Map of the Meetings of Friends in England and
Wales
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map type:- Quaker Map 1840s-50s |
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A Map of the Meetings of Friends in England and Wales,
with railways, scale about 30 miles to 1 inch, by James
Bowden, engraved by Nosworthy and Wells, 72 Coleman Street,
London, later engraved by Thomas Wells, then Robert Barclay,
published by the Yearly Meeting of the Society of Friends,
London, 1845-59.
Folded and tipped in as frontispiece to the Quaker directory, An Account of the Times and Places of Holding the Meetings ... The maps show the meetings in their Quarterly Meeting areas, and also the railways, updated yearly. |
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(example private collection (239_1))
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| map feature:- | folded (7x4) & table of symbols & up is N & lat and long scales (conical projection) & lat and long grid (1x1 degrees) & sea plain & coast shaded & county & settlements (places of meetings) & railways | |
| inscription:- |
printed upper right
A Map / OF THE / MEETINGS OF FRIENDS / IN / ENGLAND AND WALES. |
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| inscription:- |
printed bottom left, right
James Bowden del. / Engraved & Lithographed by Nosworthy & Wells, 72 Coleman St. London. |
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| wxh, sheet:- | 37.5x44.5cm | |
| wxh, folded:- | 7x12cm | |
| wxh, map:- | 348x399mm | |
| scale:- | 1 to 1900000 ? (estimate) | |
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private collection |
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private collection (239_1) -- map -- Map of the Meetings of Friends in England and Wales | |
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private collection (240) -- map -- Map of the Meetings of Friends in England and Wales | |
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private collection (241) -- map -- Map of the Meetings of Friends in England and Wales | |
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private collection (242) -- map -- Map of the Meetings of Friends in England and Wales | |
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private collection (243) -- map -- Map of the Meetings of Friends in England and Wales | |
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private collection (244) -- map -- Map of the Meetings of Friends in England and Wales | |
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private collection (245) -- map -- Map of the Meetings of Friends in England and Wales | |
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private collection (246) -- map -- Map of the Meetings of Friends in England and Wales | |
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private collection (247) -- map -- Map of the Meetings of Friends in England and Wales | |
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private collection (248) -- map -- Map of the Meetings of Friends in England and Wales | |