The queen's atlas : Saxton's Elizabethan masterpiece / David Fletcher.
"Nowadays, we take for granted the ready availability of maps of all kinds. In mid-Tudor England, they were rare. All this was to change in 1579 when Christopher Saxton, a farmer from the West Riding of Yorkshire, became the first cartographer to make a published atlas of all the counties of England and Wales. This book traces the story of Saxton's life and legacy by reconstructing his extraordinary mapmaking project alongside the crucial nature of the support and encouragement he received from Queen Elizabeth I and her court. Saxton's atlas became the template for most detailed maps of the country for almost two centuries: it is hard to exaggerate its importance. For many, his atlas provided the first detailed image of England and Wales they had ever seen, showing the Elizabethan kingdom as a whole and in its constituent parts. This lavishly illustrated book reproduces all Saxton's county maps together with many other illustrations revealing the forebears and successors to this groundbreaking work. Today, Saxton's maps give us an invaluable cartographic snapshot of late Tudor England"--Publisher's description.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781851246205
- ISBN: 1851246207
- Physical Description: 224 pages : colour illustrations, colour maps ; 25 cm
- Publisher: Oxford : Bodleian Library Publishing, 2025.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Who was Christopher Saxton? -- The origins of Saxton's mapping scheme -- Making the county atlas -- The new picture of England and Wales -- The county maps -- Saxton's cartographic achievement -- Saxton's legacy -- Postscript: Saxton becomes a collectible.
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- Saxton, Christopher, 1542?-
Cartography > England > History > 16th century.
Cartography > Wales > History > 16th century. - Genre:
- Biographies.
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- 2 of 2 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Jacksonville Main Library | 526.092 FLE (Text) | 36015000774444 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
