The rare second edition of the first large-scale survey of Dorset

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The County of Dorset, Surveyed and Engraved by Isaac Taylor.

The Second Edition revised and corrected.

TAYLOR, Isaac
[London],
William Faden, Charing Cross Road,
June, 1st, 1795.
Large-scale engraved map on six sheets, original hand-colour in outline.
1170 by 1600mm. (46 by 63 inches).
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Isaac Taylor was born in Worcester in 1730 and earned an early reputation as a surveyor of both county maps and city plans. His style was easily recognisable and gave particular emphasis to the hills on his county maps; Herefordshire 1754, Hampshire 1759, Dorset 1765, Worcestershire 1772, and Gloucestershire 1777. It is surprising that Taylor, like Rocque and Jefferys, was not successful in gaining the approval of the Society of Arts who appeared to favour the amateur surve...

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