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Finstock Local History Society: "Putting Finstock on the map: from Gough to Google"

...with John Leafield.

A brief introduction to mapping from prehistoric times 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 and including Google.

Cost: FREE to members (£15/year or £20 for a couple) or £2.50 on the door

Venue: Finstock Village Hall, 8pm. Bar open for light refreshments from 7.30pm

Earlier Event: December 21
Winter Solstice Celebration
Later Event: January 21
Pop-Up Folk Presents: The Bookshop Band