Add MS 78131

Althorp Papers. Vol. mmdcccxxxi. Maps and plans of Brampton, co. Northt.

A. 'A ground plan of Church Brampton'; [17th cent.?]. No scale given [approx. 1:1508]. No surveyor named. Each property in the village is numbered and the owners or occupiers are named around the edge of the plan.

Ink and watercolour on vellum. 468 x 282mm.

B. 'A Plan of the Estate at Church Brampton in the County of Northampton Belonging to The Right Honble Earl Spencer', by John Corris; 1777. Scale bar but no indication of measurements used [approx. 1:7040]. North at top. Shows coloured fields with boundaries and names of tenants or owners, Rector's lands, boundaries of lordship, village buildings, and roads. Decorative title cartouche in the style of a Japanese garden. Presentation map with annotations suggesting it was later used as a draft for another version.

Ink and watercolour on paper. 706 x 345mm

C. 'A Plan and Survey of the Estate at Church-Brampton in the County of Northampton Belonging to The Right Honble Earl Spencer', by John Corris; 1777. Scale: 2 chains to the inch [1:1584]. North at top. Shows field boundaries in colour, field names and sizes, fields are numbered and relate to key which gives details of tenants and field sizes. Also shows roads, neighbouring lordships, Rector’s lands, and church. Draft, possibly prepared on a plane table.

Ink and watercolour on paper. 3300 x 1210mm. Eight sheets.

D. 'A Plan and Survey of Part of the Lordship of Brampton in the County of Northampton belonging to The Rt. Honble. Earl Spencer. Survey'd in the Year 1777 By John Corris'; 1777. Scale: 3 chains to the inch [1:2376]. North at top. Depicts field names, sizes, and owners, neighbouring lordships, roads, boundaries, woods, and some buildings. Key contains details of field names and sizes, owner/tenant, and value. Imperfect. Draft, possibly prepared on a plane table.

Ink and watercolour on paper. 1474 x 1708mm. Four sheets.

E. 'A Plan and Survey of the Estate at Brampton in the County of Northampton Belonging to the Rt Honble Earl Spencer' by John Corris; 1777. Scale: 9 chains to the inch [1:7128]. North at top. Depicts fields, some with tenant’s names added, roads and paths, and neighbouring landowners’ names. Draft.

Ink and watercolour on paper. 462 x 500mm.

F. 'A Plan of an Estate at Chapel-Brampton in the Parish of Church-Brampton in the County of Northampton for The Rt. Honble Earl Spencer', by John Corris; 1793. No scale given [approx. 1:1040]. North at top. Shows field boundaries in colour, owners or tenants names, parish boundaries, turnpike road, and Chapel-Brampton village. Cut to the shape of the estate's eastern boundary on left hand side of the map. Draft.

Ink and watercolour on vellum. 512 x 261mm.

G. 'A Plan and Survey of an Estate at Chapel Brampton, in the Parish of Church Brampton, in the County of Northampton, For The Right Honble Earl Spencer', by John Corris; 1793. Scale: 3 chains to the inch [1:2376]. North at top. Shows field boundaries in colour, bridleways and roads, names of the owners of neighbouring land, and the names of the parishes bordering the land. Imperfect. Draft.

Ink and watercolour on paper. 1614 x 871mm. Two sheets.

H. 'Sketch of the Estate at Church Brampton in the County of Northampton Belonging to the Rt. Honble Earl Spencer', by John Corris; [18^th cent.?]. No scale given [approx. 1:6498]. Shows field boundaries in colour, field sizes, roads, neighbouring lordships and Rector’s lands. Contains a key detailing tenants of numbered fields and field sizes. Draft.

Ink and watercolour on paper. 877 x 437mm.

I. 'Plan of farm at Chapel Brampton', by J. G[ilbert]; 1858. No scale given [approx. 1:9387]. North at top. Depicts farm buildings, fields, railway and roads. A key gives details of each field’s size and name.

Ink and watercolour on linen. 318 x 390mm.

J. 'Map of the Brampton Ash Estate in the County of Northampton the property of the Rt Honble the Earl Spencer KC'; [19th cent.?]. Scale: 6 chains to the inch [1:4752]. No surveyor named. North at top. Depicts numbered fields referring to a key which gives details of each field’s size. Roads, buildings, and drains are also marked. Presentation map with annotations suggesting it was later used as a draft for another version.

Ink and watercolour on paper. 1245 x 630mm.

K. Drawings of Chapel Brampton House and Church Brampton church; [19th cent.?]. No artist named.

Ink on paper. 155 x 342mm, mounted in card frame 325 x 430mm.