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ACM: Early maps of Cardiganshire


Acc. 3392

Ref: ACM/35-42

'REDUCED SPEED'; SMALL MAPS BASED ON SPEED'S SURVEY

ACM/35
John Seller, 'Cardiganshire', in Camden's Britannia Abridged vol. II (1701). Shows rivers, lakes, principal places. Relief indicated by 'molehills'. Coloured.
Reprint of map of 1695/1703, itself a reduced version of Speed's map (ACM/12 and ACM/13)
M.G. Lewis No. 28.
20.2-21.2 x 18.6 cm

ACM/36
Robert Morden, 'Cardiganshire', in The New Description and State of England (1701/1704). Similar features to previous. Coloured.
First map to show roads: Machynlleth-Aberystwyth; Cwmystwyth-Aberystwyth; Aberystwyth-Cardigan (with two routes south from Aberystwyth); Cardigan-Lampeter. With the exception of the alternative route south of Aberystwyth, these are the routes detailed by Ogilby (1675). Also distinguished by spurious lakes below 'Plymllymon Hill'
Derived from Speed's map (ACM/12 and ACM/13)
M.G. Lewis No. 29.
22.4 x 18.4 cm

ACM/37
John Owen and Emanuel Bowen, 'A Map of Cardiganshire', with 'The Road from London to Aberystwyth', in Britannia Depicta or Ogilby Improved (1720). Similar features to previous, descriptive text beneath. Coloured. Route map of London, Westminster and Southwark on reverse.
Shows Aberystwyth-Lampeter route in addition to those on ACM/36.
Derived from ACM/36 - shows spurious lakes below Plynlimon
For Ogilby's Britannia see ACM/43-51.
M.G. Lewis No. 34.
20 x 12.3-6 cm

ACM/37 (1720)



ACM/38
T. Hutchinson, 'A Correct Map of Cardiganshire', in T. Osborne Geographia Magnae Britanniae, or, Correct Maps of all the Counties... (1748). Similar features to previous, shows Lampeter-Cwmystwyth route in addition to those on ACM/37.
Derived from Speed's map (ACM/12 and ACM/13), but with addition of longitude and latitude, which as indicated in borders, cross the map at an angle (see ACM/33, ACM/52).
M.G. Lewis No. 37.
21.4 x 18.7 cm

ACM/39
John Seller, 'Cardiganshire', in F. Grose Supplement to the Antiquities of England and Wales (1777-87). Reprint of map originally published in Seller's Anglia Contracta (1695) / The History of England (1703). Shows rivers, lakes and principal places, with relief indicated by 'molehills', but not roads. Text beneath, continued on reverse, ends with antiquities worthy of notice. Coloured.
Reprint of reduction of Speed's map (see ACM/35)
M.G. Lewis No. 47.
32 x 22.1 cm

ACM/39 recto (1777-87)


ACM/39 verso



ACM/40
John Seller, 'Cardiganshire' (17--). Reprint of map originally published in Seller's Anglia Contracta (1695) / The History of England (1703). Shows rivers, lakes and principal places, relief indicated by 'molehills'. Text beneath, continued on reverse, ends with antiquities worthy of notice. Coloured.
Reprint of reduction of Speed's map (see ACM/35) 23.4 x 16-16.3 cm

ACM/41
John Seller, 'Cardiganshire' (?1809). Reprint of map originally published in Seller's Anglia Contracta (1695) / The History of England (1703). Similar features to previous. Text beneath, continued on reverse, ends with antiquities worthy of notice.
Note on reverse, 'Other pages in the volume from which this was taken are watermarked 1809'. Coloured.
Reprint of reduction of Speed's map (see ACM/35)
26.6 x 19.3-5 cm

ACM/42
John Seller, 'Cardiganshire' (1809). Reprint of map originally published in Seller's Anglia Contracta (1695) / The History of England (1703). Similar features to and same text as previous. Coloured. Paper watermarked '1809'
Reprint of reduction of Speed's map (see ACM/35)
25.9 x 20.3-5 cm

ACM/42 (1809)



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