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FA1998.179:-
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Map, hand coloured engraving, Great Roads from London to all parts of South
Britain, scale about 70 miles to 1 inch, by Thomas Badeslade, engraved and
published by William Henry Toms, 1742.
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The map is from the beginning of an atlas; it shows the principal roads from
London; there i a table of distances of each city and county town from London,
in computed and measured miles; South Britain is England and Wales, part of
North Britain ie Scotland, is marked on the map.
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map feature:-
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hand coloured & title cartouche (plain box) & compass rose & coast
shaded & roads & table of distances |
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inscription:- |
printed -on- title cartouche
A Map of the Great Roads from LONDON. / to all parts of SOUTH BRITAIN.
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inscription:- |
printed -on- bottom
T. Badeslade delin. / Published by the Proprietor W H Toms Sept. 29. 1742. /
W H Toms Sculpt.
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dimension:- |
scale = 1 to 4500000 ? (estimated) |
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Map Group -- Badeslade 1742 -- with Research Notes
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| MN: 12.7.2002 |
