Lincoln is fortunate to have a detailed record of its geography since 1610, when John Speed published the first surviving map of the area.
At that time, and until the Victorian age, Lincoln was still a relatively poor and under-developed city with only a small population. Despite some errors, Speed’s map is remarkably accurate work which bears testament to his abilities as a surveyor. His map was followed in 1722 by that of William Stukeley, the antiquarian and early archaeologist, whose map concentrated on historical features, and attempted to show the extent of the old Roman city, and medieval walls and monuments.
The nineteenth century saw Lincoln mapped a number of times: William Marrat’s work of 1814-17 brought a more rigorous mathematical approach, showing the city just before it finally began to prosper and develop. Around this time both James Sandby Padley and the Ordnance Survey published new maps, both with increased accuracy, though neither one was perfect.
It was the electoral reforms of the 1830s that drove map-makers to define ward and parish boundaries, thje details of which required a larger scale than previous works. So it was that in 1842 Padley published his remarkable Large Map of Lincoln, a map of such high quslity that it matched anything in the country.
The collection ends with the Ordnance Survey map of 1920, a detailed record of the city scaled at six inches to the mile. It shows an urban Lincoln much more recognizable to the modern eye: railways, terraced streets, industrial areas, roads, and much less empty space.
This book collects together these maps and demonstrates their importance in describing the changing geography of the historic city. Together, however, the maps show more than just the development of Lincoln; they also show the history of cartography,, the application of scientific techniques, and the development of improved accuracy and precision.
At that time, and until the Victorian age, Lincoln was still a relatively poor and under-developed city with only a small population. Despite some errors, Speed’s map is remarkably accurate work which bears testament to his abilities as a surveyor. His map was followed in 1722 by that of William Stukeley, the antiquarian and early archaeologist, whose map concentrated on historical features, and attempted to show the extent of the old Roman city, and medieval walls and monuments.
The nineteenth century saw Lincoln mapped a number of times: William Marrat’s work of 1814-17 brought a more rigorous mathematical approach, showing the city just before it finally began to prosper and develop. Around this time both James Sandby Padley and the Ordnance Survey published new maps, both with increased accuracy, though neither one was perfect.
It was the electoral reforms of the 1830s that drove map-makers to define ward and parish boundaries, thje details of which required a larger scale than previous works. So it was that in 1842 Padley published his remarkable Large Map of Lincoln, a map of such high quslity that it matched anything in the country.
The collection ends with the Ordnance Survey map of 1920, a detailed record of the city scaled at six inches to the mile. It shows an urban Lincoln much more recognizable to the modern eye: railways, terraced streets, industrial areas, roads, and much less empty space.
This book collects together these maps and demonstrates their importance in describing the changing geography of the historic city. Together, however, the maps show more than just the development of Lincoln; they also show the history of cartography,, the application of scientific techniques, and the development of improved accuracy and precision.
Volume 92 Historic Town Plans of Lincoln, 1610-1920
Editor D. R. Mills and R. C. Wheeler
Dust Jacket Biographies Dr Dennis Mills is an historical geographer who has published widely on Lincolnshire topics. He edited Twentieth Century Lincolnshire, Vol.XII in the History of Lincolnshire series.
Dr Robert Wheeler is Honorary Secretary of the Charles Close Society for the study of Ordnance Survey maps.
