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Robert Mordan map of 'Devonshire', 1695. 1st issue, Purchased…
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16-Aug-2020
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Robert Mordan map of 'Devonshire', 1695. 1st issue, Purchased from P.J. Radford Rare Map Dealer, 1978. Copperplate, hand coloured. 37 by 42 cm. Robert Morden fl. 1668 - 1703. c.1650-1703 was a British bookseller, publisher, and maker of maps and globes. He was among the first successful commercial map makers. 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 of South Wales, North Wales and the English Counties first published in a new edition of Camden's 'Britannia' in 1695 circulated during the reigns of William and Mary, and subsequently reissued in 1722, 1753 and 1772.
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