Old Map of Surrey in 1844 by Samuel Lewis - Guildford, Woking, Camberley collector’s marine blueprint Whether given for a birthday

Whether given for a birthday

Great Yarmouth is shown as a major herring port

and vibrant presence with precision and grace

Let the enthralling swirl of sea monsters

and the driving forces behind international change

Old Map of Surrey in 1844 by Samuel Lewis - Guildford, Woking, Camberley collector’s marine blueprint Whether given for a birthdaySamuel Lewis surveyed this map of Surrey in 1844 for inclusion alongside his Topographical Dictionary of England, a written and cartographic record that aimed to catalogue every English parish with its history and population. Unlike John Cary's earlier county plates, Lewis's maps were built specifically to accompany a reference text, so this Surrey sheet carries an unusually dense record of parishes, hamlets and settlement history, tracing the