| Date Note | Latter date from note on the SW sheet of following map |
| Administrative History | Thomas Webster drafted the outline map consisting of coast and rivers with name of principal places and districts which was ready to be engraved by the end of 1814. Samuel J Neele agreed to engrave the map, starting in June 1815 with the details gradually being added during the four year engraving process until April 1819.
The base map of this proof and the next LDGSL/947/5/1/7 appear to be in the same state. Both have more detail than the previous map in this series (LDGSL/947/5/1/5) and therefore must be later.
In the National Museum of Wales collection, there is a draft of the Greenough map with a provisional publication date of 1st January 1819 on the title, and the topography is engraved - all missing from this map. According to Neele's record of his engraving activities (LDGSL/947/5/1/1), two sets of proofs 'not connected with mountains' for final corrections were printed on 19 April 1818, one of which may be this map. |
| CustodialHistory | When the map went on sale in May 1820, there were three options to purchase - Coloured, uncoloured and 'Coasts and Rivers only'. This map was previously catalogued as 'Rivers only', connecting it to this latter category. However this may be in error as there was a larger batch of 50 produced much earlier on in the proofing process in February 1816 which appears to be more pertinent. |