DORSET PORTLAND BY Lt Col MUDGE c1811

DORSET

BY
Lt Col MUDGE  c1811

1ST EDITION ALSO KNOWN AS "THE OLD SERIES" ORDNANCE SURVEY MAP NUMBER 17 OF PART OF DORSET ON A SCALE OF 1 INCH TO THE MILE
PUBLISHED 10th APRIL, 1811 BY
Lt Col MUDGE.
ENGRAVED BY BENJAMIN BAKER AT THE TOWER OF LONDON.

 MAP OF DORSET COVERING THE AREA FROM CHARMOUTH TO LULWORTH INCLUDING THE ISLE OF PORTLAND. THIS FOLDING ORDNANCE SURVEY MAP IS LAID ON LINEN IN 6 MAIN SECTIONS WITH 2 EXTENSION SECTIONS ON THE RIGHT. THE MAP IS IN GOOD CONDITION WITH A LITTLE LIGHT BROWNING AND AGE TONING. THERE ARE THREE SMALL PERFORATIONS IN THE FOLD CREASES. SOME OF THE SILK EDGING IS FRAYED OR MISSING.

THE MAP MEASURES APPROX  78 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.

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