Fri 20 Jan 2017: Finstock Local History Society
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John Leafield Putting Finstock on the map: From Gough to Google,
A brief introduction to mapping from prehistoric time up to the earliest maps of
Britain:
The first extant map of Britain with genuine cartographic content (the 'Gough' map); The
beginning of professional mapping in Tudor times; The evolution of maps of Oxfordshire
(and contiguous areas) from the 16th to 19th centuries; The origin and development of the
Ordnance Survey; Mapping today up to Google.
Finstock Village Hall- Bar opens at 7.30 for light refreshments. Talk starts 8pm. Visitors most welcome £2.50 admission.