Christopher Saxton's map of Northampton and the adjoining counties, engraved in 1576, belongs to the first great systematic cartographic survey of England and Wales undertaken under Elizabeth I. Made for the county atlas, it shows Northamptonshire together with Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire and Rutland, outlining boundaries, rivers, settlements and parks with conventional symbols, but still without a road network. The work met the administrative and military needs of the Crown, but also reflects the cultural prestige of English Renaissance geography. Saxton combines survey data with a decorative rendering typical of the 16th century, turning the map into both an instrument of government and a showpiece for the nobility.
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Print on handmade Amalfi paper Sheet size: 29 x 42 cm (11.4 x 16.5 in) With frame: 31 x 44 cm (12.2 x 17.3 in) Material: artwork printed on very fine handmade Amalfi paper with deckled edges Frame: light brown beech wood and wood pulp, handmade
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