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Cambridge, Richard Lyne, 1574.<\/b><\/p>
This is the earliest known complete map of Cambridge. The map can occasionally be found bound into a book by John Caius, De antiquitate Cantebrigiensis Academiæ<\/i>, in which he was attempting to argue that Cambridge was an older University than Oxford. Richard Lyne\u2019s map has the distinction of being the earliest depiction of a town known to have been engraved on copper by an Englishman.<\/p>
Drawn in the form of a bird\u2019s-eye view, the map concentrates on the central area where the college buildings dominate, though the representations are not entirely accurate. This is even truer of the non-collegiate buildings which are drawn in a rather standardised manner. Nevertheless, it gives a good impression of Cambridge at the time, and could be used to navigate the city even today!<\/p>
At the top right is a description of the town in Latin, in which particular attention is drawn to the King\u2019s Ditch \u2013 \u2018now found convenient for the cleansing of dirt from the streets, and for washing filth into the Granta\u2019. It ends with a suggestion that the bringing of fresh water into the Ditch by the diversion of a brook would be an achievement \u2018grateful to posterity\u2019.<\/p>" }, { "label": "Former Owner(s)", "value": "Sandars, Samuel, 1837-1894" }, { "label": "Title", "value": "Oppidum Cantebrigiae" }, { "label": "Material", "value": "Paper" }, { "label": "Publisher", "value": "[R. Lyne]" }, { "label": "Classmark", "value": "Item no. 7 in volume SSS.12.1" }, { "label": "Note(s)", "value": "Scale: Not drawn to scale; Coordinates: (E 0°06ʹ32ʺ--E 0°07ʹ47ʺ/N 52°12ʹ57ʺ--N 52°12ʹ05ʺ)" }, { "label": "Subject(s)", "value": "Cambridge (England) -- Maps -- Early works to 1800" }, { "label": "Associated Name(s)", "value": "Lyne, Richard, active 1570-1600" }, { "label": "Language(s)", "value": "Latin" }, { "label": "Alternative Title(s)", "value": "Cantebrigiae" } ], "@type": "sc:Manifest", "attribution": "Provided by Cambridge University Library. Zooming image © Cambridge University Library, All rights reserved. Images made available for download are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License (CC-BY-NC 3.0) This metadata is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License.", "structures": [{ "canvases": ["https://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/iiif/PR-SSS-00012-00001-00007/canvas/1"], "@type": "sc:Range", "@id": "https://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/iiif/PR-SSS-00012-00001-00007/range/DOCUMENT", "label": "Oppidum Cantebrigiae" }], "description": "
Cambridge, Richard Lyne, 1574.<\/b><\/p>
This is the earliest known complete map of Cambridge. The map can occasionally be found bound into a book by John Caius, De antiquitate Cantebrigiensis Academiæ<\/i>, in which he was attempting to argue that Cambridge was an older University than Oxford. Richard Lyne\u2019s map has the distinction of being the earliest depiction of a town known to have been engraved on copper by an Englishman.<\/p>
Drawn in the form of a bird\u2019s-eye view, the map concentrates on the central area where the college buildings dominate, though the representations are not entirely accurate. This is even truer of the non-collegiate buildings which are drawn in a rather standardised manner. Nevertheless, it gives a good impression of Cambridge at the time, and could be used to navigate the city even today!<\/p>
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