal Estates were notoriously slackly administered, a flaw that no official involved was keen to remedy as there were considerable personal advantages to be gained from inadequacies in the system. The map is drawn to scale with a scale bar of 5.5 - 6 miles. The many parks are shown by enclosure symbols, an important feature of any landscape for military purposes as it was in parks that troops could rest and horses graze. Communication routes such as roads and pathways are indicated by double or single broken lines and the rivers and the points at which they are bridged are also shown. The waterways were a vital communication route at the time, especially in this area where the Thames provides direct access to the centre of London.

High Wycombe 20

1 : 31680 The county boundaries of Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Oxfordshire are indicated by red pecked lines. The draughtsman has drawn individual trees in avenues at Hampden, and noted the location of the Old London Road at Fawley, to the extreme left. On the reverse of the drawing is written: "Mr Boyces High Wycombe No 154" and "Reduced [10 Aug]..." Boyce

Reading 19

1 : 31680 This drawing has been shaded to give an indication of relative relief. Against this block shading, the network of roads stands out clearly in white. The Thames and its tributaries are turquoise and the draughtsman has indicated the various islands between its banks. In the bottom right, an ink inscription reads: 'This Plan belon[gs to the] Board of Ord[nance] W [Mudge] Col...' Dawson, Robert

Wallingford

1 : 31680 This drawing covers part of the Thames Valley in the counties of Buckinghamshire, Berkshire and Oxfordshire. The plan is oriented to the east, with a compass depicted at middle right. Symbols distinguish woodland, heathland, arable enclosed land and formal parkland. Brushstroke interlining indicates relief and hills. The River Thames is depicted in the lower part of the sheet, meandering through Oxfordshire between Oxford and Wallingford. Stanley, William

Wantage

1 : 31680 The bottom boundary of this map of White Horse Vale is formed by the Ridge Way, an ancient grass track. The Wiltshire and Berkshire Canal runs through the centre of the landmass. The elaborate hill-shading and the attention paid to communications routes conform to the military and cartographic standards employed by the Ordnance Survey. The manuscript is made up of three separate pieces of paper, joined together at a later date and attached to stiffer paper. Stanley, William