Month: May 2023

Chapter 4 The seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries transformed mapmaking in Britain. Publishers became increasingly influential, Dutch engraving set an international standard, and new … More Old Maps of Britain: A History from 1601 to 1755 »

Chapter 3 This chapter traces the rapid development of English mapmaking during the sixteenth century. New surveying instruments, copperplate engraving and the demands of … More Old Maps of England: A History from 1500 to 1600 »