Robert Morden

1650 England - 1703 England

BiographyRobert Morden was a British map and globe maker. Starting as an apprentice to Joseph Moxon, by 1671, began to produce his English county maps, geography texts, and wall maps that he became known for. Some of his best-known maps, particularly those of South Wales, North Wales, and the English Counties were originally published in "Britannia" in 1695, and were reprinted in 1722, 1753, and 1772. These maps were etched and based on new information from each county. In 1701, Morden also published a set of miniature county maps known as Miniature Mordens. Morden's approach to mapmaking was simpler than those of the previous century and instead of decorative ornaments and heavily embossed fonts, he would focus on the clarity of the information.

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