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map type:- Carr 1668
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Road map, Description of all the Postroads in England,
scale about 40 miles to 1 inch? by Richard Carr from a draft
by James Hicks, chief clerk to the Post Office, engraved by
C Landts, London, 1668.
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(example Bodleian Library : MS Rawl.A.173)
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map feature:-
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table of symbols & descriptive text & coat of arms
& compass rose & up is N & scale line & sea
plain & coast form lines (?) & county &
settlements & roads & post roads
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inscription:-
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printed panel lower right of centre
A Description of al the postroads in England from LONDON
to EDENBOROUGH in Scotland the stages, distances and names,
of miles & the branches from the severall stages, Citties,
Chief-Towns and Castles, in each shire and County, to be
known by their severall Characters, which are hear above
mentiond which is very neassary for all travellers to know,
who do travell in that Kinghdom, drawn and perfected by R.
CARR.
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wxh, map:-
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39x33.5cm.
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sources:-
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Bodleian Library : MS Rawl.A.173
British Library : Maps CC.a.5.43
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items seen (illustrated items in bold):- |
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Bodleian Library : MS Rawl.A.173
-- road map -- Description of all the Postroads in England
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