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This drawing describes the boundary of Northamptonshire with Huntingdonshire, the border being indicated by a red dotted line near the right margin of the sheet. The River Nene is highlighted in blue at the upper left. North of the river valley, Rockingham Forest is represented by stippled treetops. The landsc... | images/0_image_0.png | OGL v1.0 | [
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] | 69% Yn U Woutn 764 Lc-ratod "ccnheds TlukencEda Su OUNDLE firmknsIhnd Iull ELuneote 022 Stoke { 4 IJo;- Jaec/at J Ttt Ms Doonn Tll Hmingtou Mint KunwLSA Aaa cmntrmlat (ialing Knn odi Mwuksnt iSLEt TWn Witi4k 1 Miu RuCTHRARSTON So~mnHol 77 Olate MTrn Y Nkort- "el odtatu 1h4e MA" "et " 1 ' ~'( 269 | ||
This drawing is formally titled. The scale of the drawing isgiven and the area of the land noted as 145.9838 square miles., A triangulation diagram appears on the reverse of the manuscript., This enabled draughtsmen to plot the exact location of topographical features., Archaeological sites are named in gothic script.,... | images/1_image_1.png | OGL v1.0 | [
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] | S2 T"f Df "- 4u* " '%' ~mbltt < Kk{"erter TsT 5nofe 8,u5ra laj %r derm 0464 ) "085? Seuer Rastaaok 7*0414 {332 Rel Ore Ur VLr AlS fufla 1,7nd S3SX Ja ] Ltiko 2 330 5c4ls 7ree A-t | ||
This dirty and worn plan is made from two pieces of paper conjoined. Place names are difficult to read. High Willhays (High Willhayse) and Yes Tor, two of Dartmoor's highest points, are badly obscured by the dense drawing style used to represent relief. A green wash indicates Dartmoor Forest. The remains of... | images/2_image_2.png | OGL v1.0 | [
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.The county boundary with Sussex is marked on the right edge of this drawing by a black pecked line. Although this drawing predates the obligatory recording of archaeological sites, Roman remains and Rowland's Castle are represented to the bottom right. Ancient burial mounds are marked in many places by a circle and th... | images/3_image_4.png | OGL v1.0 | [
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Turnpike roads, shown in faded yellow ochre, run from Guildford at the top of the map to Witley in the centre left and "Aldfold" in the bottom left. Black-ink figures record the mileage along these routes. Tollgates are marked "TG". A dotted symbol depicts the untilled agricultural land that dominate the landscape arou... | images/4_image_5.png | OGL v1.0 | [
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] | GULDFORD Ne Weft (aidon Kafl Clanaon_ WiTe" Eaut Hortkcs Kiiugln Ee VA COMMGNIN alul Kannde Drtt Ke Hnscomin OIck couer I~MD{t Cnie #ElrIt JulT Alihal R Gdnavu Kut L Kulgnick Ser 66 /806 Kit | ||
.Ancaster was built on the site of an ancient Celtic settlement, Causennae. It became an important Roman military site due to its proximity to the Ermine Street. This Roman road, which forms the western boundary of this part of Lincolnshire, was built as a supply route for the Roman armies during their occupation of Br... | images/5_image_6.png | OGL v1.0 | [
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] | 9+t 7 TEU COB:Jodsu 274 1 ln 76 /4 | ||
.Although it was not until 1816 that recording archaeological sites became obligatory, the draughtsman of this map has indicated an iron-age hillfort, Cadbury Castle, near the town of Cadbury. It is depicted by a rough ring at the summit of a hill. Inclines in general are indicated by dense brushwork. The River Ex is s... | images/6_image_7.png | OGL v1.0 | [
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] | Bichleigh Cheriton lit Famn bowcr Darnto Kacom6 (ton Ijeuann Bottrn JIhu" H-Jroe Dadhult Hc Cwb Bowt Stonckm _ Is5 Comt past Tart k Mauto?$ Ghattan 1;" Bonty Ctittertcigh Fus Kscem Clitton Bote Dan delend HowkAl West Bowtey Stokeleig' 'Ketcet Potueror #rossti Mosrns ooc Kicrett "Comt SILVERTON Cnut "Raddon Lacuteh Hna... | ||
There is no hill sketching on this drawing, suggesting it is an intermediate version. Yellow lines represent the area that would be covered by the final plan. A triangulation diagram appears on the reverse of this drawing. This enabled the draughtsman to plot prominent features of the landscape. Major lines of communic... | images/7_image_9.png | OGL v1.0 | [
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This drawing covers a section of the south coast bordering the Solent and Southampton Water. The defence requirements of this area were considerable as the Solent gave access to the important ports of Portsmouth and Southampton. Calshot Castle, shown here in red and black at the mouth of Southampton Water, was built by... | images/8_image_10.png | OGL v1.0 | [
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] | ArtW Tu A Yumsr"- 64T U F elantaa 7 M n nd Je On fe U/{ LXxX / / MucNestuwt IE R 67h 3 " Ys . p-.6 2- 4- Jn | ||
This drawing is formally titled. Its scale is noted and the surveyed area recorded as 205.6742 square miles. Archaeological sites are named in gothic script. Colour washes depicting relief are combined with numerical annotations ('spot heights') in red and black ink giving the heights of the hills. Figures in red repre... | images/9_image_11.png | OGL v1.0 | [
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This drawing shows three separate landmasses on the north coast of Cornwall. The area comprising Trevose Head and the estuary of the River Camel at Padstow is drawn at a scale of 2 inches to the mile, as is the inland region south of Tredinnick and Saint Breok Downs to Roche. The area from Hensbarrow Downs to Luxulyan ... | images/10_image_12.png | OGL v1.0 | [
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.This is the first map to conform fully to the 1816 Ordnance Survey Circular, which stated that every plan was to,have an area title, survey and drawing date,,and a note of,its author's,name and rank.,The,map shows,a section of Offa's Dyke, the great earth bank running 176 miles along or near the English border from th... | images/11_image_13.png | OGL v1.0 | [
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.This plan of part of Staffordshire shows the Trent and Sow River valleys. The red lines to the right of the,drawing,probably indicate stone walls,,prominent features of the Staffordshire landscape.. | images/12_image_14.png | OGL v1.0 | [
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] | TT} T:A' S'OKDSJQ; 06t3 U"Ar J97sn3+ Clta4o7 LeTinere 9 wv Ozk1 Ity 0J0 Ja 210 | ||
