THIS OBJECT IS PART OF THE PROJECT 'A HISTORY OF THE WORLD IN 100 OBJECTS'. LANHYDROCK HOUSE. Joel Gascoyne, the maker of this map, was one of the first to accurately map Cornwall. The atlas is a ...

By Nicola Bridges I grew up as an avid atlas and encyclopedia reader, poring over the pages during those pre-digital days, immersed in the mapped landscapes of distant lands from my tiny village in ...