A Descriptive List of the Printed Maps of Northamptonshire 1576-1900

  • General Series
  • Volume 14
  • 1948
  • Harold Whitaker
A Descriptive List of the Printed Maps of Northamptonshire 1576-1900

The volume provides detailed descriptions of 691 maps.

The primary listing is by year of publication. The 'Tabular Index' is by author, allowing readers to trace the various editions of the more popular maps. 

The introduction provides a short history of the development of county map making, illustrated with examples from Northamptonshire.

Contents

  • Preface
  • Note on the Dating of the Maps
  • Contents and Illustrations
  • Introduction
  • Maps of Northamptonshire in Chronological Order
  • System of Indexing
  • Tabular Index
  • Addenda
  • Supplementary Index of Authors, Printers, Publishers, Publications and Collectors


Enlarged Illustrations

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Not listed John Norden’s manuscript map of Northamptonshire, 1591 [plate]
Not listed John Norden’s manuscript map of Northamptonshire, 1591 [plate]
37 Map from Poly-Olbion by Michael Drayton, 1622
37 Map from Poly-Olbion by Michael Drayton, 1622
40 Map from The Abridgment of Camden’s Britania by John Bill, 1626
40 Map from The Abridgment of Camden’s Britania by John Bill, 1626
155 Morden’s map of 1701, showing West at the top, amended edition of 1708
155 Morden’s map of 1701, showing West at the top, amended edition of 1708
210 Bickham’s birds-eye view map, 1752 [plate]
210 Bickham’s birds-eye view map, 1752 [plate]
272 Map from Cary’s Traveller’s Companion, showing East at the top
272 Map from Cary’s Traveller’s Companion, showing East at the top
Laurie & Whittle’s map of 1806
307 Laurie & Whittle's map of 1806 [plate]