Some interesting early maps of Lincolnshire -- new post by me :) http://www.caitlingreen.org/2015/11/some-early-maps-of-lincolnshire.html …pic.twitter.com/jzVSoY3gla
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Münster's 1540 map of Britain w/ north Lincolnshire labelled as 'Agelon' (colour version: https://www.bergbook.com/images/25206-01.jpg …)pic.twitter.com/I5ve6ZV2gh
Leland's sketch map of the Humber region, c.1544, showing the river network & Lincolnshire's coastal features:pic.twitter.com/56SV1lBMhK
Lincolnshire on Laurence Nowell's map, c. 1564: http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/Viewer.aspx?ref=add_ms_62540_f004r …pic.twitter.com/ocL99FwIv4
Fwiw, interesting to note that Ageland etc occurs in medieval surnames, eg William de Agland/William Ageland, 14thC merchant+bailiff of York
Another nice early map of Lincolnshire, E15thC, showing Lincoln, Grantham etc but no Ageland https://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/record.asp?MSID=6645&CollID=8&NStart=1808 …pic.twitter.com/Jv8lCOSnXC
Codex also incl lovely image of arrival of Brutus to England, the slaying of the giants, & the building of London:pic.twitter.com/TYmuq3N8dj
Also from the 15thC Harley 1808, a nice full page miniature of York :) https://www.bl.uk/catalogues/illuminatedmanuscripts/ILLUMIN.ASP?Size=mid&IllID=19683 …pic.twitter.com/Lda3eMWIJS
@caitlinrgreen Is that a group baptism at the lower left, or was the Church on a personal hygiene crusade?
@GeorgeRick1 Pretty sure that's jolly old St Nick ;)https://twitter.com/caitlinrgreen/status/545629720482967553 …
@caitlinrgreen Ah, thank you for clarifying! And right now I'm trying to find places on Google Maps that are also on the 14th-16th C maps.
@caitlinrgreen Do you have any theories about that name?
@ClerkofOxford It's odd! No textual evidence aside from 15thC mention! *If* genuine, couple of possibilities? Could it be OE land used for >
@ClerkofOxford > district as per Gelling+Coles, cf Holland/Rutland + OE pers name(?) or OE gen. pl. āca w/ medieval c>g? Re: latter, Louth >
@ClerkofOxford > area has DB woodland+woodland 'functional tun' name? Or ODan pers name Āki + ON lundr, 'grove'? lundr > land in Lincs & >
@ClerkofOxford > elsewhere plus used in wapentake/hundred names; Louth also has Acthorpe on hill above it=Āki, Aggetorp in 1200, w/ this >
@ClerkofOxford > spot being site of major pre-Viking cem + prob meeting-place.... But possibly wading too far into speculation esp as no
@ClerkofOxford > other evidence of reality of this 'region-name'! :)
@caitlinrgreen That's very interesting, thanks! :)
@caitlinrgreen @DrSueOosthuizen in ancient Frisian language 'aag' or 'âg' is connected to 'oge', which means 'island'. Frisian connection?
@Henk_Baas @DrSueOosthuizen Interesting idea! Suspect not, but so few forms or written documentation difficult to tell....!
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