Lea's Map of Kent
SKU: 9742
Title:
Lea's Map of Kent
Date of publication:
Place of publication:
Colour:
Mapmaker:
This map of Kent with inset of Canterbury is dedicated to ‘His Grace ... John Tillotson ... Lord Archbishop of Canterbury ...’, a post he held 1691-94.
The plate was engraved for Lea circa 1690, and the map is was published in Lea’s edition of Christopher Saxton’s atlas (commonly known as the Lea-Saxton or Saxton-Lea). In the 1570s Saxton had grouped the southeastern counties together, and an entirely new map was needed. Read more
Condition & Materials
Copper engraving, printed area 41.5 x 53.5 cm, original hand colour in outline, centrefold strengthened on verso, toning to centrefold and a couple of minor spots and stains, blank verso
References
Skelton, County Atlases, 112 Read less