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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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- 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
- textstill imagecartographic image
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Devon and Cornwall Record Society Extra series ; 3Extra 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