.This drawing covers part of Nottinghamshire, with the River Trent depicted down the right of the sheet. Land use is indicated by colours instead of the conventional symbols: dark green for woodland, lighter green for meadows and light brown for arable land. The date, given as 1820,in the title, refers to the,year of t... | images/13_image_15.png | OGL v1.0 | [
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] | Wotrixumisikk Metieddo 4aat Cu k _ ZUt /32/ (810 289 ~44 | ||
.This plan covers an area of 82.625 square miles,in Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire. The county boundary is indicated by a red pecked line following the course of the River Trent down the right of the sheet. Land use is indicated by colours instead of the conventional symbols: dark green for woodland, lighter green fo... | images/14_image_16.png | OGL v1.0 | [
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] | D6 Krdane Maltrrac> Vrt Buoi Jonlh WWenl; luuteko wt Ta Y | Acur Ka #AFon} Lcau """#T NotttSE 0 Stu Hrudo Mucn ueleu Clo Feneai ee ato Wec Twv &424 Kae /8 10 290 TJ Tar | ||
.A triangulation diagram appears on the reverse of this drawing. This was an essential tool enabling the draughtsman to plot topographical features of the landscape. There is no hill sketching on this drawing, suggesting that it is an intermediate version rather than the finished plan. Yellow lines represent the border... | images/15_image_17.png | OGL v1.0 | [
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This drawing covers the coastline of Swanage and Studland. Reflecting the military impetus of the Ordanance Survey, a battery and signal point are marked on opposite sides of Swanage Bay. The islands and sands around Poole are recorded in detail and the various channels marked and named. There is a network of red-ink l... | images/16_image_18.png | OGL v1.0 | [
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] | W / RORNE T Ganra JMA IUL Amert Tfoa uedt Veto Aaatn Prl $ ( / eet Lu4 DRdstnry Lm{te Mte Kineten [ne# Baa f RuneALOH Tuon 0r4 TeL Puley Rddtforu 1st s ( Mam Aride Vtacof troue {hfon4 L A 1lu AAKEHAM Otc Helaen hjurst Ete Ror" Toti77 Maner uarart alelie Vat TWVA 7oo Seetn Mo A Jori Hcu T/ac 0%' Jafn n Hcuth Tncra GtGiw... | ||
This plan covers part of Staffordshire, with Cannock Chase depicted at top right. Framed by the more formal landscapes of Haywood Park, Oakedge Park and Wolseley Park, this large area of heathland was once a great medieval hunting forest favoured by royalty. Triangles are clearly visible outside the plan, and trigonome... | images/17_image_19.png | OGL v1.0 | [
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] | 07 WV7 STrr 8 3la aeens Unn Cte EtAefut _ Rt Ht Komo iV Fl May, CL Vea 4t R Oonao_ 13oh [au 1ota eppecs ~hns Ca K 16 Ta Vte Mel~ Ba= 4. Vte "ttuXTI 6 Rw Bec VItn Hd Ceana Taa ioi n Kex Rn Cnttara Jn td {ona" {€ Feee Dg T"nu Hesmoor 9el Jc HunkrsrenTt 0me Ccattnan ""a Yk mtor Messsrirs 9o( IlM"ulon Lec A Kfett / #~eonc... | ||
This plan, covering parts of Worcestershire and Gloucestershire, shows the River Avon Valley near the centre of the sheet. The valley is characterised by meadows and wetlands. Moorings along the river course are indicated between Pershore and Evesham.. | images/18_image_20.png | OGL v1.0 | [
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] | An{e Fl;fa (eten nL [2- Antenty pacehlau Seebl Kon 1 Cen ALue Chura hill an ATt K a Wlite CeA Biclttp 0" ic Neo Ehin Aa Fa Oddtoite 3t frd I"lof ixt"C KK "toke Auneffi eeu Mudlss Da Keo (danne (at Wickluu (en Eckingtu (#utl: . Wryt Wt/ 4ene Ks 78- atf (Juilaa Dom 7 ai 1mraddsa| Wunineton Ale ate "at JJ et" Wue "ferkl... | ||
This is a plan,of a coastal section of the Lleyn Peninsula in,Wales., The numerical annotations, or spot heights, shown in red ink at the top of hills and eminences,are trigonometrically tested altitudes. This drawing is formally titled and the area of the land recorded,as 100.8 square miles. The manuscript paper carri... | images/19_image_21.png | OGL v1.0 | [
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] | Ae MtS . Jania4 Tortele A! Eee Feaen 7254f CARNARVONSHIRE comIrd Iunoing T {[ " 11,ERA Ukli Yt AL T4 Rziul" Fnl #f Tlr 7oC Dact Rokt Jxo ~aa Ooe fn ~o sucbnztf" Cttan TR K Jua OOC 740/'1 Kalteie Lr> Elf Ki E7T 4r7s R80it "TM Wfe J" > Ju JI D"= Xdu Ja"MK> | ||
This drawing covers the boundary between the counties of Cardiganshire and Montgomeryshire. The border is marked as a red pecked line, following the course of the River Dovey for much of its length. Archaeological sites are noted in gothic script, an obligatory feature after 1816. A dot within a red triangle r... | images/20_image_22.png | OGL v1.0 | [
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] | 988 J [tdi"omtia Ute Cel /t et 336 33 989 | ||
This drawing was surveyed in 1797, the year Napoleon declared that France "must destroy the English monarchy, or expect itself to be destroyed by these intriguing and enterprising islanders… Let us concentrate all our efforts on the navy and annihilate England. That done, Europe is at our feet." The detail with which... | images/21_image_23.png | OGL v1.0 | [
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] | F Wntaet CnneeT Ctac {een Aon Irv" Kimt Cns {e knstt Ceare Krtma FKFSMOU"TH Mat LX>XTTT S P I T 75 LAL k M [I kj X {P 'D" | ||
The Roman road, south to Hereford and beyond, runs across the Arrow Valley and Shobdon Marshes from top to bottom of this plan., At lower right, the River Arrow joins the River Lugg south of Leominster., The surrounding countryside appears intensively farmed., Throughout this region of Herefordshire,,based on rich red ... | images/22_image_24.png | OGL v1.0 | [
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Topography and areas of natural shelter were both of great importance in planning,any military campaign., To this end, inclines and woodland are clearly indicated on this drawing., The main communication routes are highlighted in yellow., Some roads have been pin-marked along their lengths, proof that the draughtsman u... | images/23_image_25.png | OGL v1.0 | [
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] | Kusdor 1i/ 654 4044 ant Trohkrouoh Ilann# fori Viea Jreshkorouch Tosscsio Wo"fer4 7 Dotx!eta Wogot 61 Jltreston Wa Chill_ JoCC Lrr Mka Ha nr Icf for Mo Newton Crk ou larnseo Efl Jaa verdiscot fa= Q6iear 6Wat Woot litoh Bardycstrirat Wnnog Hanshouc Woo Shcotacs Corfort Jci Gatarttt 02 Henan tt Hlunahecua Cn uuxu Tesberr... | ||
A dashed black-ink line runs along the boundary of Surrey and Sussex at the bottom of this plan of the North Downs., The bottom right of the manuscript carries a blue- rubber stamp from the 1950s, indicating that the plan was held in the Ordnance Survey Medium and Small Scales Division.. | images/24_image_26.png | OGL v1.0 | [
