COLLECTION NAME:
Maps Collection
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maps002~1~1
Maps Collection
Collection
true
Image Number:
JRL1211234
image_number
JRL1211234
Image Number
false
Reference Number:
Booker & Mills C335
reference_number
Booker & Mills C335
Reference Number
false
Parent Work Title:
Shropshyre Described. The Situation of Shrowesbury shewed with the armes of thos Earles, and other Memorable things observed
title_larger_entity
Shropshyre Described. The Situation of Shrowesbury shewed with the armes of thos Earles, and other Memorable things observed
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
Date Created:
1713-1714
date_created
1713-1714
Date Created
false
Description:
Shropshire. 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. Inset on the left are three coats of arms including those of Roger Montgomery and John Talbot. On the right is a map of Shrewsbury with a key to significant places. Bottom left is a compass rose and a scale bar. The inscription here reads: 'Performed by John Speed and are to be sold by Henry Overton at the White Horse without Newgate London'. A framed paragraph bottom right describes the Battle of Olfeilde in Shrewsbury.
description
Shropshire. 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. Inset on the left are three coats of arms including those of Roger Montgomery and John Talbot. On the right is a map of Shrewsbury with a key to significant places. Bottom left is a compass rose and a scale bar. The inscription here reads: 'Performed by John Speed and are to be sold by Henry Overton at the White Horse without Newgate London'. A framed paragraph bottom right describes the Battle of Olfeilde in Shrewsbury.
Description
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Language Code:
eng
language
eng
Language Code
false
Language Name:
English
language_name
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: Shropshire
spatial_coverage
England: Shropshire
Places Covered
false
Item Height:
410 mm
item_height
410 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