Between about 1675 and his death in
1703, he was based under the sign of the Atlas at premises in Cornhill and New
Cheapside, London. His cartographical output was large and varied.
His best-known maps are those first published in a new edition of William
Camden’s "Britannia" in 1695, and subsequently
reissued in 1722, 1753 and 1772. These maps were manly based on Christopher
Saxton’s maps produced in the 1570s but were updated by new information from
gentlemen of each county, and were newly engraved. Each had a decorated cartouche,
and showed numerous place names. In 1701 Morden also produced a
series of smaller county maps often known as ‘Miniature Morden’s’.
In contrast to earlier maps, Morden’s are less highly decorated, and simplified, concentrating on clarity and clear presentation. Apart from a few early copies of the 1695 edition, the maps were published uncoloured. Maps found coloured today were coloured at a later date, often during the 19th or early 20th Century. This map is from the 1695 first edition of 'Britannia'.