New Map of Great Britain
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map type:- Moll 1717 |
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Map, two sheets, New Map of Great Britain, scale about 15
miles to 1 inch, by Herman Moll, Devereux Court? Strand,
London, 1717.
Included in The World Describ'd; or, a new and correct set of maps ... Published somewhen before 1730 with the imprint 'Sold by Herman Moll And By John King at the Globe in the Poultrey near Stocks Market.' Published after 1732 with the imprint 'Printed and Sold by Tho: Bowles next the Chapter House in St. Pauls Ch. Yard John Bowles at the Black Horse in Cornhill And By John King at the Globe in Poultrey near Stocks Market.' |
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(example British Library : Maps 177.d.1 (a))
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| map feature:- | picture frame cartouche & compass rose & up is N & scale line & lat and long scales (conical projection? West from London) & lat and long grid (1x1degrees) & sea plain & coast shaded & relief & hillocks & county & settlements & electoral data & roads & road distances | |
| inscription:- |
printed picture frame cartouche, upper centre N sheet
A NEW MAP OF GREAT BRITAIN According to the Newest and most Exact Observations By HERMAN MOLL Geographer. |
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| inscription:- |
printed upper right S sheet
Sold by Herman Moll against Devereux Court between Temple Bar and St. Clements Church in the Strand. 1717. |
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| inscription:- |
printed below title
This maps contains all the Market Towns in South Britain, and such places in North Britain as are equivalent to them, ... All the Boroughs or Towns in Great Britain that have a right to choose Members of Parliament are mark'd with one star or two, according to the number of Members elecetd by them ... |
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| wxh, sheet 1:- | 62.5x52cm | |
| wxh, sheet 2:- | 62.5x51cm | |
| wxh, map:- | 618x1024mm | |
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printed with scale line
Miles of Great Britain 60 in One degree |
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| scale line:- | 60 miles = 99.8 mm | |
| scale:- | 1 to 970000 ? (1 to 967541 from scale line assuming a statute mile) | |
| longitude, Kendal:- | 2d 45m W | |
| sources:- |
British Library: Maps 177.d.1 (a) Shirley 1988 |
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British Library : Maps 177.d.1 (a) -- map -- New Map of Great Britain | |