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William Birchynshaw's map of Exeter, 1743

Title
William Birchynshaw's map of Exeter, 1743 / [edited by] Richard Oliver, Roger Kain and Todd Gray.
Publication
  • Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK : The Boydell Press, 2019.
  • ©2019

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Additional Authors
  • Oliver, Richard, 1954-
  • Kain, R. J. P. (Roger J. P.)
  • Gray, Todd
Description
ix, 59 pages : illustrations, maps (some color); 33 cm.
Summary
"This major re-examination of the history of map-making in Exeter, the historic county town of Devon, follows from the recent discovery of a 'new' Georgian town map of the city. That map, by William Birchynshaw (a man not known to have produced any other), is reproduced in facsimile, along with nearly two dozen other maps from 1587 through to 1949. They are prefaced by an introduction which places the new discovery within the context of four centuries of map-making, demonstrating how Birchynshaw owed a debt both to John Hooker's map of 1587 and to that by Ichabod Fairlove of 1709; and provides an overview of Exeter in 1743, showing that, although was city was basking in economic prosperity due to its cloth trade, it was also still largely confined within its ancient walls. The volume as a whole represents a significant reassessment of Exeter's history." --
Series Statement
Devon and Cornwall Record Society Extra series ; 3
Uniform Title
Extra series (Devon and Cornwall Record Society) ; v.3.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Maps.
  • History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Call Number
JFG 20-71
ISBN
  • 9780901853974
  • 0901853976
OCLC
1111385582
Title
William Birchynshaw's map of Exeter, 1743 / [edited by] Richard Oliver, Roger Kain and Todd Gray.
Publisher
Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK : The Boydell Press, 2019.
Copyright Date
©2019
Type of Content
text
still image
cartographic image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
Devon and Cornwall Record Society Extra series ; 3
Extra series (Devon and Cornwall Record Society) ; v.3.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Chronological Term
1700-1799
Added Author
Oliver, Richard, 1954- editor.
Kain, R. J. P. (Roger J. P.), editor.
Gray, Todd, editor.
Research Call Number
JFG 20-71
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