Moll 1718
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map type:- Moll 1718 |
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Road strip maps for a road book, an abandoned project? by
Herman Moll, about 1718.
11 sheets are known with a general map of the south part of England and Wales, scale about 33 miles to 1 inch. These include one route in Cumbria. (The sheet number used below are allocated for convenience, they are not original.) sheet 7 scrolls 1 and 2 - London to Carlisle, scale roughly 8 miles to 1 inch - from the south through Lancaster and Carnforth, Lancashire; then through Burton, Kendal, Thrimby, Westmorland; Penrith to Carlisle, Cumberland. |
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(example map)
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| map feature:- | plain cartouche & compass rose & up is destination & rivers & relief & hillocks & county & settlements & roads & road distances | |
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The Road from LONDON to / Carlisle, commencing at Darleston / in the Holy head Road. / Computed Miles / ... Lancaster ... to / Boulton 3. to Burton 5. to Kendal 8. to / Thrumby 17. to Penrith 5. to Carlisle 16. |
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David Webb Collection |
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| items seen (illustrated items in bold):- | ||
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private collection (134) -- strip map -- Road from London to Carlisle -- Road from London to Darby -- Road from London to Shrewsbury and Welshpool -- Road from London to St Neots and Oakeham | |