COLLECTION NAME:
Maps Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL1211261
Reference Number:
Booker & Mills C374
Image Title:
Worcestershire
Parent Work Title:
Worcestershire
Date Created:
1825-1830
Description:
Map: Worcestershire. 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 left is a large sketch of Worcester cathedral, and a simple compass rose. Top right is an 'Explanation' of the symbols used and a 'Reference to the Hundreds' is bottom right. In the centre at the bottom is a small scale bar. Inset bottom left is a small map of Warwickshire. Printed along the bottom is: 'Published by Pigot & co. 24 Basing Lane, London & 18 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: Worcestershire
Item Height:
415 mm
Item Width:
280 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