Facing the title page Dedication IN MEMORY OF
JAMES SANDBY PADLEY
KATHLEEN MAJOR
Publication Date 2004
Size 325 x 230mm
Language English
Publisher A Lincoln Record Society publication with The Survey of Lincoln published by the Boydell Press an imprint of Boydell & Brewer Ltd PO Box 9, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 3DF and of Boydell & Brewer Inc. 668 Mt Hope Avenue, Rochester, NY 14620, USA
Website: www.boydellandbrewer.com
Typesetter Pru Harrison, Hacheston, Suffolk
Printer St. Edmundsbury Press, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Printed on acid-free paper
ISBN 0 901503 69 X
Content Contents, 2 pages
Foreword, 1 page
Acknowledgements, 1 page
Abbreviations, 1 page
Introduction, 22 pages including Figure 1: Map of Lincoln Pre-1888 Parishes, 1 page
The Plans
1610: John Speed, 1 page
1722: William Stukeley, 1 page
1817: William Marrat, 4 pages
1819: James Sandby Padley, partially updated to c. 1830, 2 pages
1832: Reform Act plan (based on Ordnance Survey’s Drawings of 1820), 1 page
1835: Municipal Corporations Act Plan, 1 page
1839: Dewhirst and Nichols, 4 pages
1848: Revision of Marrat’s map, 1817, 4 pages
Figure 2: Key to Padley plans of 1842, 1851 and 1868, 1 page
Figure 3: Key to Padley plan of 1883, 1 page
1842: Coloured plan by J.S. Padley at original scale, 14 pages
1851: Revised plan by J.S. Padley at original scale, 14 pages
1868: Revised plan by J.S. Padley at original scale, 14 pages
1883: Padley’s last map, revised by J.M. Thropp, with later manuscript amendments, 18 pages
1920: Ordnance Survey Town Map, in colour, with street index, 11 pages
Dust jacket blurb Lincoln is fortunate to have a detailed record of its geography since 1610, when John Speed published the first surviving map of the area.
At that time, and until the Victorian age, Lincoln was still a relatively poor and under-developed city with only a small population. Despite some errors, Speed’s map is remarkably accurate work which bears testament to his abilities as a surveyor. His map was followed in 1722 by that of William Stukeley, the antiquarian and early archaeologist, whose map concentrated on historical features, and attempted to show the extent of the old Roman city, and medieval walls and monuments.
The nineteenth century saw Lincoln mapped a number of times: William Marrat’s work of 1814-17 brought a more rigorous mathematical approach, showing the city just before it finally began to prosper and develop. Around this time both James Sandby Padley and the Ordnance Survey published new maps, both with increased accuracy, though neither one was perfect.
It was the electoral reforms of the 1830s that drove map-makers to define ward and parish boundaries, thje details of which required a larger scale than previous works. So it was that in 1842 Padley published his remarkable Large Map of Lincoln, a map of such high quslity that it matched anything in the country.
The collection ends with the Ordnance Survey map of 1920, a detailed record of the city scaled at six inches to the mile. It shows an urban Lincoln much more recognizable to the modern eye: railways, terraced streets, industrial areas, roads, and much less empty space.
This book collects together these maps and demonstrates their importance in describing the changing geography of the historic city. Together, however, the maps show more than just the development of Lincoln; they also show the history of cartography,, the application of scientific techniques, and the development of improved accuracy and precision.
Reviews The chief glory of this book is the section which reproduces thirteen plans of the city in high-quality colour. [.] A useful resource for the academic scholar and anyone with an interest in the history of the city. EAST MIDLAND HISTORIAN
A delight.. The maps are superbly produced and, like any old map, deserve close study with a magnifying glass. [Lincoln] Record Society is to be congratulated on publishing such a fine volume. ARCHIVES
This collection provides the reader with all the detailed information of the city in the nineteenth century that can possibly be mapped. It provides a model which other county record societies might well follow. THE LOCAL HISTORIAN
Reprint
Date 2010
Size 235 x 155 mm
Publisher A Lincoln Record Society publication published by the Boydell Press an imprint of Boydell & Brewer Ltd, PO Box 9, Woodbridge, Suffolk IP12 3DF, UK and of Boydell & Brewer Inc. 668 Mt. Hope Avenue, Rochester, NY 14620, USA
Web site: www.boydellandbrewer.com
The version in the book incorrectly states ‘with The Survey of Lincoln’
ISBN 978-0-90150-389-5
Printer 4edge Ltd, Hockley, Essex
On acid-free paper
Content change There is no dust jacket. The dust jacket image is printed directly on the case
Editor D. R. Mills and R. C. Wheeler
Dust Jacket Biographies Dr Dennis Mills is an historical geographer who has published widely on Lincolnshire topics. He edited Twentieth Century Lincolnshire, Vol.XII in the History of Lincolnshire series.
Dr Robert Wheeler is Honorary Secretary of the Charles Close Society for the study of Ordnance Survey maps.
