Oldest Map Of Britain

Your'e looking at the oldest surviving map of britain, dating from around 1360. Named after english antiquarian, collector and scholar richard gough, who donated the map to the bodleian library in 1809, the gough map or bodleian map is the oldest surviving road map of great britain.gough is believed to have acquired the map from the collection of lawyer, antiquarian and collector honest tom martin in 1774. The map dating from the 14th century is one of the country’s most historical documents and formed the basis for.

It is named after richard gough, who bequeathed the map to the bodleian library in 1809. Your'e looking at the oldest surviving map of britain, dating from around 1360. 57 x 50 cm printed and given out by nicolas visscher upon the dam at the signe of the fisher, by iohn overton at the white horse without newgate

All are genuine maps and not copies all prints are original antique prints and are not copies.

Many are unique and rare. The map dating from the 14th century is one of the country’s most historical documents and formed the basis for. Two editions for all areas, and then regular updates in the 20th century for urban or rapidly changing areas. The rock was initially discovered in 1994 but it took researchers about 15 years (2009) to decipher the meaning of the etched lines.