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] | Date %f Surrey IIC 1806,7, 8,9 &10. O Booklmn eft Aat eraamaCi RAuN Laupxfielal Prnktrn Ent CrU Llr Irckog Raw: srachu5) Atnbfont A i "Ksutanss Fw? Langfieldl ordmance Burvey Manubcript AuG,1256 8 fesar Kn DLVASION Ser - , KaJt KT: M. S. | ||
The contouring technique used by Robert Dawson on this map precedes the introduction of obligatory contouring on Ordnance Survey maps in 1839-40. Short watercolour lines ('hachures'), drawn with a brush, follow the direction of slope and are paced to indicate the steepness of relief. Colour washes are steadily built up... | images/25_image_27.png | OGL v1.0 | [
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.This plan is dominated by arable land divided by straight, water-filled dykes., This was a new landscape in the English fenlands., It was only in the preceding century that the Dutch engineer Vermuyden had designed the elaborate system of drains and river diversions that made possible the conversion of pasture to arab... | images/26_image_28.png | OGL v1.0 | [
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] | Soudhy Mate Tlr 2halng Pjot Eullun lonnouun Junc Rt" Ct ' ( ( ( < Wuta Dontn Fi Ln Jisud Mlurc fo AuM AuA "ai Milur (act OnD Xduc Ivoxtat .Fhnee € (t Kcstfinl sltuec kolud sirafihum Munufard 29 2.0 5 ( h ~v 'Flecd Quae uer 6 msusm | ||
This plan of the Sussex coast from Fairlight to Rye Bay is made up of two separate sheets of paper joined together, with detail extending over the joins. It was drawn on rectangular sheet lines and is enclosed by a black border. Fields are coloured brown where cultivated, and green or black where untilled. Stone struct... | images/27_image_29.png | OGL v1.0 | [
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This drawing has been shaded to give an indication of relative relief. Against this block shading, the network of roads stands out clearly in white. The Thames and its tributaries are turquoise and the draughtsman has indicated the various islands between its banks. In the bottom right, an ink inscription reads: 'This ... | images/28_image_31.png | OGL v1.0 | [
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This plan covers a section of the Cambrian Mountains from Denbigh in the Vale of Clwyd, at the top, to the valley of the River Dee, which forms a boundary at the bottom right of the map. The drawing is formally titled and the area of the land recorded as 181.1792 square miles. Archaeological sites are named in gothi... | images/29_image_32.png | OGL v1.0 | [
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This map of the Rainham Marshes in Kent is drawn on rectangular sheet lines, enclosed by a black border. Fields are coloured brown where cultivated, and green or blank if untilled. Stonework buildings or structures are drawn in red ink at the major settlement of Rainham, at the bottom right of the plan. Infilled... | images/30_image_33.png | OGL v1.0 | [
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] | 3 Kirtb C an ' Bitriitntn RATNIAM Aepct f t | ||
This plan presents a seciton of the South Downs coastline from Littlehampton at the bottom left to Old Shoreham at bottom right. The meandering River Arun forms the left-hand boundary. Produced against the background of the Napoleonic Wars, the drawing shows the vulnerable south coast heavily defended against invasion.... | images/31_image_34.png | OGL v1.0 | [
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] | Kn tlonorta OCCrM Gate "Eitos Kridoc Fiin Fulborauc Stopham (tingtun Mnrnrtart ~rmx"t Tke uI Henfield Hardl1 Jumar Ts/ TnAn FRacechon Ghd Wiggvnhale I"orom) WJu 4r C Voldualthain Gc Wisgshalt[(mor VNtor Grithan Judlo: Jtill Mrn Ra e Te dt, Irure H O Idul te "/bbpts Foa {kkon Buneton Chapel Ihculey Wild Erek A C u {frhs... | ||
A triangulation diagram covers this whole drawing. This was used to plot the location of significant features around which other topographical details could be added., Trigonometric altitudes are recorded at the summit of inclines, while short disconnected lines are drawn in blue watercolour to represent relief - a tec... | images/32_image_35.png | OGL v1.0 | [
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] | laarsss? Ot Avlamf~ Alofi Butt Yeear rrl Iuanick Dr G4 IoA {i"ions 16k Aan ooino tfsfay A Snorto_ Psonh&l 7 Ory [iosxk Avyantie O*ni "Isimtnust OsraaIsi Jn Jl Vlat Abo= 'Ts Iurkns Ruutons 'On Jr 16unt 'anst Tw? Aneh Azk /80 & En % [amarsn Sank Jalrrttn . 4,ntd Jz' Qwrm pridse 03 "p | ||
Observation stations outside the boundaries of the landmass are indicated by red dots within pencil circles., These stations were used,to plot prominent features of an area being mapped -,such as church spires - in order to construct a grid., A red line thus -..-..-..- indicates the boundary between counties Somerset a... | images/33_image_36.png | OGL v1.0 | [
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.Depicted in blue at the top right of the plan, the Sleaford Canal was opened at the beginning of the 19th century., It was used primarily to,export cereal and other agricultural produce from Sleaford and surrounding areas, and to import coal for domestic and industrial purposes.,The availability of coal led to,the,gro... | images/34_image_38.png | OGL v1.0 | [
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] | (8 Ja" Dnlu Annck Km8vk Bransaa{l Lols ~ie # Drso% UocRitt LOREn[ KIholne Cnoo[ Joia Crnwell JAoas {trt "(pannrl Jntlc Lcasina Bt Juat Hiri te [ Haua Gdrdt #iu: Ofnfl 3ul WVu Ct tEI JRauce6, Xoc Mat Idnl NR Avloy North Raucelyy SETFORD Hcekington Buten Allvmtl {utb Raurtut 4uhtn Fn Qutrug Grent Hale Tan Wr ht" Ie tr M... | ||
This plan of north east London extends from the Isle of Dogs and Wapping at the bottom, to 'Layton Stone' and Epping Forest at the top. Field boundaries infilled with stripes depict tilled land. Major settlements are drawn in red ink. North of Stoke Newington, to the top left, a road is plotted as a series of fixe... | images/35_image_39.png | OGL v1.0 | [
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] | Irayton Stone Layton 'Epfnor Poresk' hock Stoke Newington Tackuey ~BonnerkFcct( Stratfon "Bethna{ 6 5 ~Ketlmal Ch. "pitat- Ficlds Clrist Cha Midd= IslckwaI( R < & ( h Wapping; Chue] /3 7& "/11 EL f0 { Georg# (" ( ( h 'eatws AltDk 'P7775 Stoirs Islkvk , /444 {3,9 | ||
