Map of Northumberland

Robert Morden was a maker of maps and globes. Nothing is known of his background but he is thought to have been apprenticed to the printer and globe maker Joseph Moxon early in his career. Morden frequently advertised in the ‘London Gazette’ and at times went into partnerships with fellow mapmakers, including William Berry and Philip Lea. His best known maps were for Edmund Gibson’s 1695 edition of ‘Camden's Britannia’. In addition he produced maps of London, Essex, the American colonies, parts of Europe and a 13-sheet map of the world. He also dealt in mathematical instruments and wrote publications, including ‘Geography Rectified’ (1680) and ‘An Introduction to Astronomy, Geography, Navigation, and other Mathematical Sciences’ (1702).

Places

River Tweed, England, Northumberland, River Tyne, North Sea

Subjects

map (as Subject), cartouche

Materials & Techniques

engraving, coloured engraving

Artist

Robert Morden

Title

Map of Northumberland

Date

first published 1695

Medium

Coloured engraving

Acquisition

Purchased from George Hughes, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, June 1950

GAC number

1128