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Lea’s edition of Saxton’s map of Norfolk

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Norfolk

Described by C. Saxton Corrected and Amended with many additions of Roads &c. by P. Lea.

SAXTON, Christopher
London,
Philip Lea,
[c.1693].
Double-page engraved map, hand-coloured in outline.
340 by 495mm (13.5 by 19.5 inches).
21795

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Philip Lea's edition of Saxton's map of Norfolk.

Philip Lea (fl.1666-1700) was a cartographer, globe, instrument maker and mapseller. His atlases were rarely uniform usually being made to order and his editions of Saxton's atlas are similarly varying in content, although built around his stock of the original plates. These he acquired sometime around 1689, but from who is unknown. After acquisition Lea set about updating them for publication. This process involve...

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Skelton, 112.