William Morgan
He was the step-grandson of John Ogilby and, following Ogilby's death in 1676, carried on the cartographic publications that Ogilby had started, including "Britannia" and a large map of the City of London.
William Morgan
![London c. actually surveyed, by Wm. Morgan, his ma[jes]ties cosmogr., 1681/2 Scale 1:3,600; 300 ft. in 1 in. Alternate title: A prospect of London and Westminster. Facsimile. Pictorial map. Cadastral map. "This survey was begun by Mr. Ogilby, and finished humbly dedicated by Wm. Morgan." Includes "A prospect of London and Westminster taken at several stations to the southward thereof, by Robt. Mor](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/London_actually_surveyed_by_Wm_Morgan_1682.jpg/1280px-London_actually_surveyed_by_Wm_Morgan_1682.jpg)
Surveyed by: Morgan, William, d. 1690. Published: London, London Topographical Society, 1904. · U.S. Library of Congress Map Collections http: (converted from original JPEG2000 format) Call number: G5754.L7 1682.M6 1904 · Public domain
- Died
- 1690
- Occupation
- cartographer · geographer
- Languages
- English
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William Morgan appears in the authority records of the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek as a geographer (died 1690).
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The death of William Morgan is recorded in 1690.
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Died in 1690.
The recorded working language is English. Work by William Morgan is recorded in the collections of British Library.
Map of Essex, 1678, by John Ogilby and William Morgan
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![London c. actually surveyed, by Wm. Morgan, his ma[jes]ties cosmogr., 1681/2 Scale 1:3,600; 300 ft. in 1 in. Alternate title: A prospect of London and Westminster. Facsimile. Pictorial map. Cadastral map. "This survey was begun by Mr. Ogilby, and finished humbly dedicated by Wm. Morgan." Includes "A prospect of London and Westminster taken at several stations to the southward thereof, by Robt. Mor](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/London_actually_surveyed_by_Wm_Morgan_1682_%28cropped%29.jpg/554px-London_actually_surveyed_by_Wm_Morgan_1682_%28cropped%29.jpg)
London c. actually surveyed, by Wm. Morgan, his ma[jes]ties cosmogr., 1681/2 Scale 1:3,600; 300 ft. in 1 in. Alternate title: A prospect of London and Westminster. Facsimile. Pictorial map. Cadastral map. "This survey was begun by Mr. Ogilby, and finished humbly dedicated by Wm. Morgan." Includes "A prospect of London and Westminster taken at several stations to the southward thereof, by Robt. Mor
Surveyed by: Morgan, William, d. 1690. Published: London, London Topographical Society, 1904. · U.S. Library of Congress Map Collections http: (converted from original JPEG2000 format) Call number: G5754.L7 1682.M6 1904
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William Morgan died.
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