COLLECTION NAME:
Maps Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL1211174
Reference Number:
Booker & Mills C208
Image Title:
Derbyshire
Date Created:
1825-30
Description:
Map: Derbyshire. Hand coloured map with latitude and longitude marked around the edge. The map is very rich in detail including cities, place names, rivers and parks. Counties are differentiated by different colours. The title is given in a simple frame at centre top. Top right is a large sketch of Ashborn Church, and a simple compass rose. Bottom right is an 'Explanation' of the symbols used and bottom left 'Reference to the Hundreds'. In the centre at the bottom is a small scale bar. Printed along the bottom is: 'Published by Pigot & co. 24 Basing Lane, London & Fountain St. Manchester.' Printed bottom right is: 'Engraved on steel by Pigot & son Manchester'.
Language Name:
English
Language Code:
eng
Sub-Category:
Maps
Technique Used:
Printed
Medium:
Engraving (printing process)
Support:
Paper
Time Period Covered:
17th Century CE
Places Covered:
England: Derbyshire
Item Height:
416 mm
Item Width:
282 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Colonel Dudley Mills and Mr R.P.L. Booker, former owners
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
Copyright restrictions apply
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2012-02-07
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2012-07
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
