Gough Map Of England

The map dating from the 14th century is one of the country”s most historical documents and formed the basis for nearly all. The gough map is the earliest known sheet map of britain, noted for its remarkable accuracy, particularly in south east england, and its abundance of cartographical detail. An interactive map for exploring settlements and royal journeys.

Former reference in the national archives: Comparing gough map settlements with towns on early modern roads the comparison the comparison is based on 452 settlements, identified by icons, that are located in england on the gough map. The gough map, so named after richard gough who bequeathed it to the bodleian library, oxford, in 1809, is one of the oldest surviving maps of great britain.

Which led in turn to an interim paper in imago mundi in 2017, entitled ‘new light on the medieval gough map of britain.

Derbyshire sheet 40.08 (old o.s. The gough map of the british isles, acquired by richard gough in 1774 from the collections of the antiquarian thomas martin, is justly famous as one of the earliest maps to depict britain as a geographically recognisable island. Yet to date, questions remain of how the map was made, who made it, when and why. The gough map is more than the earliest road map of great britain.