end of the 18th century. This collection contains significant examples, including 17th and 18th century maps which were initially compiled in different popular atlases which were constantly being published, reviewed and updated. This material is signed by prestigious and renowned cartographers of the time, such as Carel Allard (100, 101), Frederick de Witt (102), Nicolás Visscher (103) Pieter Schenk (104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119), L. du Mée (120, 121) and Pierre Husson (122, 123).
- Great Britain.
The situation and conditions described for the Netherlands are also applicable to Great Britain, where private enterprise likewise promoted a growing cartographic market. This publication includes maps by some of England’s most prolific commercial cartographers, such as Thomas Jefferys –a private engraver and publisher as well as the official supplier of maps to the British government– (
124), William Faden (
2,
125,
126,
127), J. Cheevers (
128,
129), Ashby (
130), Gerald Valck (
131) and J. Mynde (
132). In the context of European cartography, England was the leading map producer in the second half of the 18th century, significantly boosted in 1791 by the creation of the “Ordinance Survey”, the first official agency responsible for the establishment and maintenance of maps.
