CHRISTOPHER SAXTON.
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The maps drawn by Saxton were engraved by "Augustine
Ryther," "Remigius Hogenberg," "Leonard Terwoort," of Ant-
werp, "Nicholas Reynolds," of London, "Cornelius Hogius" and
"Francis Scarterius." There is no evidence on the maps that
Saxton engraved any of them himself, but, according to one
account, he engraved those of the Welsh counties and Hereford-
shire with his own hand. Saxton obtained a licence to sell these
maps for a term of ten years, under a grant made at Gorambury,
July 22nd, 1577.
He also published a map of Yorkshire with views of York
and Hull. He is highly commended for his work by Camden
and Thoresby the latter of whom calls his map of Yorkshire the
best that ever was made of that county. This map was three
feet wide. The maps are now scarce, and complete copies of the
atlas are very rare, and as early as 1839 one was offered for
£12 12s. The copy at the Sunderland Library sale, wanting the
title, list of maps and portrait, realised £25. No doubt the
scarcity of the complete atlas is accounted for by the fact that
the maps appear to have been published separately between 1574
and 1579, showing that the labour of six years had been spent
upon them. In this latter year the title and index were added,
and then issued complete under the title of Atlas Anglicanus in
sins Comitatum Descript apud Christ : Saxon. London 1574-9."
A copy with the maps coloured is in the British Museum
and contains an engraved list of the maps commencing "Comi-
tatini singolorum," index, &c., and concluding "Anno Domini
1579" ; then follows a portrait of Queen Elizabeth on her throne
with eight Latin verses dated 1579, after which are 35 maps in-
cluding that of England.
Another copy consisting of the same 35 maps with a different
index affixed commencing "Indicem huic operi tripartitum," &c.,
and a folding plate of Arms and "Catalogus Vrbuim," &c., is also
in the British Museum.
Lowndes records in 1864 that a copy of the Saxton maps
printed on vellum and not quite perfect was in the possession of
David Laing, Esq., of Edinburgh. I believe the Laing collec-
tion was disposed of by public auction about 1880.
In 1884 a copy of the atlas uncoloured on vellum, but want-
ing the Maps of Yorkshire and Hampshire was priced in a book-
sellers catalogue at £80, and is probably the same copy as that