Elizabeth I

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[Map of England]
Christopher Saxton
Atlas of England and Wales (London, 1579)
Newberry Library (Case +G 1045 .78)
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Saxton's Atlas is a collection of maps depicting every county in England. It was the largest and most detailed cartographic project carried out during Elizabeth's reign, and became a model for the modern national atlas.

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