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FA2000.51:-
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Strip map, uncoloured engraving, road map from a road book, Bowles's Post
Chaise Companion, by Carington Bowles, St Paul's Churchyard, London, 1782.
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Vol.1 p.57/58 - the road from London to Portsmouth, from London; through
Kingston, Guildford and Godalming, Surrey; to Liphook, Hampshire; across a
corner of West Sussex; then Petersfield, Horndean, Cosham, to Portsmouth,
Hampshire.
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map feature:-
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not coloured & title cartouche & north point & coast form lines
& rivers & relief & hill hachuring & woods & trees &
parks & county & settlements & roads & road distances &
distances from London & streets & fortifications & water mills |
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dimension:- |
wxh = 17x16cm |
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wxh = 163x140mm |
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wxh, map = 153x136mm |
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scale = 1 to 180000 ? (estimated from marked miles as 1 to 178533 assuming
modern mile) |
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reference:- |
Bowles, Carington: 1782: Post Chaise Companion: (London) |
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Map Group -- Bowles 1782 -- with Research Notes
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town names:-
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Hamp Shire
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Hampshire
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map name
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modern name
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Petersfield
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Petersfield
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Portsmouth
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Portsmouth
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