Map of Shropshire and the Welsh border area.
John Rocque (c.1709-1762)
Category
Maps
Date
1900 - 1999
Materials
Paper
Measurements
662 x 555 mm
Collection
Attingham Park, Shropshire
NT 607970.6
Summary
A 20th century blue carbon paper copy of an original black ink print, detailed map of Shropshire and the Welsh border area by John Rocque, circa 1750. Title and details of topographer given in a rococo style reserve. One of a set of four carbon copies of original maps showing Shropshire, Cheshire, the Welsh border area and part of Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
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), mapmaker