A map of the roads from London thro' Oxford, Worcester &c. to Aberistwith ; The road from Bristol to Exeter.

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Two maps depicting roads in narrow strips. One shows a road in southern England from London to Aberistwith [Aberistwyth], Wales, via Uxbridge, Oxford, Worcester, and Prestain [Presteigne], through Middlesex, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire, Worcestershire, and Herefordshire in England,...

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Bibliographic Details
Language:English
Published: [London] : [Printed by D. Henry], [1765]
Subjects:
Roads > England, Southern > Maps > Early works to 1800.
Roads > Wales > Radnorshire > Maps > Early works to 1800.
Roads > Wales > Cardiganshire > Maps > Early works to 1800.
England, Southern > Maps > Early works to 1800.
Radnorshire (Wales) > Maps > Early works to 1800.
Cardiganshire (Wales) > Maps > Early works to 1800.
Strip maps.
Road maps.
Early maps.
Genre:
Early works to 1800.
Strip maps.
Road maps.
Early maps.
Local Note:
MSU: Gift of Ronald Dietz.
Physical Description:2 maps in 11 segments ; segments 17 x 3 cm or smaller, on sheet 21 x 32 cm
Variant Title:
Map of the roads from London through Oxford, Worcester, etc. to Aberistwith ; The road from Bristol to Exeter
Cartographic Data:Scale approximately 1:270,000
(W 4°11ʹ--W 0°03ʹ/N 52°28ʹ--N 51°28ʹ).
Scale approximately 1:270,000
(W 3°34ʹ--W 2°32ʹ/N 51°29ʹ--N 50°40ʹ).
Format: Map
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Summary:
Two maps depicting roads in narrow strips. One shows a road in southern England from London to Aberistwith [Aberistwyth], Wales, via Uxbridge, Oxford, Worcester, and Prestain [Presteigne], through Middlesex, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire, Worcestershire, and Herefordshire in England, and Radnorshire and Cardiganshire in Wales. The first map also shows an alternate road "To Worcester thro' Campden commencing at the Four Shire Stones". The other map shows a road from Bristol to Bath and a road from Bristol to Exeter via Taunton, through Somersetshire and Devonshire. Both maps show cities and towns, mile markers, rivers, and road junctions.
Note:Relief shown pictorially.
Map likely detached from: The gentleman's magazine, and historical chronicle. Volume XXXV : for the year M.CDD.LXV. London : Printed for D. Henry and R. Cave, [1765]. Originally published in the September 1765 issue.
"Gent:Mag:Sepr:1765".
Call Number:G5752.E53P2 1765 M32 Map