Légende

Engraved map of Northumberland, from drawings of Christopher Saxton, 1579. Dedicated to Queen Elizabeth I. With annotations in the hand of Lord Burghley. From Lord Burghley's Atlas.

Date

1579

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM25A16_379

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

54,8Mo (4,3Mo) / 42,0cm x 32,7cm / 4960 x 3861 (300dpi)

Mots clés

sea coast England library historical coastal map country British geography English color Northumberland Scotland antique text location century Britain handwriting identity cartography atlas concept North Sea border survey United Kingdom British Library manuscript lettering engraved engraving Colour annotation coat of arms 16th century heraldry sixteenth century history historic geographical feature heraldic map-making rural life TGN engraving Mapmaking Christopher Saxton Sir William Cecil Burghley Cecil William Cecil Burghley Lord Burghley William Cecil Lord 1570s Saxton Christopher Regionalism blazon Sir William 1st Baron Burghley 1st Baron Burleigh Heritage Art Shield of Arms Lord Burghley's Atlas