COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Clegg, Ernest, 1876-1954
Date:
1947
Short Title:
Oxfordshire. Designed and drawn by Ernest Clegg
Publisher:
Countryman Ltd.
Publisher Location:
London, England
Publisher Location:
Leeds, England
Publisher:
John Waddington Limited
Publisher Location:
London, England
Publisher Location:
Leeds, England
Type:
Separate Map
Obj Height cm:
53
Obj Width cm:
40
Scale 1:
287,300
Note:
Pictorial map, with title cartouche features a panorama of the city of Oxford. Shows points of interest and city coats of arms in very high detail, agricultural and resources, including "Fat Cattle" and "Beech Timber for Chair Making". Map is surrounded by a variety of vignettes, including Christ Church Cathedral (Oxford), Blenheim Palace, Broughton Castle, Radcliffe Camera (Oxford University), and Ditchley House. Inset, includes the coat of arms of Sir Winston Churchill, Oxfordshire's most famous son, and the lines of his famous speech to the U.S. Congress, given on December 26, 1941. Also includes numerous notes on historical events and the great contribution that Oxfordshire made to the recent war effort. "Dedicated by kind permission to Sir A.P. Herbert, M.P." The map was part of series of county maps designed by Ernest Clegg, published in 1947 as the Countryman County Maps of Britain.
Country:
England
Event:
World War II
Subject:
Pictorial map
Full Title:
Oxfordshire. Designed and drawn by Ernest Clegg. The Countryman County Maps of Britain. Copyright by the Countryman Ltd., London, England. Devised by Donald McCullough, Reproduced and printed by John Waddington Limited, Leeds, England, 1947. "Overseas edition issued for The British Travel Association".
List No:
8611.000
Engraver or Printer:
The British Travel Association
Engraver or Printer:
McCullough, Donald
Publication Author:
Clegg, Ernest, 1876-1954
Pub Date:
1947
Pub Title:
Oxfordshire. Designed and drawn by Ernest Clegg. The Countryman County Maps of Britain. Copyright by the Countryman Ltd., London, England. Devised by Donald McCullough, Reproduced and printed by John Waddington Limited, Leeds, England, 1947. "Overseas edition issued for The British Travel Association".
Pub Note:
See note field above.
Pub List No:
8611.000
Pub Type:
Separate Map
Pub Height cm:
53
Pub Width cm:
40
Image No:
8611000.jp2
Authors:
Clegg, Ernest, 1876-1954
