© British Library
Plan of the Seven Marshland Townships
Artist: English
Location: British Library
Date: 1582
Materials: ink & colours on parchment
Dimensions: 69 x 83 cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £3,500 (Total: £14,000)
Vendor: Christie's
Review number: 3788 (1992)
Provenance:
Mr Charles Lynn.
Description:
Plan of the Seven Marshland Townships. One of the earliest known large-scale local English maps drawn to a stated scale. The map, which depicts King's Lynn and Wisbech, is the earliest surviving measured map of this region.
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