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Document identity
localId
gb19hq62f
label
The Portuguese Douro and the adjacent country
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
gb19hq62f
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
The Portuguese Douro and the adjacent country
description
Relief shown by hachures.
date
["1852"]
year
1852
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_015147
creators
Forrester, Joseph James, 1809-1861
Hughes, W.
Weale, James
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Duero River (Spain and Portugal)--Maps
subjectsGeographic
Douro, Rio
Europe
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
London
publisher
[James Weale]
Source extras
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sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
schema:latitude
41.1333
schema:longitude
-8.6667
extent
1 map : color ; 60 x 280 cm
notes
Relief shown by hachures.
Author's name signed in statement of responsibility.
Includes text, distance tables, references, 2 illustrations of boats with descriptive information, illustrations of medals along lower border, 2 insets and 8 vignettes.
Insets: Geological view of the wine district of the Alto-Douro -- O rio = The river.
Vignettes: Ponte pensil do Porto = Suspension bridge, Oporto -- Porto Antigo-e Rio Bestança -- Regôa -- O Rio Douro huma legoa acima do Salto da Sardinha = The River Douro one league above the Salto da Sardinha -- As Pedras das Anchoras -- Ponto do Cachão da Baleira -- Ponto do Salto da Sardinha -- O Rio Douro divindo Portugal do Espanha junta a foz do Agueda = The River Douro dividing Portugal from Spain as seen from the mouth of the Agueda.
Manuscript in ink below English title: This map, and the surveys of the Alto-Douro, by the author, were ordered by the House of Commons to be printed in illustration of Mr. Forrester's evidence before a Select Committee on Import Duties on Wines, held in April and May, 1852."
Manuscript in ink below scale bars: The Hon. Abbott Lawrence with the author's respects.
Boston Public Library copy imperfect: damage to right side of map.
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no
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gb19hq62f
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map
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1
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0
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photo
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