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item:- private collection
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Jigsaw puzzle, map, hand coloured engraving, A Map of the
Roads of England and Wales, scale about 25 miles to 1 inch,
by Thomas Jefferys, published by Francis Newberry, 20
Ludgate Street, London, late 18th century.
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Jefferys 1760s
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map feature:-
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title cartouche & floral cartouche & up is N &
scale line & lat and long scales & sea plain &
coast shaded & rivers & lakes (few) & relief
& hillocks ( a few) & county & settlements &
roads
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inscription:-
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printed upper right, floral cartouche
A Map of the / ROADS / of / ENGLAND & WALES / with the
exact distances by the / Mile Stones, / between Town and
Town. / By Thos. Jefferys, Geographer to the King.
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inscription:-
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printed bottom
London. P[rinted for Francis Newberry No.20] Ludgate
Street
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inscription:-
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printed with scale line
English Miles 69 1/2 to a Degree
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scale line:-
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50 miles = 49.9 mm
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wxh, sheet:-
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37.5x44.5cm
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wxh, map:-
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371x438mm
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scale:-
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1 to 1600000 ? (1 to 1612569 from scale line)
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