This plan covers parts of Worcestershire and Warwickshire. Hills and reliefs are illustrated by a combination of brushwork interlining ('hachures'), layering of colour washes and the use of aerial perspective. Tollroads are highlighted in buff and milestones noted along their routes.. | images/36_image_42.png | OGL v1.0 | [
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The Cotswold Hills dominate the landscape around Stow depicted in this plan. Rising gently from the broad, green meadows of the upper Thames, the hills form a dramatic limestone escarpment above the Severn Valley and Evesham Vale. The Jurassic limestone is widely used as building material throughout the Cotswolds, gi... | images/37_image_43.png | OGL v1.0 | [
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] | 843 / 7' . 7 . Janss tuus; Sutu{a/ Wofaut Be Oy" CMre Wonnd Fhacif Iatict"uMst 1<7 ~ 7uLa | ||
This area at the edge of the Cotswolds is dominated by enclosed farmland. Depicted at top left is the Fosse Way, the old Roman road running from Exeter to Lincoln, via Bath, Cirencester and Leicester (where it intersected the Watling Street from London).. | images/38_image_44.png | OGL v1.0 | [
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This drawing covers part of Lincolnshire, showing drains across the fens highlighted in blue. These date from the 17th century, when James I appointed Dutch engineer Cornelius Vermuyden to direct the drainage of the wetlands. Many local people opposed the scheme as the plan involved commonland on which they gra... | images/39_image_45.png | OGL v1.0 | [
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This drawing records the field boundaries and woodland surrounding the towns of Sevenoaks and Kingsdown in Kent. Cultivated land is indicated by a striped pattern, purposely aping the furrows of actual tilled land. Precise instructions for the arrangement of these lines were given in the military manuals. For ... | images/40_image_46.png | OGL v1.0 | [
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.This drawing is orientated toward the south-east. On its reverse, obscured by backing material, is a triangulation diagram used to plot locations accurately. Tin and copper mines are marked, and a key to the symbols used to distinguish them is given at the bottom of the drawing.
"Harmony Cot" is marked as the birthpla... | images/41_image_47.png | OGL v1.0 | [
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This drawing is delicately shaded and subtly coloured, with yellow-tinted communication routes and red-ink stone buildings. Indistinct triangulation lines, corresponding to focal points of the drawing, appear on the reverse of the manuscript. A rough pencil circle is drawn around South Molton, the largest settle... | images/42_image_48.png | OGL v1.0 | [
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] | P Buklm Lafl|#a Eet "*1 J {cc n/l UCtt IAuaact Uc/ Muaa JMe Alaaaeeleeane Td~ Sdn Dcttn4 1av {5# fn Idno- Xmnfay A #ensnslcigh _ Tottae HAan Cne [0 tfts Aens e Teht "ckirsten Vnf= Kdcr A/ Kahanaush Ment Oeder ntrita TThatrdie Ttut 4nc4 4 2148 ( < _ Ucur Turois 44 Utt Oa" / 804 - | ||
This plan of the Gower peninsula and Swansea Bay shows the contemporary development of Swansea harbour at the mouth of the River Towe. It also details the canals connecting this tidal port to the coalfields of the Swansea Valley and to Llansamlet, where coal had been worked extensively since the 18th century.. | images/43_image_51.png | OGL v1.0 | [
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The county boundary of Buckinghamshire and Northamptonshire is depicted to the right of the sheet as a red pecked line. It can be seen following sections of the River Ouse. Two ancient forests are also shown: the Royal Forest of Whittlewood, a medieval hunting forest, is at middle left; and Salcey Forest, the h... | images/44_image_52.png | OGL v1.0 | [
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] | 577 637 Dme 4 VEWT MawL Ftn CuSOH HACE 229 TlKtTORD | ||
This drawing of the area north-east of Birmingham was executed by Robert Dawson, who used different shades of green to distinguish land uses. Sutton Coldfield is depicted at lower right, Aldridge at the top left. Tamworth is top middle; Coleshill lower middle. The River Tame flows north to Tamworth. Atherstone and Nu... | images/45_image_53.png | OGL v1.0 | [
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] | TAtl7 Haddecl Dneeonn Au WL Injt (lul Ta euntale Vt Oee Mi rata 01d2 25 Ls? Lst; Kee a t 44e 457 257 | ||
This plan of a section of the Vale of Clwyd is formally titled with the scale of the drawing noted and the area of the land recorded as 188.84 square miles. Archaeological sites are named in gothic script. Colour washes depicting relief are combined with numerical annotations ('spot heights') in red and black ink, i... | images/46_image_54.png | OGL v1.0 | [
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] | ( F [)E I "* I 0 H 4 % LiIY' Inhhueaecho l "r,{10u' 4 _ 1y 4 ( 1 T h | 111. %04? m R:iiu:o | '~21 30,9 ('O(T | 1 . Rt" 3 Y | ||
The drawing of this plan was begun in 1817 and completed in 1827. Because of many erasures and corrections, the drawing is cracked and dirty, and therefore hard to read. An area calculation table survives in black ink,in the bottom left margin. | images/47_image_55.png | OGL v1.0 | [
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This plan of Chine Head shows the southern cliffs of the Isle of Wight and the downland behind Ventnor. The drawing is made on rectangular sheet lines, enclosed by a black border. Fields are coloured brown where cultivated, and green or blank if untilled. Coniferous trees are distinguished pictorially from deciduou... | images/48_image_56.png | OGL v1.0 | [
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] | JAND paa Mam"Fu Qana (MNEHAD 82/ A6cLJn / & /0 AAuJe | ||
This plan of the Isle of Wight extends from Sandown Bay, at the bottom right, to Haven Street, at the top. The drawing is made on rectangular sheet lines, enclosed by a black border. Fields are coloured brown where cultivated, and green or blank if untilled. Stonework buildings or structures are drawn in red ink at... | images/49_image_57.png | OGL v1.0 | [
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] | SHdk= Ulan- MeVE C Ma ea Je Fe rORFIn ISEAaN DCV (VUTERCLIFT Mae Jntn 6 4 f" fn Aaaeat | ||
The border between Devon and Cornwall is shown running along the River Tamer from Horse Bridge to New Bridge., Mining is evident around Peter Tavy to the central right of the picture, while Mill Hill Slate Quarry is prominent in the middle of the region., There are more quarries just above Sampford Spiny, to the bottom... | images/50_image_58.png | OGL v1.0 | [
