Maps of Staffordshire
STAFFORDIENSIS | COMITATVS; | Vulgo | STAFFORD SHIRE.
[Amsterdam : Joan Blaeu]
STAFFORDIAE Comitatu
This is a map of Staffordshire 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. Here Saxton’s name appears in the decorative scale bar, as does the name of the engraver of this map, Franciscus Scatterus, one of seven English and Flemish engravers employed to produced the copper plates for the atlas. The Elizabethan coat of arms appears in the top right hand corner and the Seckford arms of appear beneath this. Saxton, Christopher Ryther, Augustine
STAFFORDIAE Comitatus
This is a map of Staffordshire by Christopher Saxton which dates 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. This map was engraved by Franciscus Scatterus, one of a team of seven English and Flemish engravers employed to produce the copper plates for the atlas. Saxton, Christopher Scatterus, Franciscus
Salopiensis Comitatus cum Staffordiensi = Shropshire & Staffordshire
1 : 240000 [Amstelodami] : [apud Joannem Janssonium]
UNIVERSI Derbiensis Comitatus f.55
This is a map of Derbyshire 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. Lord 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 annotated this map, adding several place names.The name of the engraver is not included but it is the work of one of a team of seven English and Flemish engravers employed to produce the copper plates for the atlas. Saxton, Christopher William Cecil, Lord Burghley
UNIVERSI Derbiensis Comitatus Sheet 25
This map ofDerbyshire 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
Staffordiensis comitatvs; vulgo Stafford Shire
1 Karte : Kupferdruck ; 39 x 49 cm Blaeu Joan Blaeu
An improved map of the county of Stafford
1 Karte : Kupferdruck ; 67 x 51 cm Bowen; Hinton sold by I. Hinton at the Kings Arms in St. Pauls Church Yard
Comitatus Darbiensis
1 : 240000 [Amstelodami] : [apud Joannem Janssonium]
Comitatvs Darbiensis
1 Karte : Kupferdruck ; 36 x 47 cm Valck; Schenk apud G. Valk et P. Schenk
An accurate map of the county of Derby
1 Karte : Kupferdruck ; 68 x 52 cm Bowen; Tinney; Bowles; Sayer; Bowles; Bowles sold by R. Sayer at the Golden Buck and I. Tinney at the Golden Lion in Fleet street T. Bowles in St. Pauls Church yard and I. Bowles and son in Cornhill
Darbiensis comitatvs vernacule Darbie Shire
1 Karte : Kupferdruck ; 37 x 48 cm Blaeu Joan Blaeu
Derbyshire. Designed and drawn by Ernest Clegg
1 : 285000 Clegg, Ernest
Derby & Nottingham, Sheet 13 - Bartholomew's "Half Inch to the Mile Maps" of England & Wales
1 : 126720 Topographic maps Bartholomew, John George John Bartholomew & Co
An accurate map of Shrop Shire
1 Karte : Kupferdruck ; 51 x 68 cm Bowen; Hinton sold by J. Hinton at the Kings Arms in St. Pauls Church Yard
Comitatvs Salopiensis; anglice Shrop Shire
1 Karte : Kupferdruck ; 37 x 48 cm Blaeu Joan Blaeu
Burton upon Trent - OS One-Inch Map
1 : 63360 Topographic maps Ordnance Survey Ordnance Survey
Stafford - OS One-Inch Map
1 : 63360 Topographic maps Ordnance Survey Ordnance Survey
Stoke on Trent - OS One-Inch Map
1 : 63360 Topographic maps Ordnance Survey Ordnance Survey
Actual Survey of the County of Salop
Rocque, John
Ordnance Survey of England. Sheet 168, Birmingham
1 : 63360 Ordnance survey. GB Southampton : Ordnance Survey Office
Actual survey of the county of Salop, 2
1 Blatt : 71 x 53 cm John Rocque
Actual Survey of the County of Salop
Rocque, John
Actual survey of the county of Salop, 4
1 Blatt : 71 x 53 cm John Rocque
Sutton Coldfield
1 : 31680 This drawing of the area north-east of Birmingham was executed by Robert Dawson, who used different shades of green to distinguish land uses. Sutton Coldfield is depicted at lower right. Now a residential suburb of Birmingham, it was originally a market town with Sutton Park. The 970-hectare site was a private estate and one of Henry VIII's favourite hunting grounds. Areas of woodland, heathland and wetland make up the landscape of the park. Dawson, Robert
Bridgenorth
1 : 31680 This plan covers East Shropshire and part of Staffordshire, with the River Severn Valley depicted down the left side of the sheet. Here, in its middle course, the river becomes deeper and wider, forming a floodplain in which crops such as wheat and barley are grown. Down the right side of the plan is a section of the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal, built by the canal engineer, James Brindley as part of his 'Grand Cross', a farsighted scheme to link the ports of Hull, Liverpool and Bristol by connecting the rivers Mersey, Trent and Severn. The canal opened in May 1772. Ironbridge on the Severn at the top left of the plan is said to be the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution. This tiny town gave the world its first iron bridge in 1779. Dawson, Robert
Newport 22
1 : 31680 This plan covers East Shropshire and Staffordshire. Across the plan, highlighted in yellow, is the toll road to Shrewsbury, built on a Roman road, the Watling Street. Along the road is Weston House and Park. Originally part of a medieval deer forest, the park was landscaped in the 18th century by Lancelot 'Capability' Brown - so-called because he was in the habit of telling prospective clients that their gardens had "great capabilities." With his followers, Brown dominated parkland design in the 18th century, creating the modern English parkland view with extensive sweeps of grass, groups of trees, lakes and planned vistas. At lower left is the Wrekin, a hill standing 1,334 ft hill above the Severn plain. It is formed by some of the oldest rocks in Britain: lava, ashes and debris thrown up from a volcanic cleft 900m years ago. Dawson, Robert
