COLLECTION NAME:
Maps Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL1211175
Reference Number:
Booker & Mills C213
Image Title:
Devon
Parent Work Title:
A new map of the county of Devon divided into hundreds
Creator:
Jones & Smith
Creator Role:
Engraver
Date Created:
1808
Description:
Map: Devon. Hand coloured map with latitude and longitude marked around the edge. The map is contained within three neatlines and is very rich in detail including cities, place names and rivers. Thick grid lines (extending beyond the neatlines) divide the map into twelve segments. The title is top right and beneath it is printed: 'LONDON printed for C. Smith No. 172 Strand. January 6th 1804. 2nd Edition corrected to 1808'. There is a simple compass rose bottom left with an 'Explanation' of the symbols used and bottom right is 'Reference to the Hundreds'. Beneath this is a scale bar denoting miles and furlongs. Beneath the compass rose is printed: Smith & Jones Sc. Pentonville.'
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: Devon
Item Height:
478 mm
Item Width:
522 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
