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Map Collection
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FA2003.9.2:-
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Road map, colour printed, Hovis Cycling Road Map, no.2, south central and
west England, scale about 5 miles to 1 inch, by G Philip and Son, for the Hovis
Bread Flour Co, Macclesfield, Cheshire, and the Cycling Components Mfring Co,
Birmingham, West Midlands, 1890s.
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As well as a road map there is a list of places to stay, arranged by counties,
general information, and advertisements.
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The map covers parts of Herefordhire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire,
Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Hampshire, Wiltshire, Dorset, Somerset, Devon, the
Isle of Wight, and part of south Wales.
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map feature:-
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sea tinted & coast line & up is N & scale line & lat and long
scales & lat and long grid & rivers & county & settlements &
roads (with distances) & railways |
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inscription:- |
printed -on- title cartouche, top left
HOVIS CYCLING ROAD MAP
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inscription:- |
printed -on- cover
CYCLE ROAD MAP / Where to Stay at / HOVIS / C.C.Free Inflating Stations / &
GUIDE 6D.
-- blue on pale grey |
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scale line:-
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20 miles = 101.9 mm |
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dimension:- |
wxh, sheet = 67.5x63.5cm |
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wxh, map = 65.5x59cm |
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scale = 1 to 320000 ? (1 to 315867 from scale line assuming modern mile) |
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| MN: 13.8.2003 |