Detail View: Maps Collection:
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Image Number:
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JRL1211229
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Reference Number:
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Booker & Mills C329
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Parent Work Title:
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A new map of the county of Oxford divided into hundreds
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Creator:
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Jones & Smith
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Creator Role:
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Engraver
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Date Created:
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1801
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Description:
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Oxfordshire. Divided and coloured according to 'hundreds'. The map has a three neatline bordering as well as a thick brown border. Latitude and Longitude are indicated around the edges. It details place names, distances between towns, parks, buildings, rivers and canals. There is a scale bar bottom left indicating miles and furlongs. 'Longitude West of Greenwich' is printed along the bottom edge. A reference key to the hundreds is printed top right and an 'Explanation ' at bottom centre explains different features. A simple compass rose is top left under which is printed: 'Jones & Smith Sculpt. Pentonville'. The title, bottom left has printed underneath: 'Printed for C. Smith, No. 172 Strand, January 6th 1801.'.
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Language Code:
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eng
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Language Name:
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English
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Category of Material:
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Printed
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Sub-Category:
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Maps
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Technique Used:
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Engraving (printing process)
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Support:
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Paper
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Time Period Covered:
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17th Century CE
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Places Covered:
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England: Oxfordshire
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Item Height:
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630 mm
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Item Width:
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540 mm
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Current Repository:
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The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
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Provenance:
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Colonel Dudley Mills and Mr R.P.L. Booker, former owners
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Rights Holder - Image:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Rights holder - Work:
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Copyright restrictions apply
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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
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2012-02-07
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Image Creation Technique:
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Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
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Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
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2012-07
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Metadata Language:
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eng-GB
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