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FA2002.652:-
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Map, thematic map, hand coloured engraving, the Diocese of Salisbury and the
Diocese of Winchester, as 1535, scale about 6 miles to 1 inch, by Aaron
Arrowsmith, London, 1814.
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The map shows the Diocesis Sarum which includes much of Wiltshire and Berkshire,
and the Diocesis Wintonensis which is much of Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Surrey
and Guernsey.
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The map is meant to show the state of the churches etc in the 26th year of the
reign of Henry VIII; Henry VIII became king in 1509, in 1534 he became supreme
head of the Church of England; in 1535 he appointed Thomas Cromwell as Vicar
General, and he devised measures to bring the church directly under crown
control.
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map feature:-
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up is N & lat and long scales & lat and long grid & table of symbols
(abbreviations) & coast shaded & rivers & diocese &
churches |
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inscription:- |
printed -on- top
Tabula _ Juxta Valorem Ecclesiasticum XXVIo. Henrici VIII. Institutum _
Geographica
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inscription:- |
printed -on- bottom
A. Arrowsmith delin. A.D. MDCCCXIV.
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dimension:- |
wxh, sheet = 50x42.5cm |
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wxh, map = 482x392mm |
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scale = 1 to 390000 ? (1 to 393945, from 1 degree longitude at 51 degree N =
178.2 mm) |
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scale = 1 to 390000 ? (1 to 394641 from town positions, Hampshire, using
DISTTAB.exe) |
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Map Group -- Arrowsmith 1814 -- with Research Notes
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| MN: 9.7.2003 |
