Detail View: Maps Collection:
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Image Number:
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JRL1211201
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Reference Number:
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Booker & Mills C261.2
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Image Title:
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Isle of Thanet
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Parent Work Title:
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Map showing probable appearance of East Kent at the time of Caesar's invasion. With a sketch of Roman roads, British camps and Caesar's route to Canterbury
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Creator:
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Dowker, George
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Creator Role:
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Author
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Date Created:
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[1897?]
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Description:
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Map: Isle of Thanet. Coloured map showing Caesar's landing place in Britain. A compass rose shows Roman Compass points. Simple lines show prevailing winds and the courses of both invasions. Small ships illustrate the routes, trees illustrate the wooded areas. A key in the centre of the map (lower edge) shows how features and the course of the action are represented. Scale is given as '1 inch to the mile'.
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Language Name:
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English-GB
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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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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: Kent
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People Covered:
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Caesar, Julius
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Item Height:
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388 mm
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Item Width:
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511 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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