KENT CANTERBURY BY Lt Col MUDGE c1819

KENT

BY

Lt Col MUDGE  c1819

1ST EDITION ALSO KNOWN AS "THE OLD SERIES" ORDNANCE SURVEY MAP NUMBER 3 OF KENT ON A SCALE OF 1 INCH TO THE MILE
PUBLISHED 1st JAN, 1819 BY
Lt Col MUDGE.
ENGRAVED BY BENJAMIN BAKER AT THE TOWER OF LONDON.

 MAP OF THE CANTERBURY AREA OF KENT STRETCHING TO RAMSGATE AND DOVER. THIS FOLDING ORDNANCE SURVEY MAP IS LAID ON LINEN IN 8 SECTIONS. THE MAP IS IN GOOD CONDITION WITH A LITTLE LIGHT BROWNING AND AGE TONING.

THE MAP MEASURES APPROX  94 x 64 cms 

THIS IS A FIRST EDITION ENGRAVED MAP AND NOT A LATER ELECTROTYPE EDITION.


WILLIAM MUDGE (1762-1820) WAS AN ENGLISH ARTILLERY OFFICER AND SURVEYOR. HE WAS A FOUNDING FIGURE OF THE ORDNANCE SURVEY RESIDING AT THE TOWER OF LONDON. HE BECAME DIRECTOR IN 1798 AND WAS ELECTED A FELLOW OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY IN THE SAME YEAR.

BENJAMIN BAKER (1766-1841) WAS A LONDON BASED MAP ENGRAVER AND PUBLISHER. HE WAS THE PRINCIPAL ENGRAVER TO THE ORDNANCE SURVEY.