COLLECTION NAME:
Maps Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL1211253
Reference Number:
Booker & Mills C350
Image Title:
Reigate
Parent Work Title:
A map of the hundred of Reygate in the county of Surrey
Creator:
Woodthorpe, Vincent
Creator Role:
Engraver
Date Created:
1799
Description:
Map: Reigate, one of the thireen and one half hundreds of Surrey. Monochrome map with place names and rivers marked on. Wooded areas, buildings, fields and viewpoints are indicated by simple drawings and shading. Bottom centre is a scale bar showing: 'Scale of Chains'. The map has a simple line border with an additional neatline and the title is contained within a simple oval shaped cartouche. Bottom centre of the map is an ancient oak tree, the 'County Oak', which marked the traditional boundary of Surrey and Sussex. Bottom right is printed: 'V. Woodthorpe, sculp. 27 Fetter Lane, London'.
Language Name:
English
Language Code:
eng
Sub-Category:
Maps
Technique Used:
Printed
Medium:
Engraving (printing process)
Support:
Paper
Time Period Covered:
17th Century CE
Places Covered:
England: Surrey: Reygate
Item Height:
385 mm
Item Width:
280 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Colonel Dudley Mills and Mr R.P.L. Booker, former owners
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
Copyright restrictions apply
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2012-02-07
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2012-07
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
