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Bristol Museums : T9119
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Jigsaw puzzle, mahogany, hand coloured engraving, map, New Map of England, by ?J Roberts, London? about 1800.
England and Wales divided into counties, the boundaries tinted; the map originally had a border with latitude and longitude scales and probably other map features which have been cut away.
   Roberts c1800
jigsaw feature:- hand coloured & hand cut & 60 piece (about 58) & big piece & picture outline (country plus sea) & interlocking border & non interlocking pieces & picture pieces (counties) & sliding lid box
inscription:- printed oval label on box lid
A / NEW MAP [O ] / ENGLA[ND ] / divided [ ] / [ ] / [by] / J. ROBERTS
map feature:- up is N & lat and long scales & county & settlements & roads
wxh:- 35x36cm
lxwxd:- 14x17x6.5cm
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