By T. Ch'iihh. 229 



The border is of two plain lines with degrees and minutes. In top 

 border the minutes of time are marked in Roman numerals — " V., VI., 

 VIII., IX., X." (VII. is not given, as the map comes up into the margin 

 where it should appear). In bottom border the longitude is marked. 



Gibson states in his preface that: " The maps are all new engrav'd 

 either according to surveys never before publish'd, or according to such 

 as have been made and printed since Saxton and Speed. Where actual 

 surveys could be had, they were purchas'd at any rate; and for the rest, 

 one of the best copies extant was sent to some of the most knowing 

 gentlemen in each county, with a request to supply the defects, rectifie 

 the positions, and correct the false spellings. And that nothing might 

 be wanting to render them as complete and accurate as might be, this 

 whole business was committed to Mr. Robert Morden, a person of Icnown 

 abilities in these matters, who took care to revise them, to see the slips 

 of the engraver mended, and the corrections return'd out of the several 

 counties, duly inserted. Upon the whole, we need not scruple to affirm, 

 that they are by nnich the fairest and most correct of any that have yet 

 appear'd. . . ." 



The Robert Morden referred to by Gibson was a geographer, who began 

 business in London as a map and globe maker, in 1668. He was in 

 partnership with Thomas Cockerill, at the Atlas, in Cornhill, in 1688, and 

 published a considerable number of maps and works on geograpliy, in- 

 cluding Geor/raphy rectijied, 1688, Maps in Geography anatomized^ or, 

 a complete Geographical Grammar, 1693, and The New Description and 

 State of England, etc. He died in St. Christopher-le-Stocks, London, 

 , 1703. 



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Wiltshire. English Miles, 10 [=2| inches.] 5|in. x 4|in. 



In ANGLIA CONTRACTA, OR A DESCRIPTION OF THE KINCJDOM 

 OF ENGLAND ... BY JOHN SELLKTJ. [London.] 1695. 



A clearly engraved map showing the towns, villages, hills, rivers, and 

 bridges. 



Top left-hand corner, a cartouche, with the title. Bottom right-hand 

 corner, the scale of 10 miles. 



The design of the map reaches the top and bottom border ; but the 

 sides are bare, with the exception of the names of the adjoining counties* 

 The border is formed by three plain lines. 



1701 



Wiltshire. By R. Morden. Robert Spofforth, sculp. 



In CA.MDKN's r.ltlTANNIA ABRIDC'd . . . THE WHOLE CARK- 

 FULLY PERFORM'D AND ILLUSTRATED WITH A150YE SIXTY MAPS 

 EXACTLY KACRAVED . . . LONDON . . . I'RINTKl) FOR 

 • lOSKlMl Wll.h, \r I'lIK KI.KrilANT, AT (IIARINC CROSS, 1701. 



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