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Volume 84

Printed Maps of Lincolnshire 1576-1900 A Carto-Bibliography with an Appendix on Road-Books 1675-1900

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This volume provides a detailed catalogue of all the maps of Lincolnshire that show the county as a whole, from the first, issued by Christopher Saxton, in 1576, to 1900, by which time the provision of maps of the county was largely in the hands of the Ordnance Survey.
A detailed general essay outlines the history of the map-making as evidenced by the maps of Lincolnshire, and also provides much material on other maps, which reflect the various geographical changes in the county, such as the drainage of the fens, the building of canals and the coming of the railways. Town plans, geological and other natural history maps are touched on and references are provided to many local surveys and the work of their surveyors. This is followed by a complete record of all the county maps in chronological order, with detailed notes on the differences between the states of each plate, the titles of the books or atlases in which they were issued, and information on the location of copies of the maps, both in book/atlas form and as individual sheets.
The work provides a key for other map enthusiasts to the book and cartographic resources held in the national, university and local collections throughout the country. Each section is also equipped with notes on the surveyors, engravers, publishers and booksellers involved in the issue of each map, and the circumstances of publication; some idea is therefore gained of the ramifications of early publishing and the book and print trade. An appendix relates the road strip maps from the time of Ogilby’s first national survey (1675) to the maps prepared for cyclists at the end of the nineteenth century.
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Volume 84                               Printed Maps of Lincolnshire 1576-1900 A Carto-Bibliography with an Appendix on Road-Books 1675-1900

Editor                                      R.A. Carroll, former County Librarian of Lincolnshire, 1980-1984

Publication Date                     1996

Size                                         235 x 155 mm

Language                                 English.

Publisher                                 A Lincoln Record Society Publication Published by the Boydell Press an imprint of Boydell & Brewer Ltd PO Box 9, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 3DF and of Boydell & Brewer Inc. PO Box 41026, Rochester, NY 14604, USA

Printer                                     St. Edmundsbury Press, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

Printed on acid-free paper

ISBN                                       0 901503 57 6

Content                                   Dedication, 1 page

To my father-in-law


Ernest Sharman


who looked after the dogs


                                                Contents, 3 pages

Preface, 3 pages

Introduction, 19 pages

Arrangement and Scope, 6 pages

Abbreviations, 1 page

Railways shown on Lincolnshire maps, 4 pages

Illustrations, 1 page. Of the 13 illustrations 3 are in colour

The Printed Maps of Lincolnshire 1576-1900, 358 pages

Appendix Road Books 1675-1900, 54 pages

Bibliography, 4 pages

Index, 33 pages

Dust jacket blurb                    This volume provides a detailed catalogue of all the maps of Lincolnshire that show the county as a whole, from the first, issued by Christopher Saxton, in 1576, to 1900, by which time the provision of maps of the county was largely in the hands of the Ordnance Survey.

A detailed general essay outlines the history of the map-making as evidenced by the maps of Lincolnshire, and also provides much material on other maps, which reflect the various geographical changes in the county, such as the drainage of the fens, the building of canals and the coming of the railways. Town plans, geological and other natural history maps are touched on and references are provided to many local surveys and the work of their surveyors. This is followed by a complete record of all the county maps in chronological order, with detailed notes on the differences between the states of each plate, the titles of the books or atlases in which they were issued, and information on the location of copies of the maps, both in book/atlas form and as individual sheets.

The work provides a key for other map enthusiasts to the book and cartographic resources held in the national, university and local collections throughout the country. Each section is also equipped with notes on the surveyors, engravers, publishers and booksellers involved in the issue of each map, and the circumstances of publication; some idea is therefore gained of the ramifications of early publishing and the book and print trade. An appendix relates the road strip maps from the time of Ogilby’s first national survey (1675) to the maps prepared for cyclists at the end of the nineteenth century.

Reviews                                  Represents a new level of achievement among county cartobibliographies ... An important work on English county mapping that sets new standards in bibliographical description and is likely to prove an invaluable work of reference for any English county. IMAGO MUNDI

An indispensable aid to any map enthusiast [and] also a key reference work for local historians. LINCOLSHIRE HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY

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Date                                        2005 Paperback edition

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

Printer                                     Antony Rowe Ltd., Eastbourne

Printed on acid-free paper

ISBN                                       0 901503 57-6

Changes                                   Illustrations are in black and white
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