Morden’s Map of Kent Mapmaker(s)_Allain Manesson Mallet Note the sacks of money

Note the sacks of money which support the Englishman’s weight

some light marginal soiling and one or two short nicks and tears

a scion of one of what had been one of the most powerful landowning families in the county

Lithograph

black and white (key information highlighted in pink wash)

Morden’s Map of Kent Mapmaker(s)_Allain Manesson Mallet Note the sacks of moneyRobert Morden's maps were engraved to illustrate Gibson's edition of William Camden's Britannia, first published in 1695 and reprinted in various 18th century editions. Camden was an Elizabethan historian who wrote a county by county description of England. He continued to revise and expand his work, which set new standards for historical research, and an illustrated edition with maps engraved by William Kip and William Hole was first published in