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] | BRExT Tr Loul Rt DOTTIFUN IE Dor FI E D SToKE CLLMV SLAND_ SovrHSrDNAM Portentown Aldan Trleid #HartowS Cuilicoomb&. UtkeJ DCCNEITA Chuter Hors Furtela DJudhs {bol LOHa sI Kcl HaI . M MARY TFr. 7#an} Mucyor Oam Fondky {Otrn Ora V/ LHamt Bracksia VatleyE Kulworthy But Ofrn ongfurd tA PETRR Tir: Hur" Lauobr Harrorgre itt... | ||
.This map covers part of Worcestershire., The right-hand boundary of the plan is formed by a Roman road, Ikenild Street., Another such road, the Salt Way, is drawn across the middle of the sheet., In Roman times, this road connected the salt mines at Droitwich,,near the top right, with Alcester, at the bottom. .... | images/51_image_59.png | OGL v1.0 | [
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] | Jllaec& Acee Fritf 6 crk.W 1 Matt KrovevkC Ya= x6t B, Tke F (lu hunt {lda rn Sudlex Doer C [ Hi Prnal JAatu Ken= K Cvudlen Osbtr Tuha Lodta 76 J)f Tfrk {no"Mro Uo Jth Uoura K*" Jnnf Tbnc (aa/ W el 1a06X uaun 014y "4 Udington Dortto Ooucu 7 67 Oz7 0L.4 ' < 66n Flifr Rejr Jea# P Mbur 218 Dols 16n5 | ||
.Carno, Llanbrynmair, Tarranon [Trannon]. .Plan No. 335.H, of part of the SW corner of sheet 60, surveyed in 1833 by William R. Durant under the superintendence of Robert Dawson. .,. | images/52_image_60.png | OGL v1.0 | [
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] | H ~SEE H-CS2 J Jon-aa ? / i [ PLan Y" 355_H ef part %f' the A.W: 9 Jheet 60 Survgyed in 1833 by William RDurrant under Lhle Supenintevc en0e Dcwso Jeale inehes 07 € Jred maele 10*5574 Sy Miles th2 Llanbrynmair O1ss @ 4. " {o ~f 771 "dturddss eltn Dolgns X Bty? Geh-Zs/ Prne Y $Y {o Rotn 7ef 'Rart-Miich 71 Pi 7"( Kssr N... | ||
Relief is shown on this drawing by dense brushwork interlining ('hachures'), with the summits of inclines left bare. It is partly the concern with accurate representation of relief that sets these drawings apart from the earlier county maps. Individual trees are shown with their shadows falling to the left. Rocky ou... | images/53_image_61.png | OGL v1.0 | [
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] | Enoioo Nenouah CombcmFantn TrA- Hnalnen HnnlaA Coltinswell JnJua kcrswell Vaa Unaeain SUM C lrae Kuotf J Icelo Krt Ils anen Vom Vace= nutshasong ~fkanke r 07t Teet Jfe = T 0 R ` B ' A Y Ie Tninel ""rt Ikvtn" | ||
This plan of the Vale of Gloucester is indicative of the draughtman's convention of "relative command": the indication of relative heights of hills by numbers; hill 3 being higher than hill 2, for example. Brushwork interlining ('hachuring') and ink washes further depict relief. Pencil rays intersect across the m... | images/54_image_63.png | OGL v1.0 | [
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] | Mal Lnu Elly Cc Kv Kae Aei 0rice Yo 1Xn Aavc RM Jreil 6r Ker DKIkesne Ainannn TL M Aan (uz ~inato L" ~mtneda ~haiea a Tuiht K JoC Hi M Tu Jj"k" INCHOM 71 "xR ' Malcr Af} Salt) {xeAouy" Cr I n JfA"p (anu Kalilyuns CUD IiV 8 /18 0 & 1.. GLOCESTAR Kia"" T Ien | ||
Long, straight cattle droves are a feature of this part of Lincolnshire and are depicted to the right of the sheet near the dykes and canals constructed to drain the fens. These date from the 17th century, when James I appointed Dutch engineer Cornelius Vermuyden to direct the drainage of the wetlands. Many local ... | images/55_image_64.png | OGL v1.0 | [
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] | Feteena T dy 1 MT"lead _ 1"46 Tj7d Meehringhai EaoMl Klenl Coninaky C(anm Wtcf "tt ehall Ta Cr Keustn CptterAbeer Kilaur Aaa H { D AShy DA Luld motleMi7 orringn 7p Sort El Dno Locs le f 4n% Fat4 Ct EVni 'Carr Luthau 0; 'Ae 278 Ctota/5 fks "C Riny | ||
This plan of part of East Carmarthenshire and West Pembrokeshire shows the county border as a red line near the right margin of the sheet. A table above the plan gives trigonometrical data. Triangulation,lines in pencil are clearly visible outside the surveyed area. Colour washes are used to indicate relief, with numbe... | images/56_image_66.png | OGL v1.0 | [
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] | ('MItkn ECRuM 4ant Inie #vl= 8 8 ` 3 ` ~ | ||
This drawing represents the relative relief of the landscape by light shading and interlining in pencil. Parallel pecked lines indicate paths across open land. Achling Ditch, a Roman road, runs diagonally across the drawing. To the left of the road is Blandford Race Ground and Telegraph. As well as being a racecourse u... | images/57_image_67.png | OGL v1.0 | [
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] | Ktmun chale Jirid Arait = Acltatn 7o" "Ce /14 4 O /80 4 = | ||
This drawing covers the counties of Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Wiltshire, with their boundaries indicated by pecked lines. The Roman road to Bath is tinted yellow to highlight it as a major communication route. A dotted line leading from Sapperton indicates the Sapperton Tunnel, which was opened in 1789. Linked t... | images/58_image_68.png | OGL v1.0 | [
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] | F BERRS BERK WiT UtoN Geccla BERES /814 Y4 44f 7_ | ||
Thomas Budgen surveyed the majority of the Welsh plans, and is probably author of this drawing of the Severn Estuary. The plan is a good example of the use of black and red ink to distinguish between wooden and masonry structures. Chepstow Bridge, on the River Wye, is illustrated with red piers and a black roadway.... | images/59_image_69.png | OGL v1.0 | [
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The two smooth humps of Brown Clee Hill dominate the landscape east of Ludlow. With its summit rising to 1,772 ft, Brown Clee is the highest point in Shropshire and was,an iron-age settlement, hosting three hillforts.,Below Brown Clee, the plan shows another isolated hill fort at Titterstone Clee.,At an altitude of,1,7... | images/60_image_70.png | OGL v1.0 | [
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] | [' ' " . ' ( ! 1 ! '73 ( 20 12 | ||
This plan records the Norfolk coastline, famous for its remote and diverse landscape. Sweeping sandy beaches, grass-tufted dunes and tidal inlets are all depicted. Light pencil interlinings ('hachures') are used to represent the gently rolling chalkland and glacial moraines leading away from the coast.. | images/61_image_72.png | OGL v1.0 | [
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] | An % [th 4l= 79-44128 Jai4- Jef; %6' Milt~ARiy ' 5 3l &tt 4 O4 36+15 $331.5.14 24 Gkwrias Bnty 2431 p"" | ||
