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Road book, uncoloured engravings of strip map road maps and itineraries,
Smith's New Pocket Companion, by Charles Smith and Son, 172 Strand, London,
1827.
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The title page and maps are engraved by Pickett.
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The volume is cloth bound; the general map of England and Wales missing; the
strip maps are one sided; sheets with sections of road in Hampshire are
documented separately, these have several 'page' numbers per sheet.
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inscription:- |
embossed -on- cover
Smith's / NEW POCKET / COMPANION
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inscription:- |
printed -on- title page
SMITH'S / NEW POCKET COMPANION / TO THE / Roads of England & Wales / AND /
PART OF SCOTLAND. / Engraved on Forty three Copper Plates. / COMPREHENDING / THE
ROUTES FROM LONDON / To every considerable Town in England & Wales, / AND / A
copious selection of Cross Roads. / WITH AN INDEX / Containing / THE DISTANCES
FROM LONDON, THE MARKET DAYS, / and Principal Inns. / Accompanied by / A GENERAL
MAP of ENGLAND & WALES. / Pickett sc. / LONDON. / Charles Smith & Son, 172,
Strand. / 1827.
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inscription:- |
printed -on- label inside cover
Sold by / THURNAM, / CARLISLE.
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dimension:- |
wxh = 12x18cm |
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Map Group -- Smith 1826 -- with Research Notes
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town names:-
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Hampshire
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Hampshire
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map name
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modern name
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Fareham
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Fareham
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Gosport
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Gosport
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Havant
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Havant
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Petersfield
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Petersfield
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Portsmouth
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Portsmouth
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town names:-
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Hampshire
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Hampshire
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map name
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modern name
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Alton
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Alton
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Bishops Waltham
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Bishops Waltham
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Aylesford
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Alresford
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Odiham
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Odiham
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Southampton
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Southampton
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Winchester
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Winchester
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town names:-
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Hampshire
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Hampshire
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map name
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modern name
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Basingstoke
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Basingstoke
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Southampton
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Southampton
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Winchester
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Winchester
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town names:-
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Hampshire
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Hampshire
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map name
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modern name
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Alton
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Alton
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Fareham
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Fareham
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Gosport
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Gosport
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Lymington
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Lymington
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Southampton
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Southampton
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town names:-
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Hampshire
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Hampshire
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map name
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modern name
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Basingstoke
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Basingstoke
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Odiham
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Odiham
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town names:-
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Hampshire
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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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Whitchurch
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Whitchurch
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town names:-
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Hampshire
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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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town names:-
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Hampshire
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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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