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- The first time Lancashire ever appeared on the map was in the 14th century on Gough's map of Britain. Dating from 1360, this was the first time the British isles had been depicted on its own separate map.
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County maps of Lancashire. Maps of the whole county or region, providing an overview of the physical and human landscape. For more detailed maps of rural areas, see Ordnance Survey maps from the 1840s. Browse county maps using a graphic index. Select the county map you wish to view.
Aug 30, 2020 · The first time Lancashire ever appeared on the map was in the 14th century on Gough's map of Britain. Dating from 1360, this was the first time the British isles had been depicted on its own separate map.
Aug 21, 2024 · The following images have been scanned from maps in the collection of Dr Ian Saunders (unless otherwise stated) and have been used as illustrations in Printed Maps of Lancashire: the first two hundred years (CNWRS, Lancaster, 2013).
- John Barbrook
- 2010
Lancashire 1769 Thomas Kitchin in Kitchin's Pocket Atlas (Fordham p.80 map 238) (image courtesy of Lancaster University Library) The Grand Canal 1772 Leeds to Liverpool. The Eccleston Kendal Canal 1772 (J.Roper) The Gentleman's Magazine. A Plan of Warrington 1773 J. Wallworth.
May 15, 2015 · Recently an unreported manuscript draft of a map of Lancashire from about 1604 by William Smith was located in the collections of the John Rylands Library in Manchester (Latin MS 509).
- Ian James Saunders
- 2015
ABSTRACT: Recently an unreported manuscript draft of a map of Lancashire from about 1604 by William Smith was located in the collections of the John Rylands Library in Manchester (Latin MS 509). In this note the new manuscript is compared with Smith's printed map of Lancashire, for many years referred to as
Dec 2, 2014 · A unique 17th century map of Lancashire found at John Rylands Library has been placed on display for the first time in 400 years. The Elizabethan hand-drawn document shows well-known places often with a slightly different spelling of their names.