This plan covering the tidal Humber Estuary and the confluence of the rivers Trent and Humber in north Lincolnshire. Along the Humber, the draughtsman has drawn lines or stripes at right angles to the flow of the water. This is an unusual technique: lines were usually drawn parallel to to the course. A section o... | images/62_image_73.png | OGL v1.0 | [
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] | cktid Clae [ {Telitala ai 292 Then | ||
This plan of the southern fringes of Snowdonia includes the Manod and Moelwyn mountains. The drawing is formally titled, with the scale of the drawing noted and the area of the land recorded as 188.84 square miles. Archaeological sites are named in gothic script. Colour washes depicting relief are combined with numeric... | images/63_image_74.png | OGL v1.0 | [
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] | CARNARVON DENETCHSHIRE oit; [t aeta Aii; Ii | ||
This drawing of Caernarfon Bay is formally titled in the top left margin. An area calculation table survives in black ink with the area surveyed totalling 160;184.1761 square miles. Archaeological sites are named in gothic script. Colour washes depicting relief are combined with numerical annotations ('spot heights') i... | images/64_image_75.png | OGL v1.0 | [
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] | ~nrt CARNARVONSTITRE Be e 1 . 30 6 | ||
Robert Dawson is author of this drawing, which shows west Wales from Carmarthenshire to Cardigan Bay. One of the best surveyors and draughtsmen, Dawson was employed on the Ordnance Survey for over forty years, also working as an instructor. Below the formal title of the plan, in the top left margin, is an area calculat... | images/65_image_76.png | OGL v1.0 | [
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] | 3o % Jart CARDA (AIV YHIKE; " CAEMTHGNMTE Je /8/4 3 0 | ||
This plan of the Menai Strait extends along the coastline of Conway Bay from Penmaenmawr to Conway. Triangles are ruled in ink and pencil across the map, allowing the location of individual topographical features to be plotted. Colour washes depicting relief are combined with numerical annotations ('spot heights') indi... | images/66_image_77.png | OGL v1.0 | [
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] | "1RT 0] CARNART ONSHIRE ND 07 ANCLESEY 16" /822 | ||
The county boundary of Denbighshire and Flintshire is indicated here by a red pecked line. The plan is formally titled, with a note in the top left corner explaining that it has been copied from the original protraction with north facing upwards instead of true. A triangulation diagram appears on the reverse of the dra... | images/67_image_78.png | OGL v1.0 | [
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] | TNr {pa ~kad dos Rxlnandt T _neg tst RFons "C" PLAN?O D" pnm NE %"rtsr 8: 477"1 {an" 1#0 ctiu Mt Jibr 3 { Rsk" D Lo A 60*6262 JMre "l ~62 An 4 (cola {nakz 76/t_ Oott Oo= O9o Ya A_ R5 CooC 0~St G4 Einulealat O AnLun Stais Tw, 0-44 /83<= 34 0 & 274 aValKad FFL l 2 / 7 | ||
This plan of the Isle of Wight shows the River Medina flowing north into the Solent Channel, at the top of the map between West and East Cowes. The drawing is made on rectangular sheet lines, enclosed by a black border. Stonework buildings and structures are drawn in red ink at major settlements such as Newtown and Cow... | images/68_image_79.png | OGL v1.0 | [
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] | 0181 071r/ €h 0" " Jnan- | ||
Her Majesty's Prison at Dartmoor in Devon was built in 1802 for French captives. It appears at the top left of this drawing, alongside the words 'Prison of War'. The map is not conventionally orientated with north at the top. A turnpike road running from Moretonhampstead to Randlestown, coloured yellow, forms the upper... | images/69_image_80.png | OGL v1.0 | [
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] | 25 44s Tj MoRETON ILMRSTEAD 26441 4/4 / 80 _ 23 C' | ||
This plan of the Sussex Weald shows Cowfold and Henfield to the left, with Fetching and Newick to the right. The map is in very poor condition and difficult to read. Field boundaries are recorded, with disconnected pencil strokes indicating relief ('hachures') only faintly discernible.. | images/70_image_81.png | OGL v1.0 | [
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] | 3 X 8 & Olt Smh Rrtles M ~Shsttich See Fletchiu fllc (tild njdt AId Va Vee "lr Lito mt OWwn Chailv ~lt? One Fn Druues K Wi ik m ceeelemt Inavulris Ois: Mrfel_ Kldr" R oaef" Datar Fie! #ckd Wl Newisk Jln Tu' Srn Vul Mad FrI Jo 'Ea GSE ae Ce enna FIa Cifurn Nil "u= Mhbvtetubt frl Gurneh" Fenlanaeg Kc Trmu maa Place Alan ... | ||
This plan of the Dungeness promontory in Kent is drawn on rectangular sheet lines and enclosed by a black border. Fields are coloured brown where cultivated, and green or blank if untilled. Stonework buildings or structures are drawn in red ink at major settlements like Lydd and New Romney. Produced against the backgr... | images/71_image_82.png | OGL v1.0 | [
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This drawing is very worn with some areas missing. The Ordnance Survey Letter Book notes that Mr Budgen was to be at Dorchester "on a new piece of work on the 29th Day of this Month", allowing us to be fairly certain of the authorship of this drawing. Maiden Castle - at 47 acres the largest iron age hillfort in Europe ... | images/72_image_83.png | OGL v1.0 | [
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] | CA Qn TKTuR "inava{itrftf Fiwbu Wat Kir Onn4trt " worcbte YLLn Wil DVd < Heeee TCn( To Set Maet | ||
Daventry is at lower right in this plan of part of Northamptonshire, situated near large canal-feeder reservoirs. Turnpike roads are highlighted in buff throughout the area. The money raised by such toll roads, established during the coaching era of the 18th century, raised money that contributed significantly to the d... | images/73_image_84.png | OGL v1.0 | [
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] | Duncluurcla Je Traukl ;r-[on A ick- Leminalon Mrslitdx (uloregil Wollltam #rtitm Seth Ruso VatI Ua 7777 ) 74 /8/3 254 | ||
Details of this drawing are corrected in heavy black ink with crosses placed over incorrect field boundaries and communication routes. Red pecked lines form a grid over the drawing. These are triangulation lines, which the draughtsman used to plot features of the landscape. A characteristically straight Roman road is s... | images/74_image_85.png | OGL v1.0 | [
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] | AniTORD Onta Lu Mecnode {29 /2 9 74 | ||
