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English: The South Part of Great Britain, Called England and Wales, Containing All ye Cities, Market Towns, Boroughs, and Whatever Places Have ye Election of Members of Parliament with ye Names of ye Rivers, Seaports, Sands, Hills, Moors, Forrests &c. All ye Great or Post Roads, and Principal Cross-Roads &c. with ye Computed Miles from Town to Town, and All ye Post Towns, as They Are at Present Regulated by the Postmaster Genl. of the General Post House According to ye Most Approved Surveys and Accurate Observations by Herman Moll, Geographer. A.D. 1710. |
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English: A map of England and Wales c. 1710 with its main towns and roads as well as Parliamentary constituencies, post roads, and post stations. A table on either side of the map provides all of the towns on the map with their market days, location, miles distant from London by road and computed miles east or west of London. A table to the bottom right lists Parliamentary constituencies unable to be noted on the map itself.
Français : Sujet : Angleterre
Pays de Galles Échelle(s) : Miles of Great Britain 60 in One Degree [= 6,8 cm] Appartient à l’ensemble documentaire : AnvilEur Couverture : Royaume-Uni – Angleterre Royaume-Uni – Pays de Galles Langue : anglais |
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1710 date QS:P571,+1710-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 |
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height: 97.5 cm (38.3 in); width: 61 cm (24 in) dimensions QS:P2048,97,5U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,61U174728 |
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institution QS:P195,Q193563 |
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English: Printed for H. Moll over against Devereux Court without Temple Bar, I. Bowles at the Black Horse in Cornhill and Tho. Bowles Print and Mapseller next to the Chapter house in St. Pauls Church yard, by whom are to be sold these Maps done by ye said Mr. Moll. The World. Europe. Asia. Africa. North America. South America. A Map of the Roman Empire &c. each in 2 sheets, where also may be had a New Pocket Globe of 3 Inches Diameter with all the New Constellations of Mr. Hevelius &c. Sold by Philip Overton Map and Print seller near St. Dunstans Church Fleet street and by John King at the Globe in the Poultry.
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Français : Notice de recueil : http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb40577015h
Appartient à : Collection d'Anville ; 01966 B Notice du catalogue : http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb405964253 |
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Français : Bibliothèque nationale de France, département Cartes et plans, GE DD-2987 (1966 B)
Bibliothèque nationale de France |
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GREAT BRITAIN,
called,
ENGLAND and WALES.
Containing all ye Cities, Market Towns, Boroughs: And
whatever Places have ye Election of Members of Parliament,
with ye Names of ye Rivers, Seaports, Sands, Hills, Moors, For :
rests &c. All ye Great or Post Roads, and principal Cross–
Roads &c. with ye Computed Miles from Town to Town, and
all ye Post Towns, as they are at present regulated by the Postmaster Genl. of
the General Post House.
According to ye most approved Surveys,
and accurate Observations By Herman
Moll Geographer. A. D. 1710.
Printed for H. Moll over against Devereux Court without Temple Bar.
I. Bowles at the Black Horse in Cornhill—and Tho. Bowles
Print and Mapseller next to the Chapter house in St. Pauls Church yard
By whom are to be sold these Maps done by ye said Mr. Moll. The World.
Europe. Asia. Africa. North America. South America. A Map of
the Roman Empire &c. each in 2 sheets, where also may be had a New
Pocket Globe of 3 Inches Diameter with all the New Constellations
of Mr. Hevelius &c.
Sold by Philip Overton Map and Print
seller near St. Dunstans Church Fleet
street. And by John King at the
Globe in the Poultry.
Lord Viscount RIALTON
SON and HEIR apparent of
the Right Honble. SIDNEY
Earl of GODOLPHIN &c.
Lord High TREASURER
of GREAT BRITAIN.
This Map of SOUTH BRITAIN
is most Humbly Dedicated by your
Lordship's most Humble Servant
Herman Moll Geographer.
Having perused Mr. Ogilsby's most useful Survey
of ye Roads of South Britain, with his Description
of its Rivers and other curious Remarks; And fin :
ding that several Persons instead of following this
Exact and most Intelligible Way, have represen :
ted ye Towns by Squares, and Ellipses &c. The
Roads by strait Lines, and added such Multitu :
des of Distances, as have left no Room for the
Names of Hills, Moors, Forrests, and hardly any
Rivers, Besides which, many Errors are obvious
in the Position of their Ovals, and Form of ye Land
in Cornwal, Cumberland &c. particularly where
the Error in the Latitude is 8.10. and above 14
Miles. We have endeavourd here, for the Satis :
faction of Travellers and other curious Persons,
to rectify ye afore mentioned Errors, from the late
and most Correct Observations.
Continuation of the ALPHABETICAL TABLE, of
all the Cities, Market Towns, Boroughs &c.
Britain have ye Election of Members of Parliament, Alphabetically. 2 The Market Days. 3 The
Counties. 4 The Letters for finding of ye respective Towns. 5 The Computed Miles of ye several
Places from London. 6 Their measured Distances in Miles and Furlongs. 7 Easting & W. from Loñ.
FRANC HA LEAL ETO GE
[Frank & Loyal Are Ye]
Great or Direct Roads.
Principal Cross Roads.
Roads not to be found in
Mr. Ogilby's Book.
The Computed Miles,
as from London to Brent :
ford 8 and from Brentford
to Hounslow 2 &c.
Cities.
Archbishopricks
Bishopricks
Parliament Towns, ye Stars
shewing the Number of
Members for the Places, to
which they are added.
Post Towns or Stages on
the Post Roads.
Note This Map may be used without Scale or Compasses: For ye
Towns that are not touched by the Roads lying near them, their
Distances may easily be Computed by Inspection.
Miles of Great Britain 60 in One Degree.
Note. The Number of ye Members of South Britain
represented by Stars in this Map is, for Cities and Towns
421, for ye Counties 92, in all 513.
An Alphabetical Table of all ye Counties with with the
Number of the Knights of Shires, elected by each
County, whose various Places of Election could not
well be marked in the Map.
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