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A New and Correct Map of England and Wales, scale about 16 miles to 1 inch, published by Haine and Son, 19 Rolls Buildings, Fetter Lane, London, 1796.
A map of 1677 with added vignettes,
map type:- Haine 1696 (EW/Roads)
map feature:- pictorial cartouche & vignettes (The Landing of Julius Caesar; Vortigern and Rowena, 450; Canute Reproving the Flattery of his Courtiers, 1027; The Battle of Hastings, 1066; The Surrender of Calais, 1347; The Conquerd Kings present to Edward the 3rd, 1357; The Death of Wat Tyler, 1381; Queen Elizbeth Harranguing her Troops, 1587) & table of symbols (minimal) & compass rose & up is N & scale line & lat and long scales (trapezoidal projection? prime meridian thro central London) & sea plain & coast shaded & shipping routes (Whitehaven to Isle of Man) & lakes & county & settlements & distances from London & market days & roads & road distances
inscription:- printed upper right
A / NEW & CORRECT MAP / OF / ENGLAND & WALES / With all the GREAT & CROSS ROADS / Distances / From TOWN to TOWN, & their / distance from LONDON, / Market Days &c. // LONDON. / Published April 19th. 1796 by Haine & Son 19 Rolls Buildings Fetter Lane
inscription:- printed with scale line
Scale of Miles
scale line:- 50 miles = 80.0 mm
longitude, Kendal:- 3d 7m W
wxh, sheet:- 114x70cm
wxh, map:- 627x625mm
scale:- 1 to 1000000 ? (1 to 1005840 from scale line wrongly assuming a statute mile)
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