The Domesday Map Collection
John Garnons Williams
John Garnons Williams
A unique archive created by cartographer and historian John Garnons Williams (Fellow of the Royal Geographic Society), these fascinating coloured maps show nearly 10,000 place-names of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales with their authentic early spellings. The maps of Ireland and Scotland also show nearly 300 family and clan names in their earliest forms.
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Domesday Maps
English County Maps From 1086 A.D.
Subsequent to the conquest of England by William, Duke of Normandy in 1066, two enormous surveys were commissioned – essentially for William to value his estates gained in war. The first, Little Domesday Book was a snapshot of his possessions in 1066. The second Large Domesday Book completed in 1086, was much wider in scope and is the basis for the carefully researched Domesday Map Collection.
Each county is drawn in the style of the Bayeaux Tapestry (a magnificent piece of English artwork) and details town and village names as recorded in the 11th Century.
Scotland Under Robert The Bruce c.1314
The first detailed map of Scotland was not drawn until 1600, by which time most of the place-names and clan names had assumed their modern spellings. Using many early sources, John Garnons Williams set out to map Scotland with the spellings of place names and clan names as they were at 1314, the year of Robert the Bruce's great victory over the English at Bannockburn. The resulting map of Scotland shows over 600 place-names and 170 clan names in their earliest forms.
Do you have Scottish ancestry? Interested in genealogy and family history? This map is ideal for those delving into the history and genealogy of Scotland, to those researching their Scottish family history and to the many people of Scottish descent around the world looking for a unique representation of Scotland.
Family Names of Ireland c.1300
Over 300 place-names are shown on this map and the locations of over 130 Irish sept or family names are identified. Many of the early spellings shown will be familiar to the Gaeltacht, and to assist non-Irish speakers the map is supplied with a Key Map showing the equivalent modern place names. An information booklet is also provided - giving the meaning of every place-name and family name, as well as a wealth of information on genealogy, family names and the history of Ireland. The booklet provides one of the best short introductions to early Irish history and to the glory of the Irish language available anywhere.
Medieval Wales 1267 A.D.
Do you have Welsh ancestry? This map of medieval Wales shows the distribution and spelling of the place-names of Wales as they were in AD 1267, the year that Llewelyn ap Griffith - also known as Llewelyn the Last - the grandson of Llewellyn the Great, signed the Treaty of Montgomery with Henry III of England. The treaty marked the apogee of Welsh power, just ten years before the conquest of Wales by Edward 1. This map brings a colourful new view of Wales in those turbulent and dramatic years.
Each map is supplied with a 24 page booklet giving a history of early Wales, a history of the Welsh language and a listing giving the meaning of every place-name shown on the map, in addition to a separate Key Map showing the modern spelling of every place-name.
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