Detail View: Maps Collection:
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Image Number:
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JRL1211175
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Reference Number:
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Booker & Mills C213
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Image Title:
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Devon
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Parent Work Title:
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A new map of the county of Devon divided into hundreds
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Creator:
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Jones & Smith
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Creator Role:
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Engraver
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Date Created:
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1808
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Description:
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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.'
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Language Name:
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English
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Language Code:
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eng
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Sub-Category:
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Maps
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Technique Used:
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Printed
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Medium:
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Engraving (printing process)
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Support:
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Paper
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Time Period Covered:
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17th Century CE
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Places Covered:
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England: Devon
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Item Height:
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478 mm
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Item Width:
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522 mm
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Current Repository:
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The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
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Provenance:
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Colonel Dudley Mills and Mr R.P.L. Booker, former owners
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Rights Holder - Image:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Rights holder - Work:
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Copyright restrictions apply
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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
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2012-02-07
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Image Creation Technique:
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Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
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Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
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2012-07
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Metadata Language:
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eng-GB
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