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Source Description
This map is a mid-18th-century equivalent of a modern road map, showing the major roadways and distances in miles between towns in England and Wales. Latitude and longitude are not shown on this map. When navigating by horse and carriage or by foot, accuracy of mileage and general direction was all that was needed, as opposed to the precise co-ordinate placement that was so crucial for seafaring navigators.
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Document identity
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x633f852q
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A new most accurate & complete map of all the direct and the principal crossroads in England and Wales, carefully corrected from late surveys
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obj
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map
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1
Source metadata
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x633f852q
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
A new most accurate & complete map of all the direct and the principal crossroads in England and Wales, carefully corrected from late surveys
description
This map is a mid-18th-century equivalent of a modern road map, showing the major roadways and distances in miles between towns in England and Wales. Latitude and longitude are not shown on this map. When navigating by horse and carriage or by foot, accuracy of mileage and general direction was all that was needed, as opposed to the precise co-ordinate placement that was so crucial for seafaring navigators.
date
["1750"]
year
1750
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
05_04_000031
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
England--Maps--Early works to 1800
Wales--Maps--Early works to 1800
subjectsGeographic
England
Europe
Wales
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
Wales
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largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
London
publisher
[s.n.]
Source extras
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sf268508b
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41688024w
schema:latitude
52.5
schema:longitude
-3.5
extent
1 map ; 35 x 34 cm.
notes
Includes references to the counties and remarks.
Exhibited in “Faces and Places,” at the Boston Public Library, Boston, MA, October 2003 - September 2004. MB (BRL)
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x633f852q
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map
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1
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0
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photo
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ea06e65e7fd7cae7