Plan of the Seven Marshland Townships.
Plan of the Seven Marshland Townships by Unknown Artist, 1582
© British Library
Details
- Medium:
- Ink & colours on parchment
- Dimensions:
- 69 x 83 cm
- Art Fund grant:
- £3,500 ( Total: £14,000)
- Acquired in:
- 1992
- Vendor:
- Christie's
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.
Provenance
Mr Charles Lynn.
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