Held at:	Private Collection
Reference:	RS
Source:	Woolhope Naturalists’ Field Club
Title:	Digital Archive: Christopher Saxton Map of Herefordshire
Place name:	Ewyas Lacy
Date:	1577

Description:

In 1573 Christopher Saxton, a land surveyor, was commissioned by King Henry VIII to make maps of all the English counties. These were the first comprehensive maps marking places, geographical features and seats of the gentry in England. Click on the picture below to download a high definition image of Saxton’s 1577 Map of Herefordshire, courtesy of the Woolhope Naturalists’ Field Club which has made it available on the internet from their collection.

 

 

Observations:

More information on Saxton and other map-makers can be found here