Morden 1688
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| NOTES from MORDEN'S and BROWNE'S MAP of SEA COASTS, 1688 | ||
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These notes are taken from a chart, a New Mapp of the Sea
Coasts of England Scotland and Ireland, scale roughly 38
miles to 1 inch, by Robert Morden, The Atlas, Cornhill, and
Christopher Browne, The Globe, St Paul's Churchyard,
engraved by Sutton Nicholls, published London, 1688. The
item studied is in the Map Room, British Library, item
Maps[star]1108(4).
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The map size is: wxh, sheet = 59.5x52.5cm; wxh, map =
590x522mm.
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These notes are strongly biased towards an interest in
Cumberland.
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drape cartouche
title map maker engraver |
Printed lower right is a drape cartouche:-
A NEW Mapp Of The Sea Coasts of ENGLAND SCOTLAND and IRELAND with the Adjacent Coasts of FRANCE HOLLAND DENMARK & NORWAY Shewing the Scituation and Distance of the Several Ports Harbours Havens Creeks Sands &c. Sold by Robert Morden At The Atlas in Cornhill And by Christopher Browne At The Globe in St. Paul's Church Yard LONDON Printed lower left is:- Sutton Nicholls sculpt: |
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scale line
scale |
There is a scale of:-
English Leagues chequered at 2 league intervals, labelled 2,4,6,8,10,20. The 20 leagues = 46.0 mm gives a scale 1 to 2449002; the map scale is about:- 1 to 2500000 38 miles to 1 inch 11 leagues to 1 inch assuming a league = 3 nautical miles of 6080 feet. |
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orientation
up is N |
The map is printed with North at the top of the
sheet.
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lat and long
lat and long scales lat and long grid |
The map borders have scales of latitude and longitude for
a conical projection; chequered at 10 minutes, labelled at
degrees. The prime meridian passes through London. A
graticule is printed over the map at 1 degree intervals of
latitude and at 1 degree intervals of longitude, but on the
half degrees of longitude. The map includes from 11d E to
11.5d W, 49d to 59.5d N; England and wales, Scotland
including Orkney, and parts of the coasts of France,
Germany, Denmark and Norway.
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sea area
sea plain sandbanks |
The sea is plain. Some sea areas are labelled, eg:-
THE IRISH SEA Solway Fyrth sandbanks are shown by dotted areas. They might be labelled, eg:- The Dogger Bank The Lancaster Sands are shown in Morecambe Bay. |
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coast line
coast shaded headlands |
The coast line is shaded, on the landward side. Some
headlands are labelled, eg:-
St. Bees Head |
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| country |
The scottish/english border is a dotted line. Each
country is tinted along its boundary; England ?green,
Scotland ?yellow, etc (colours are faded). The country area
is labelled, eg:-
ENGLAND |
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| rivers |
Rivers are mostly shown just by their estuary. The Thames
and the Seine are drawn further inland, by a wiggly
line.
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| settlements |
Like most charts settlements are only shown along the
coasts; labelled, no symbol. London, Edinburgh, Dublin, and
Paris are marked by circle, buildings, towers.
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