File:GoughMap_ca_1360.jpg
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DescriptionGoughMap ca 1360.jpg |
English: The Gough Map or Bodleian Map is a road map of Great Britain, dating from around 1360. The Gough Map is the oldest extant map of the roads of medieval Britain. It is about 115 x 56cm large and was made around 1360. It is named after Richard Gough, who donated the map to the Bodleian Library in 1809. East is on the top. |
Date |
1370s date QS:P,+1370-00-00T00:00:00Z/8 |
Source | anonymous, Scan by the Bodleian Library |
Author | Unknown authorUnknown author |
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- The Gough Map Bodleian Library information page
- Britain's first road map Oxford University Magazine 18,2 (2006)
- Interactive Map, joint effort of Queen's University Belfast and Bodleian Library
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