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FA2000.60:-
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Strip map, road map, uncoloured engraving, The Road from London to
Bridgewater, scale about 1.5 miles to 1 inch, from road book, Jefferys's
Itinerary, by Thomas Jefferys, published by R Sayer and T Bennet, London
1775.
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Pl.32 Andover, Hampshire to Wiltshire border; through Amesbury, Shrewton,
Warminster and Maiden Bradley, Wiltshire; then Wincanton and Bruton, to
Bridgewater, Somerset.
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map feature:-
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not coloured & title cartouche (plain box, sides straight, the map 'scrolls'
are rectangular boxes) & north point & road distances & table of
distances & roads & settlements & streets & rivers &
windmills & woods & relief & hillocks & county |
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inscription:- |
printed -on- title cartouche
From LONDON to BRIDGEWATER, / commencing at Andover, see plate 25 / ....
-- title and table of distances |
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inscription:- |
printed -on- upper centre
Publish'd as the Act directs by R. Sayer & T. Bennet 16 Janry. 1775.
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dimension:- |
wxh, sheet = 23.5x19.5cm |
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wxh, plate = 215x164mm |
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wxh, map = 208x155mm |
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scale = 1 to 84000 ? (rough estimate) |
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Map Group -- Jefferys 1775 -- with Research Notes
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town names:-
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Hampshir
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Hampshire
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map name
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modern name
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Andover
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Andover
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