A section of the English south coast from Dunster to Watchet is covered by this drawing. Sand is indicated by a speckled grey wash, with grey shapes signifying rocks. Although it was not compulsory to include archaeological sites at the time of this map's survey, the draughtsman has noted an iron age settlement near Wi... | images/75_image_86.png | OGL v1.0 | [
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The cliffs of Dover are shown almost pictorially on this plan, with dark striations indicating steepness. Relief is shown elsewhere by shading and interlining ('hachuring'). Field boundaries are observed. The sandy coast is represented by a speckled pattern and grassland by a green wash. Dover Castle is seen in plan, w... | images/76_image_87.png | OGL v1.0 | [
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.A turnpike road, shown in faded yellow ochre, forms the southern boundary of this map of the Berkshire chalklands. It runs from Speenhamland, at the bottom left of the plan, to Woolhampton, at the right. The mileage appears alongside the route in black-ink figures, and toll gates are marked. Correspondence in the Ordn... | images/77_image_89.png | OGL v1.0 | [
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.Records from the Ordnance Survey Letter Book suggest that Edmund Crocker surveyed the turnpike road from Hungerford to Marlborough and William Stanley, draughtsman, made the drawing. The road is coloured yellow ochre and one side is thickened to indicate its importance. Notes of mileage in ink figures appear alongside... | images/78_image_90.png | OGL v1.0 | [
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] | MALBORO/Gn 4hude THE artborowh urnipilg 3Roa) Ruf 73m (' MARLBOR 0 UGT To IITN(ERFORD, SSavernake Forest Suregred in-Jamuarv 1816 _ ruddle 65ml rotldlc Ftrm . 71 ML TH A t Eed Knon{ Forma 1 Totmnur Sena Frosficld Gate Froxlield_ 3 Lelum (m Gtegqrmins Widon%s tandyrov€ GA Wil 651. 5 CALE . Tw Inehes One Mile Kurracks an... | ||
.This plan of the hilly Weald of Sussex runs from Maresfield and Rotherfield on the left of the map, past East Hoathly at the central bottom, to Wadhurst and Dallington on the right. The village of Frant, home of the Ordnance Survey draughtsman, Charles Budgen, appears at the top of the plan. .The location of wo... | images/79_image_91.png | OGL v1.0 | [
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] | Ja HAWfr Rio R aterwatex Whurs( Aatle Fe Ju Edherlicd_ L- BAn= hankai/ 7n43 Onl ~fr ~ [G Flaent Becnt ak 67 Wl Dreun" Ocr Ltnd Minrlnd almerdaut ##r" amuic ARorin Cdan I Futadoa Rcat( { K Tnulemr Ast Ficu 7orvo Jl "503o9 mdn | ||
This drawing covers the land either side of the Ex River. Exeter, the largest settlement, is shown in great detail. A barracks, poor house and 'New Gaol' are shown by red blocks on the outskirts of the settlement. The main road leading into Exeter is tinted yellow to indicate its status as a major communication route. ... | images/80_image_93.png | OGL v1.0 | [
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] | Witltone Hockwerthy Pinho Lvonh Shon Lo Une Edute Fn 'Eleston Barrack ! TGate David: Dmotess St Sidwellk [tehsr Lor A Wond Ilo Larct Obco Hacr FXETER ~Henitree fastwooa Ga er Sowton euards Passt Wonfora Matt Wood Out Middle Thomas 3 Gu T L" Moor Men Arc fina Cowtck Sandy Gate Lnor okons (tost A ioone Ksort Alphington D... | ||
This plan of the area around the mouth of the River Exe is comprised of two sheets joined together. The meticulous detail of the survey extends to recording sandbanks and details of the river bed. Relief is indicated by interlining ('hachuring') and shading. Stippling and stripes distinguish different land usage. A fai... | images/81_image_94.png | OGL v1.0 | [
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This drawing, showing the area around Eynsford in Kent, is covered by a network of red rays, radiating from fixed points marking triangulation stations. These stations, usually sites of relative physical eminence, provided a framework within which to survey the topography of the land. On this plan, red lines radiate fr... | images/82_image_95.png | OGL v1.0 | [
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A blue watercolour wash has been used here to describe relief, with the summits of hills left bare. Dense forestation in the area is indicated by rashes of small trees. Main communication routes are coloured buff-yellow, conforming to military cartographic convention. A red pecked line describes the county boundary.. | images/83_image_96.png | OGL v1.0 | [
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The western boundary of this plan is formed by the Peddars Way, a Roman road laid down circa AD61. The ruins of Castle Acre are depicted along this road. Excavations here have uncovered a unique grain-processing plant, comprising a granary, a barn, a kilnhouse, a malthouse and a brewhouse. To the north-east of the cast... | images/84_image_97.png | OGL v1.0 | [
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] | MoEaaa Yantie 304 - Am~no J"eImient (aurs Lr FaKT J NomOHK Iv" EVMetoatf" 1877 TTarnn eenetl I" 2 30 {8( Y Fe D | ||
The words 'Trig Point' are noted to the far left of the drawing, below Bodney. They indicate points from which angular measurements were taken in order to plot accurately the location of prominent landscape features. The pencil interlining ('hachuring') and shading that indicate relief have been lightly applied, leavin... | images/85_image_98.png | OGL v1.0 | [
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] | 241 /63 L'RT NORFOLA EIMctulf Suen = G6ecr 19' W 767 I7lelu | ||
This map features surveyor Robert Dawson's distinctive contouring technique: soft brushwork interlining ('hachuring') combined with numerical notation of relative relief. Dawson has detailed hillforts, medieval castles, barrows and antiquities, including Helmen Tor and St. Prideaux in the north and Fowey Castle and St.... | images/86_image_100.png | OGL v1.0 | [
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] | Aulno Jmard Mx Anek k ' ^ KF4 /6 52 . | ||
This outline plan in black and white ink follows the East Sussex coastline from Fairlight, at the bottom, to Beckley and Northiam, at the top. Such drawings represent the halfway point between the original protraction and the 'fair copy', and give no indication of relative relief. Triangles ruled in red ink cover the m... | images/87_image_101.png | OGL v1.0 | [
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This plan shows North Pembrokeshire and the Fishguard Bay, with Llanllowar Mountain and other peaks of the Preseli Mountains near the right margin of the sheet. Fishguard was the scene of the last invasion of Britain. In 1797, French warships were fired on by the cannons of Fishguard Fort, indicated in red just outside... | images/88_image_102.png | OGL v1.0 | [
