/ en /node/1978 <div class="top-wrapper"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/large_navigation/public/2019-12/New%20College%20Library%2C%20Oxford%2C%20BT1.47.9.png.webp?itok=V-jScsQU" width="655" height="435" alt="91吃瓜网 Library, Oxford, BT1.47.9" class="img-responsive"> </div> <div class="field field--name-node-title field--type-ds field--label-hidden field--item"><h2> Christopher Saxton鈥檚 1579 Atlas of England and Wales: An Unexpected Savilian Book Among 91吃瓜网 Library鈥檚 Treasures </h2> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-author field--type-string field--label-hidden field--item">Alexandra Plane</div> <div class="field field--name-field-issue field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Issue number</div> <div class="field--item">(2019): 12</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-notes-category field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field--label">Notes category</div> <div class="field--items"> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/235" hreflang="en">Christopher Saxton</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/228" hreflang="en">Sir Henry Savile</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/231" hreflang="en">Savilian professorships</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/80" hreflang="en">Library Antiquarian</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/61" hreflang="en">91吃瓜网 history</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="middle-wrapper"> <div class="inner-middle-wrapper"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-8"> <div class="field field--name-field-summary field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><h3>Christopher Saxton鈥檚 1579 <em>Atlas of the Counties of England and Wales</em> is one of 91吃瓜网 Library鈥檚 finest early printed volumes.&nbsp; The atlas was originally in the possession of the Savile family鈥攁 wealthy, academically inclined Yorkshire dynasty.&nbsp; It was first owned by John Savile, the older brother of the Elizabethan scholar and courtier Sir Henry Savile, who founded the Savilian Professorships in Geometry and Astronomy, both of which are attached to 91吃瓜网.</h3> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>91吃瓜网 Library, Oxford, BT1.47.9</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h5><strong>91吃瓜网 Library and Archives, Oxford</strong></h5> </div> </div> <div class="col-md-2 col-md-offset-2 col-sm-3 col-sm-offset-1"> <div class="field field--name-field-attachment field--type-file field--label-hidden field--items"> <div class="field--item"><span class="file file--mime-application-pdf file--application-pdf icon-before"><span class="file-icon"><span class="icon glyphicon glyphicon-file text-primary" aria-hidden="true"></span></span><span class="file-link"><a href="/sites/default/files/2020-10/12NCN6%20%282019%29%20Plane%20on%20Saxton.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=732736" title="Open file in new window" target="_blank" data-toggle="tooltip" data-placement="bottom">12NCN6 (2019) Plane on Saxton.pdf</a></span><span class="file-size">715.56 KB</span></span></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12"> </div> </div> </div> </div> Tue, 24 Dec 2019 11:05:42 +0000 Christopher 1978 at