COLLECTION NAME:
Maps Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL1505017
Reference Number:
Latin MS 509
Image Title:
Lancastrae Comitatus Palatinus
Alternative Image Title:
Map of Lancashire
Creator:
Smith, William
Creator Role:
Artist
Date Created:
c.1602-1604
Page/Sheet:
recto
Description:
This manuscript map of Lancashire is a final draft for the engraving of a copper plate by Jodocus Hondius. The printed version of the map was one of a series of 12 county maps, most likely prepared for an atlas which was later abandoned. The series was formerly known as the 'Anonymous Series' before it was accredited to William Smith in 1958.
Language Code:
lat
Language Name:
Latin
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
Sub-Category:
Maps
Technique Used:
Handwriting
Technique Used:
Drawing (image-making)
Medium:
ink
Support:
Parchment
Time Period Covered:
17th Century CE
Places Covered:
England: Lancashire
Item Height:
381 mm
Item Width:
495 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Penna, Leonard, former owner
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
Notes:
Donated by Mr. Leonard Penna of Holywell Bay, Cornwall.
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2014-11-04
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2014-11
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
