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Travel, maps and Holidays
Posted by Iain Brunt on 11/08/2022
People of the past moved about their countries in different ways, and this influenced the way they interacted. It is also very important for looking at how antique maps they made symbolized how they identified with their local area. Often maps of previous centuries show villages that are now non-existent, or curiosities such as landmarks and waypoints that are rather humorous.
Robert Morden was one of the most original and best mapmakers of the seventeenth century. We have many maps is for sale on the website here.
Morden was more than just a mapmaker – he made a significant contribution to the knowledge of the English and Welsh countrysides.
His antique maps would be reissued again and again over the subsequent decades.
