COLLECTION NAME:
Maps Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL1211214
Reference Number:
Booker & Mills C281
Image Title:
Middlesex
Parent Work Title:
Midle-Sex described with the most famous cities of London and Westminster
Creator:
Speed, John, 1552?-1629
Creator Role:
Cartographer
Creator:
Norden, John, 1548-1625?
Creator Role:
Cartographer
Date Created:
1713-1714
Description:
Map: Middlesex. Monochrome with ornate border, the map is very rich in detail including cities, place names, rivers and mountains. Castles, mountains and significant buildings are illustrated by drawings. Centre top is an ornate compass rose overlaid with a scale bar. Inset top left is a map of Westminster and beneath this in a book-shaped cartouche is given the history of the churches of St Peter and St Paul. Beneath this is a large sketch of St Peters. Inset top right is a map of London and beneath this in a book-shaped cartouche is an apology for the lack of space or scale in which to represent the city. Beneath this is a large sketch of the church of St Pauls. The inscription: 'Described by John Norton. Augmented by J Speed. Sold by Henry Overton at the White Horse without Newgate London'.
Language Name:
English
Language Code:
eng
Sub-Category:
Maps
Technique Used:
Printed
Support:
Paper
Time Period Covered:
17th Century CE
Places Covered:
England: London
Places Covered:
England: London: Westminster
Places Covered:
England: Middlesex
Item Height:
440 mm
Item Width:
540 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Colonel Dudley Mills and Mr R.P.L. Booker, former owners
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
Copyright restrictions apply
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2012-02-07
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2012-07
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
