Map of the manors of Laxton and Kneesall, owned by Sir William Courtenay, drawn by Mark Pierce in 1635, based on a survey made by Francis and William Mason in 1625 (on parchment, scale c. 1:3,950); together with a terrier of the manors (1635), with plans of new enclosures at Laxton (1732) and surveys and plans of parts of Laxton (1727).
Dates
- 1635, 1727-32
Extent
2 shelfmarks
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Top. Notts. c. 2].
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Full range of shelfmarks:
MS. Top. Notts. c. 2, [Maps] MS. C17:48(9)
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 13073
Biographical / Historical
Map and terrier of the manors of Laxton and Kneesall in Nottinghamshire owned by Sir William Courtenay.
Other Finding Aids
M. Clapinson and T.D. Rogers, Summary Catalogue of Post-Medieval Western Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library Oxford. Acquisitions 1916-1975. (Oxford, 1991), vol. II, nos. 54537-8.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought by the Library from G.E. Pierrepont, 6th Earl Manvers, in 1942.
- Title
- Map and Terrier of the Manors of Laxton and Kneesall, Nottinghamshire
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Susan Thomas
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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