The much anticipated limited edition of the Jeremiah Cruse Map of the Parish of Frome Selwood 1813 has now been published as an atlas. The painstaking work of transformation was undertaken by members of Frome Society for Local Study over two years. The original map, still in excellent condition, is stored at Somerset Heritage Centre in Taunton so not as easily accessible as it might be. A full transcript of the 1814 Survey Book Index, which is not kept at Taunton, has been successfully combined with the beautifully coloured plates to present pertinent information about proprietors, occupiers, types and size of land, and tenure. This atlas presents an opportunity to see the two together along with other details such as town mapping, the course of the River Frome, roads and gates, farming and landscape plus information about Jeremiah Cruse himself.

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