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Title: A map of England & Wales : divided into counties, parlimentary divisions, & dioceses; shewing the principal roads, railways, rivers, & canals and the seats of the nobility and gentry; with the distance of each town from the general post office of London

Contributors:

Dates

  • Issued: 1841
  • Coverage: 1841
  • Coverage: 1841 to 1841

Publishers

  • S. Lewis & Co. (London)

Summary

Cartographic Details: Scale [1:316,800]. 1 in. = 5 mi. (W 5°--E 2°N 56°--N 50°). Relief shown by hachures. Projected from the triangulation for the survey made under the direction of the honorable the Board of Ordnance, on a scale of five miles to an inch, and corrected to the present time. Illustration: View of the general post office London / drawn by T. Allom, engraved by H. Griffiths. Continuation inset: Scilly Islands. Includes table of distances by sea, and chart of dioceses with coats of arms. Originally published in 1 sheet (?).

color, dissected, mounted on cloth, and bound in 4 volumes ; 202 x 167 cm.; sheet

Scale [1:316,800]. 1 inch = 5 miles

General Map Collection

Subjects

  • Railroads Great Britain Maps
  • Roads Great Britain Maps
  • Great Britain Administrative and Political Divisions Maps
  • Maps
  • 2022-creator-sprint
  • England
  • Wales

Geospatial coordinates

  • Bounding Box: BBOX (-5.000,4.000,56.000,50.000)

Provider

University of Minnesota

Rights

  • Access rights: Public
  • Use of this item may be governed by US and international copyright laws. You may be able to use this item, but copyright and other considerations may apply. For possible additional information or guidance on your use, please contact the contributing organization.

Citation

Creighton, Roger (Draftsman), Dower, John, active 1838-1846?, S. Lewis and Co. (London, England). A map of England & Wales : divided into counties, parlimentary divisions, & dioceses; shewing the principal roads, railways, rivers, & canals and the seats of the nobility and gentry; with the distance of each town from the general post office of London. S. Lewis & Co. (London). https://umedia.lib.umn.edu/item/p16022coll230:4

Format

JPEG

Languages

  • eng