File:Ordnance Survey Drawings - Whittlesey (OSD 270).jpg
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Whittlesea (OSD 270) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Artist |
Yeakell, T. - Surveyor |
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Title |
Ordnance Survey Drawings: Whittlesey (OSD 270) |
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Object type | manuscript map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Description |
English: This drawing covers the fens of Cambridgeshire, Huntingdonshire, Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire with the county borders indicated by a red dotted line. Characteristic fenland features such as dykes, canals and ancient cattle droves are clearly depicted on the plan. In the 17th century, the Dutch engineer Cornelius Vermuyden was appointed by James I to direct the drainage of the wetlands. As a result of Vermuyden's work, the fens took on a very different appearance, changing from an area of flooded marshes to one of extensively farmed agricultural land..
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Language | English | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Date |
1821 date QS:P571,+1821-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 |
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Medium | Pen and ink on paper | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Dimensions |
height: 460 mm (18.11 in); width: 380 mm (14.96 in) dimensions QS:P2048,460U174789 dimensions QS:P2049,380U174789 |
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Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q23308 |
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Accession number |
Maps OSD 270 |
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Credit line | British Library | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Notes |
Scale 2 inches : 1 mile (1:31680). Please note that the British Library provides these digital files "as-is"; materials will not be rephotographed under this programme. If resupply of files is required, the requestor will be required to purchase them at the standard rate. |
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References | http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/ordsurvdraw/w/002osd000000024u00231000.html (English) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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current | 10:58, 26 September 2013 | 3,316 × 4,000 (3.81 MB) | LibraryBot (talk | contribs) | {{subst:User:Andrew Gray/OSD|ID= 002OSD000000024U00231000 |OSD_NUM= OSD 270 |MEDIUM= Pen and ink on paper |TITLE= Whittlesey |CREATOR= Yeakell, T. - Surveyor |YEAR= 1821 |DESCRIPTION= This drawing covers the fens of Cambridgeshire, Huntingdonshire, Lin... |
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