..Carte Topographique....Salop ou Shropshire...
John Rocque (c.1709-1762)
Category
Maps
Date
circa 1752
Materials
Paper
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Attingham Park, Shropshire
NT 607970
Summary
Four detailed black ink print maps of North Shropshire and part of Cheshire, the Welsh border area and part of Herefordshire and Worcestershire by John Roque, dated between 1750 and 1752. Title and details of topographer given in a rococo style reserve. Each of the four print maps is accompanied by a modern photocopy.
Provenance
Attingham collection; bequeathed to the National Trust with the estate, house and contents of Attingham by Thomas Henry Noel-Hill, 8th Baron Berwick (1877-1947) on 15th May 1953.
Makers and roles
John Rocque (c.1709-1762), artist