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Map Collection
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Drayton 1612
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FA2002.24:-
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Map, uncoloured copper plate engraving, fantastical map of Dorset, Hampshire
and the Isle of Wight, published in Poly-Olbion, by Michael Drayton, poet,
engraved by William Hole, about 1612.
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Showing the rivers of Hampshire and Dorset, decorated with goddesses and
allegorical figures for forests, islands, etc. to accompany a poem 'Polyolbion'
by Michael Drayton.
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reference:- |
Drayton, Michael: 1612 & 1622; Poly-Olbion |
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Map Group -- Drayton 1612 -- with Research Notes
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| MN: 22.10.2002 |