The first English map of Britain was created in the mid 1200's by Benedictine monk Matthew Paris. Known and an artist and cartographer, he created four different maps of Britain Because they were created prior to proper surveying standards, the shape of the country was not as we know it today. It did, however, contain some very accurate landmarks such as th border between England and Scotland as well as some 250 cities, towns and rivers, including London. One of his maps is now housed in the British Library.
Another gem that is located at the British Library is Christopher Saxon's Atlas of the Counties of England and Wales produced in 1579. This was the building block for for England's cartography printing of maps and atlases and is more accurate as newer surveying techniques were applied. This atlas consisted of 35 maps, all in color, and these maps formed the basis for all British county maps for the next 100 years.
The Atlas of Middle-Earth (Revised Edition)
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