The Queen's Atlas

David Fletcher

£35.00

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.

Author(s): Fletcher, David
Binding: Hardback
Date of Publication: 06/11/2025
Pagination: 232 pages
Series: N/A
Imprint: Bodleian Library Publishing
Published By: Bodleian Library Publishing
Book Classification: Historical maps & atlases
Dimensions: 250 x 210
Weight:
ISBN13\EAN\SKU: 9781851246205

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