Map of 17th Century Lancashire discovered
Posted: 03 Dec 2014, 12:32
The map shows the western part of the red rose county at the top of the image
A 17th Century map of Lancashire has been put on public display for the first time.
The design, drawn by Elizabethan cartographer William Smith, shows major towns, such as Blackburn and includes Bowland Forest and Pendle Hill.
It was recently found in the John Rylands Library at the University of Manchester, where it will be exhibited until 22 December.
Historian Dr Ian Saunders believes the map was "made between 1602 and 1604".
"It is a full-size design for a copper plate to be engraved in Amsterdam by Jodocus Hondius, who was the finest map engraver of the period," he added.
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