Christopher Saxon between 1574 and 1579 produced a series of 34 county
maps a wall map of 1583 was produced from some 20 sheets clearly
designed to fit together to form a wall map nearly 1.5m by 2m in size -
an early state with border can be seen in Birmingham Central Library. A
later impression (though still 1st state) is bound as an atlas in
British Library (Maps C.7.d.7). Saxton's maps are discussed in all
texts on English map making - exactly how this major corpus (the wall
map should be considered as an output of the same mapping survey) was
accomplished within 5 seasons by the 30 year old Saxton is still a
matter of debate. It would appear that some mixture of triangulation and
traversal appears to have been used. There exists in a letter from the
Privy Council to Justices of the Peace in Wales, a request that the
bearer (Christopher Saxton) be conducted unto any high place or hill to
view the country and to be aided by 2 or three local men who knew the
neighbourhood. No roads are shown on these maps even though they would
be essential to support any military operation - the maps appeared at
the time of heightened Anglo-Spanish tension and were supported by Lord
Burleigh for this purpose.
Hideaki INUI wrote:
> Dear All,
>
> I have a vested interest in 'social topography' in early modern England.
>
> Could you please tell me when the triagulated map was made for local areas in
> England?
>
> Sincerely,
> Hideaki INUI
>
>
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