Facing the title page Dedication IN MEMORY OF
JAMES SANDBY PADLEY
KATHLEEN MAJOR
Publication Date 2004
Size 325 x 230mm
Language English
Publisher A Lincoln Record Society publication with The Survey of Lincoln published by the Boydell Press an imprint of Boydell & Brewer Ltd PO Box 9, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 3DF and of Boydell & Brewer Inc. 668 Mt Hope Avenue, Rochester, NY 14620, USA
Website: www.boydellandbrewer.com
Typesetter Pru Harrison, Hacheston, Suffolk
Printer St. Edmundsbury Press, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Printed on acid-free paper
ISBN 0 901503 69 X
Content Contents, 2 pages
Foreword, 1 page
Acknowledgements, 1 page
Abbreviations, 1 page
Introduction, 22 pages including Figure 1: Map of Lincoln Pre-1888 Parishes, 1 page
The Plans
1610: John Speed, 1 page
1722: William Stukeley, 1 page
1817: William Marrat, 4 pages
1819: James Sandby Padley, partially updated to c. 1830, 2 pages
1832: Reform Act plan (based on Ordnance Survey’s Drawings of 1820), 1 page
1835: Municipal Corporations Act Plan, 1 page
1839: Dewhirst and Nichols, 4 pages
1848: Revision of Marrat’s map, 1817, 4 pages
Figure 2: Key to Padley plans of 1842, 1851 and 1868, 1 page
Figure 3: Key to Padley plan of 1883, 1 page
1842: Coloured plan by J.S. Padley at original scale, 14 pages
1851: Revised plan by J.S. Padley at original scale, 14 pages
1868: Revised plan by J.S. Padley at original scale, 14 pages
1883: Padley’s last map, revised by J.M. Thropp, with later manuscript amendments, 18 pages
1920: Ordnance Survey Town Map, in colour, with street index, 11 pages
Dust jacket blurb Lincoln is fortunate to have a detailed record of its geography since 1610, when John Speed published the first surviving map of the area.
At that time, and until the Victorian age, Lincoln was still a relatively poor and under-developed city with only a small population. Despite some errors, Speed’s map is remarkably accurate work which bears testament to his abilities as a surveyor. His map was followed in 1722 by that of William Stukeley, the antiquarian and early archaeologist, whose map concentrated on historical features, and attempted to show the extent of the old Roman city, and medieval walls and monuments.
The nineteenth century saw Lincoln mapped a number of times: William Marrat’s work of 1814-17 brought a more rigorous mathematical approach, showing the city just before it finally began to prosper and develop. Around this time both James Sandby Padley and the Ordnance Survey published new maps, both with increased accuracy, though neither one was perfect.
It was the electoral reforms of the 1830s that drove map-makers to define ward and parish boundaries, thje details of which required a larger scale than previous works. So it was that in 1842 Padley published his remarkable Large Map of Lincoln, a map of such high quslity that it matched anything in the country.
The collection ends with the Ordnance Survey map of 1920, a detailed record of the city scaled at six inches to the mile. It shows an urban Lincoln much more recognizable to the modern eye: railways, terraced streets, industrial areas, roads, and much less empty space.
This book collects together these maps and demonstrates their importance in describing the changing geography of the historic city. Together, however, the maps show more than just the development of Lincoln; they also show the history of cartography,, the application of scientific techniques, and the development of improved accuracy and precision.
Reviews The chief glory of this book is the section which reproduces thirteen plans of the city in high-quality colour. [.] A useful resource for the academic scholar and anyone with an interest in the history of the city. EAST MIDLAND HISTORIAN
A delight.. The maps are superbly produced and, like any old map, deserve close study with a magnifying glass. [Lincoln] Record Society is to be congratulated on publishing such a fine volume. ARCHIVES
This collection provides the reader with all the detailed information of the city in the nineteenth century that can possibly be mapped. It provides a model which other county record societies might well follow. THE LOCAL HISTORIAN
Reprint
Date 2010
Size 235 x 155 mm
Publisher A Lincoln Record Society publication published by the Boydell Press an imprint of Boydell & Brewer Ltd, PO Box 9, Woodbridge, Suffolk IP12 3DF, UK and of Boydell & Brewer Inc. 668 Mt. Hope Avenue, Rochester, NY 14620, USA
Web site: www.boydellandbrewer.com
The version in the book incorrectly states ‘with The Survey of Lincoln’
ISBN 978-0-90150-389-5
Printer 4edge Ltd, Hockley, Essex
On acid-free paper
Content change There is no dust jacket. The dust jacket image is printed directly on the case