Smith 1826
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Road, book, Smith's Pocket New Companion to the Roads of
England and Wales, and part of Scotland, published by
Charles Smith and Son, 172 Strand, London, 1st edn 1826.
The preface, 'ADVERTISEMENT' describes the road book; provides an index; and then lists mail coach routes, heights of mountains, and descibes the strip maps. The rear cover advertises other maps by Smith. Individual strip maps relevant to Cumbria are recorded separately. |
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SMITH'S / NEW POCKET COMPANION / TO THE / Roads of England and Wales / AND / PART OF SCOTLAND. / ENGRAVED ON FORTY-THREE COPPER-PLATES. / COMPREHENDING / THE ROUTES FROM LONDON / TO EVERY CONSIDERABLE TOWN IN ENGLAND & WALES. / AND / THE PRINCIPAL CROSS ROADS. / WITH / A COPIOUS INDEX, CONTAINING / THE DISTANCES FROM LONDON, THE MARKET-DAYS, / AND PRINCIPAL INNS. / TO WHICH IS ANNEXED, / THE ROUTES OF THE MAIL-COACHES, / AND THE / HEIGHTS OF THE PRINCIPAL MOUNTAINS IN ENGLAND & WALES. // LONDON : / CHARLES SMITH AND SON, 172, STRAND. / 1826. |
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PRINTED BY RICHARD WATTS, / Crown Court, Temple Bar. |
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