Subject: England, Cambridge
Period: 1688 (dated)
Publication: Cantabrigida Illustrata
Color: Hand Color
Size:
20.6 x 16 inches
52.3 x 40.6 cm
A scarce plan of Cambridge details the early university town with a decorative key to the important structures in the bottom of the map. The many colleges are noted, as are the markets, churches and other buildings of note. A dedication to Rev. Francis Turner is supported by a pair of putti and topped with a crest and miter.
David Loggan (1634-1692) was born in Poland, and emigrated to Oxford, where he worked on a publication detailing all of the Oxford colleges. This was named Oxonia Ilustrata, and it was published in 1675. He followed this with a similar work on the colleges of Cambridge, Cantabrigida Illustrata, which was published in 1690.
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Condition: A+