Morden's Map of Suffolk
SKU: 9805
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Morden's Map of Suffolk
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Robert Morden's country maps, like this one of Suffolk, were engraved to illustrate Gibson's edition* of William Camden's Britannia. Camden was an Elizabethan historian who wrote a county by county description of England.
An illustrated edition of Camden’s work with maps by Kip and Hole was published in 1607, but by the late seventeenth century it had become scarce and expensive. Gibson completely revised the text and commissioned new maps from Morden, which are known for their clarity and elegance. Read more
The latest research on Morden himself suggests a north country origin, possibly Yorkshire. He was part of Robert Hooke's circle, taking coffee with him at Garraway's and Mann's, and Samuel Pepys was among his customers.
*first published in 1695 and reprinted in 1722, 1753 and 1772
Condition & Materials
Copper engraving, printed area measurement 36 x 42.5 cm, modern hand-colour, light waterstaining in lower margin, blank verso.
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