COLLECTION NAME:
Maps Collection
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maps002~1~1
Maps Collection
Collection
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Image Number:
JRL1211228
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JRL1211228
Image Number
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Reference Number:
Booker & Mills C315.1
reference_number
Booker & Mills C315.1
Reference Number
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Parent Work Title:
An accurate map of Nottingham Shire divided into its wapontakes and divisions. Drawn from the best authorities, assisted by the most approved modern maps with various improvements. Illustrated with historical extracts relative to its natural produce, air, soil, trade, manufactures and present state of the principal towns.
title_larger_entity
An accurate map of Nottingham Shire divided into its wapontakes and divisions. Drawn from the best authorities, assisted by the most approved modern maps with various improvements. Illustrated with historical extracts relative to its natural produce, air, soil, trade, manufactures and present state of the principal towns.
Parent Work Title
false
Creator:
Bowen, Emanuel, 1693 or 1694-1767
creator
Bowen, Emanuel, 1693 or 1694-1767
Creator
false
Creator Role:
Cartographer
creator_role
Cartographer
Creator Role
false
Date Created:
1756
date_created
1756
Date Created
false
Description:
Nottinghamshire. Coloured map with latitude and longitude marked around the edge. The map is very rich in detail including cities, place names, rivers and mountains. Castles, mountains and significant buildings are illustrated by drawings. Boundaries are denoted by coloured lines. Top left is a large ornate cartouche containing the title and the words: 'By Eman Bowen, Geogr. to his Majesty'. This is decorated with a riverside scene. Around the map are paragraphs giving statistical and historical data about the area. In the top right corner another ornate cartouche contains the dedication: 'To the Most Noble Thomas, Duke of Newcastle, Lord Lieutenant and Custos Rotulorum & Lord Lieutenant for the County of Nottingham. This map is dedicated by His Grace's most humble servt. Eman Bowen'. Bottom left is an 'Explanation' of the symbols used. Bottom right is a scale bar showing: 'British Statute Miles 69 to a Degree'. Printed along the bottom is: 'London. Printed for Laurie & Whittle 53 Fleet Street, Bowles & Carver 69 St Pauls Church Yard, & R Wilkinson 58 Cornhill'.
description
Nottinghamshire. Coloured map with latitude and longitude marked around the edge. The map is very rich in detail including cities, place names, rivers and mountains. Castles, mountains and significant buildings are illustrated by drawings. Boundaries are denoted by coloured lines. Top left is a large ornate cartouche containing the title and the words: 'By Eman Bowen, Geogr. to his Majesty'. This is decorated with a riverside scene. Around the map are paragraphs giving statistical and historical data about the area. In the top right corner another ornate cartouche contains the dedication: 'To the Most Noble Thomas, Duke of Newcastle, Lord Lieutenant and Custos Rotulorum & Lord Lieutenant for the County of Nottingham. This map is dedicated by His Grace's most humble servt. Eman Bowen'. Bottom left is an 'Explanation' of the symbols used. Bottom right is a scale bar showing: 'British Statute Miles 69 to a Degree'. Printed along the bottom is: 'London. Printed for Laurie & Whittle 53 Fleet Street, Bowles & Carver 69 St Pauls Church Yard, & R Wilkinson 58 Cornhill'.
Description
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Language Code:
eng
language
eng
Language Code
false
Language Name:
English
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English
Language Name
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: Nottinghamshire
spatial_coverage
England: Nottinghamshire
Places Covered
false
Item Height:
775 mm
item_height
775 mm
Item Height
false
Item Width:
615 mm
item_width
615 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