
Joel Gascoyne's Map of Cornwall 1699
Devon & Cornwall Record Society (Publisher)
Published on 1. January 1991
Book
Hardback
40 pages
978-0-901853-34-9 (ISBN)
Description
Joel Gascoyne's Map of Cornwall, published in 1699, set new standards in county map making. He used a larger scale (nearly one inch to the mile), included hamlets and farms as well as towns, villages and roads, and for the first time showed the parish boundaries. This edition, by Professor W L D Ravenhill, is the first facsimile of this rare map (extant in only three copies), and is presented (like the original) in 13 separate sheets: one of the whole county and 12 of its parts. These are supplied in a hard case, together with a detailed introduction, and a study of the place-names by Dr O J Padel.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Exeter
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 310 mm
Width: 220 mm
Weight
1 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-901853-34-9 (9780901853349)
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