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Part of Christopher and John Greenwood’s ambitious county survey project, this map of Worcestershire stands as one of the most attractive and detailed privately issued county maps of the early 19th century.
Completed shortly after the passage of the Reform Act of 1832, the map reflects the major political and infrastructural shifts of the period. Newly designated polling places, railway lines, and reformed parliamentary boroughs are all shown. The vive "hundreds" of the county are listed at the left, each delineated in outline color.
A carefully rendered elevation of Worcester Cathedral is shown.
Published by Greenwood & Co. at 13 Burleigh Street, Strand, this map formed part of the Greenwoods' ambitious but ultimately incomplete Atlas of the Counties of England, which aimed to rival the Ordnance Survey in both geographic rigor and artistic finish. The present sheet combines clarity of design with richness of content, offering insight into the administrative, social, and physical geography of early Victorian Buckinghamshire.
