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private collection:-
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Road book, Main Route Contour Road Book of England, published by Gall and
Inglis, 12 Newington Road, Edinburgh, Lothian, 1900s.
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The road book - explanation page; title page; table of lighting times; preface;
list of London routes; then a series of route descriptions - a contour diagram
of the road showing distances and elevation, itinerary describing the road
quality, and a table of distances; index to places; and a general road map of
England and Wales with a grid relating to lighting up times.
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The routes relevant to Hampshire are (not all have diagrams):-
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route 12, Brighton to Southampton
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route 18, London to Portsmouth
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route 19, Southampton to Poole
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route 20, Southampton to Lymington and Christchurch
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route 21, London to Winchester and Southampton
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route 22, Winchester to Poole
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route 23, London to Salisbury
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route 24, Southampton to Salisbury
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route 25, Salisbury to Christchurch
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route 32, London to Aldershot
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route 55, Oxford to Southampton
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route 57, Oxford to Basingstoke
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route 226, Dorchester to Ringwood
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inscription:- |
printed -on- cover
PRICE 2/- NETT. / THE MAIN-ROUTE / CONTOUR ROAD BOOK / (THE ROYAL ROAD BOOK)
/ OF / ENGLAND / WITH 300 CONTOUR PLANS / GALL & INGLIS LONDON & EDINBURGH
-- black on red (faded); lady and gentleman on bicycles, coat of arms of
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inscription:- |
printed -on- tile page
THE / 'ROYAL' ROAD BOOK OF ENGLAND / A Guide to the Main Routes throughout
the Country, / With 300 Contour Plans. / Abridged from the 'Contour' Road Book /
GALL & INGLIS / 31 HENRIETTA STREET, STRAND, LONDON, W.C.: AND EDINBURGH. /
(Copyright.)
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dimension:- |
wxh = 16x9cm |
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Map Group -- Gall and Inglis 1900s -- with Research Notes
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| MN: 16.1.2004 |
