View of Ely Cathedral by Turner, 1796 Size:44x70in (112x178cm) Orange Street

Orange Street

Illustrations of cartographers at work

offering a window into the challenges and triumphs of 18th-century seafaring

Floral Park

The map’s annotations offer historical context

View of Ely Cathedral by Turner, 1796 Size:44x70in (112x178cm) Orange StreetView of Ely Cathedral by Joseph Mallord William Turner (1796) captures a majestic Gothic landmark rising above the low, pastoral sweep of the Cambridgeshire fens. Painted early in Turners career and steeped in the Romantic spirit, this scene pairs architectural grandeur with a quietly breathing landscape. The cathedrals articulated towers and buttresses stand against a luminous sky, while soft light threads through trees and village roofs to evoke a