John Wood 2: Planning and Paying for His Town Plans. (August 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Robson, Brian
• Is Part Of: Cartographic journal. Volume 51:Number 3(2014:Aug.)
• Page Start: 274
• Page End: 286
• Publication Date: 2014-08
• Subjects: Cartography -- Periodicals; 526.05
• DOI: 10.1179/1743277414Y.0000000081
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0008-7041

Abstract

<abstract> <title> <x content-type="archive" xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p>John Wood, the 19th-century urban cartographer, surveyed almost 150 towns spread widely across Great Britain. His detailed large-scale plans are an astounding achievement. In light of this, two questions are posed: did he have a strategy that guided the places which he surveyed; and how did he pay for his work, given that so few copies of his plans appear to have been produced for sale – or at least to have survived.</p> </abstract>