Blue plaque honours 'prolific' royal mapmaker
Royal mapmaker Thomas Kitchin, described as a "prolific and exceptionally talented" engraver, is buried in the city's cathedral.
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Royal mapmaker Thomas Kitchin, described as a "prolific and exceptionally talented" engraver, is buried in the city's cathedral.
A blue plaque has been installed in Fishpool Street, St Albans commemorating the life of cartographer and engraver Thomas Kitchin.
A blue plaque has been installed in Fishpool Street, St Albans commemorating the life of cartographer and engraver Thomas Kitchin.
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1748 (undated) 1 : 2500000 Description A superb example of the finest and most important large-scale maps of Georgia ever produced, this is Emmanuel Bowen's 1748 map of the colony of Georgia, considered the first obtainable specific map of that region. The map covers the Atlantic coast from Charleston (South Carolina) to Cape Canaveral (Florida) and extends westward to just beyond the Mississippi River, covering the Gulf Coast and the Mississippi Delta. It extends north along the Mississippi to about 35° N Latitude. This map was drawn by Bowen just 15 years after Gene...