COLLECTION NAME:
Maps Collection
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maps002~1~1
Maps Collection
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Image Number:
JRL1211214
image_number
JRL1211214
Image Number
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Reference Number:
Booker & Mills C281
reference_number
Booker & Mills C281
Reference Number
false
Parent Work Title:
Midle-Sex described with the most famous cities of London and Westminster
title_larger_entity
Midle-Sex described with the most famous cities of London and Westminster
Parent Work Title
false
Creator:
Speed, John, 1552?-1629
creator
Speed, John, 1552?-1629
Creator
false
Creator Role:
Cartographer
creator_role
Cartographer
Creator Role
false
Creator:
Norden, John, 1548-1625?
creator
Norden, John, 1548-1625?
Creator
false
Creator Role:
Cartographer
creator_role
Cartographer
Creator Role
false
Date Created:
1713-1714
date_created
1713-1714
Date Created
false
Description:
Middlesex. Monochrome with ornate border, the map is very rich in detail including cities, place names, rivers and mountains. Castles, mountains and significant buildings are illustrated by drawings. Centre top is an ornate compass rose overlaid with a scale bar. Inset top left is a map of Westminster and beneath this in a book-shaped cartouche is given the history of the churches of St Peter and St Paul. Beneath this is a large sketch of St Peters. Inset top right is a map of London and beneath this in a book-shaped cartouche is an apology for the lack of space or scale in which to represent the city. Beneath this is a large sketch of the church of St Pauls. The inscription: 'Described by John Norton. Augmented by J Speed. Sold by Henry Overton at the White Horse without Newgate London'.
description
Middlesex. Monochrome with ornate border, the map is very rich in detail including cities, place names, rivers and mountains. Castles, mountains and significant buildings are illustrated by drawings. Centre top is an ornate compass rose overlaid with a scale bar. Inset top left is a map of Westminster and beneath this in a book-shaped cartouche is given the history of the churches of St Peter and St Paul. Beneath this is a large sketch of St Peters. Inset top right is a map of London and beneath this in a book-shaped cartouche is an apology for the lack of space or scale in which to represent the city. Beneath this is a large sketch of the church of St Pauls. The inscription: 'Described by John Norton. Augmented by J Speed. Sold by Henry Overton at the White Horse without Newgate London'.
Description
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Language Name:
English
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English
Language Name
false
Language Code:
eng
language
eng
Language Code
false
Category of Material:
Printed
category
Printed
Category of Material
false
Sub-Category:
Maps
class
Maps
Sub-Category
false
Technique Used:
Printing (process)
technique
Printing (process)
Technique Used
false
Support:
Paper
support
Paper
Support
false
Time Period Covered:
17th Century CE
temporal_coverage
17th Century CE
Time Period Covered
false
Places Covered:
England: London
spatial_coverage
England: London
Places Covered
false
Places Covered:
England: London: Westminster
spatial_coverage
England: London: Westminster
Places Covered
false
Places Covered:
England: Middlesex
spatial_coverage
England: Middlesex
Places Covered
false
Item Height:
440 mm
item_height
440 mm
Item Height
false
Item Width:
540 mm
item_width
540 mm
Item Width
false
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Colonel Dudley Mills and Mr R.P.L. Booker, former owners
former_repository
Colonel Dudley Mills and Mr R.P.L. Booker, former owners
Provenance
false
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
Copyright restrictions apply
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2012-02-07
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2012-07
Metadata Language:
eng-GB