Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Saxton, Christopher, 1542?-
Title:
[Atlas of the counties of England and Wales].
Published / Created:
[London] : [s.n.], [1579]
Physical Description:
1 atlas ([1] leaf, [71] leaves of plates) : 35 maps, port. ; 42 cm. (fol.)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Maps & Atlas (printed)
Scale:
Scales differ.
Notes:
Consists of 1 map of England and Wales, 34 maps of all the counties of England and Wales, a frontispiece portrait of Elizabeth I (engraved by Remy Hogenberg), and a letterpress index leaf.
Exhibition History:
Paul Mellon's Legacy : A Passion for British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-04-18 - 2007-07-29)

The Paston Treasure: Microcosm of the Known World (Yale Center for British Art, February 15, 2018-May 27, 2018)

The Mapmaker's Art: 300 Years of British Cartography (Yale Center for British Art, January 17, 1989-March 12, 1989)
Subject Terms:
Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603 -- Portraits. | England -- Maps -- Early works to 1800. | Wales -- Maps -- Early works to 1800. | Westmorland, Mildmay Fane, Earl of, 1601-1666 -- Provenance. | Thompson, Henry Yates, 1838-1928 -- Bookplate. | Marx, Hermann -- Bookplate.
Form/Genre:
Atlases -- England -- 1579. | Atlases -- Wales -- 1579. | Engravings -- 1579. | Engravings -- Hand-colored -- 1579.
Contributors:
Seckford, Thomas, 1515 or 6-1587. | Hogenberg, Remy, 1536-1587, engraver. | Hooghe, Cornelis de, d. 1583, engraver. | Reynold, Nicholas, fl. 1580, engraver. | Rutlinger, Johannes, d. 1609, engraver. | Ryther, Augustine, engraver. | Scatter, Francis, engraver. | Terwoort, Lenaert, engraver. | Westmorland, Mildmay Fane, Earl of, 1601-1666.