Copper engraved map on hand laid paper with later hand colouring.
John Senex (1678-1740) was an English Cartographer, engraver and map
seller. Born in Ludlow, Shropshire Senex
worked all of his career in London from premises in Fleet Street. One of the foremost Geographers in England,
Senex was renowned for the detail and elegance of his maps, particularly his
world maps. He became Geographer to Queen Anne and was elected to a Fellowship
of the Royal Society in 1728. He was
heavily influenced by the French Cartographer Guillaume de L’Isle, and is
particularly known for his depiction of California as an Island detached from
the North American continent.
In 1719 he published 'An actual survey of all the principle roads of England and Wales'. It was re-published many time throughout the 18th Century. This comes from the French edition printed in 1767.
Page size is 21cm by 26.5cm
Map area is in good condition for age, engravings are clear. Hand colouring.
Blank on reverse
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