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] | Ly2 - AX Mik/6?2- 1 1J Jla ~ UEn Oaatf 1 1 ~ M 6 ".1= K " Gre OY Jac AGln gan Can 0nA ff Pionkcolt" "L Ilrt a Twrev" Xc Gi Kt Yc melh" rste So Katratttat4a rni6 dt"" 7e Kanrnena Zi YAn J 7- 77 "Lt 'T' Jo T;sint Cranc "xernt ~dvnath Ta Wnte Jninn 0e Faed"e TAEA (th unr Jnke" MnlMe Due An he Wys Ms r Oice Dte 0 JWantu I5... | ||
This plan covers north-west Norfolk, an area characterised by arable and grassland interspersed with mixed woodland. Rainham Park at lower right and Melton Park in the centre are good examples of 18th-century formal gardens. Isolated villages and dispersed farms represent the dominant settlement pattern in an area made... | images/89_image_103.png | OGL v1.0 | [
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] | Kcso (roumrins Kt Aut 77 /n853on FiiG. Uanetanan toa sufmhen umt Centa Ur 'ntrj Vaeon Torll Seot Jicmef K"rn { F"erord 'Ilfmns JoMm Aem enhurwna Ikrll {njanr Cnt Gac Tan Lf (Nkiff "Txrlling: Hertt Ja#Wles KeMo" OU { ; ` /3/ 57 2114 | ||
A note in the bottom left corner of this drawing records the date it was received at the Drawing Office in the Tower of London, where final reduced copies of the plans were made. It is one of the few drawings to make reference to the Tower. A triangulation drawing appears on the reverse, along with an area calculation,... | images/90_image_104.png | OGL v1.0 | [
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] | PLAN 4734_ {urtor'dh ( otrorFhst TV7 Qmigkr Herix Allngke Jrs 'Vate Jtntrnn- *r0s1? eimurWit Veie Ji | ||
Drawing of an area to the east of Folstone in Kent, showing Hawkinge and West Hougham. Dense brushwork interlining ('hachuring') is used in this plan to indicate the contours of the land. Wavy lines indicate woodland. Compared to the later surveys, this drawing is very crude, suggesting it is a preliminary sketc... | images/91_image_105.png | OGL v1.0 | [
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] | J Mmeta Vono Wlfham 8 N Rwll M4 | ||
This drawing highlights Bath and the River Avon. Major communication routes are coloured yellow/buff, according to military cartographic convention. Shading and 'hachuring' denote relief and give an overall impression of the undulating landscape. The Somerset Coal Canal is clearly visible leading into Bath. It w... | images/92_image_106.png | OGL v1.0 | [
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This rough field sketch was drawn on three pieces of paper, subsequently joined and mounted on stiff card. Featuring corrections in black and red ink, it provides a good contrast with more finished drawings. The draughtsman has recorded relief and the layout of the settlements. An avenue of trees near Henwood is repres... | images/93_image_107.png | OGL v1.0 | [
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] | Tuuworth Hen wood /Jo7€4 Por Herriad € Upton grey HorLon Oolo Westen Pabrick Vashe $ Gret Tile Barn Femya Dean usoutk WVarn boreugh alen 7"88 amino Long nar Flook fhald {Gren Aholden alnj Golden P Cshfzece Shaldon (ratnthor? Uurn atn $ Cronaa Untdor Honl o mer1 Upper Jwan 0Bur Penta {Ata Bzocrkurse bquzn (nehor Kena be... | ||
.This map is in excellent condition and has retained its colour through two centuries. The turquoise wash, used to indicate water, remains particularly bright and vibrant. Commonland is the most prominent topographical feature in the drawing, denoted by open dotting. Large commons are shown at Frensham, Fernham, Thursl... | images/94_image_109.png | OGL v1.0 | [
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] | Ls Ioau! uott urklnmhr Nnelon Frensluni Fae'ALUA) Veclna 4M JChWW 0Mloe- Wa tf Tof Fr Se Chu-le Ert 5t Ke Va JrV) ~te Knr A 07/2 809 8 9wri ~ck 87 | ||
.This drawing is formally titled and includes an area-calculation table. Trigonometrical stations are indicated by dots with radiating pencil lines marking the angular measurements taken from these points. Trigonometrically surveyed heights are marked in red ink at the summits of hills. Primary triangulation stations a... | images/95_image_110.png | OGL v1.0 | [
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] | 597 PAW " ntsnTS% 182. 32.5 8 PE4A by JREo)rwsow 4EA Jcal €, inches Mile 7yoolo fce 28271*964" /i cn KL ( Fa= f T3 4*0496 Vona Fcle 474e1 uito_ 1*26, J 3nace 7c JAUAC 2 Ti {o" %5!" cide Cuuror JU~ (raed #URL Ens Dtxa Diaertk 7s 0l O Hun Cr #ufert Vada Ttr ,nek 873e { &e) /82/ 323 325 336i$ Cp Jr A urs m] ft 37, 72"- 1... | ||
This drawing is formally titled. The scale is recorded and the area of land surveyed noted in square miles. A triangulation diagram appears on the reverse of the drawing. Trigonometrical points are marked by a dot within a triangle.,From these,points, the surveyor took angular measurements to plot prominent features of... | images/96_image_111.png | OGL v1.0 | [
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] | 9*CSE PLAT"2335.€ %f" part %f" the SW2uarter 9f She e t 60 Sarrey ed 1853 6y Crutmpe Giles. {utut Lhe Superintendenee %f Ianbrynmain Robert Dctes= 0TL Illyad fon cate Vo "7Ck 07 € mtile WA"t A red 2*2370 S9 .Miles ber Dicg"ai {Jte back. YJn Hihftoridan dayrged Mnd T; eeck 1in 6y1 Mn Ty Iscf Grl Ct Pyrhelyng Jlar 7Nd Aa... | ||
Pencil orientation lines can be seen around the edges of this drawing. An arrow protruding from Wells indicates the link-point between this and another drawing. The flat lands of Burtle Heath and Kings Sedge Moor occupy half the drawing. Field boundaries and the manmade drainage system are recorded. Toll gates are mark... | images/97_image_112.png | OGL v1.0 | [
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] | Ancn, MCa Clcaaelea afnn Kal Ft #nae 1 7 4' Keeennor Ltot B" | ||
This plan of part of Worcestershire uses different shades of green wash to distinguish woods, meadows, commons and parks. To the left of the manuscript, the narrow ridge of the Malvern Hills rises above the Severn and Tern Valleys. At the centre of the drawing is a north-south ridge formed of igneous rock, with wooded ... | images/98_image_113.png | OGL v1.0 | [
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This drawing covers part of north-east Lincolnshire, showing Grimsby and its harbour on the Humber estuary at top right. An important seaport since the Middle Ages, Grimsby declined in importance as its harbour became blocked by silt from the Humber. The harbour was improved and expanded in the 18th and 19th centuries.... | images/99_image_117.png | OGL v1.0 | [
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