Detail View: Maps Collection:
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Image Number:
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JRL1211234
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Reference Number:
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Booker & Mills C335
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Parent Work Title:
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Shropshyre Described. The Situation of Shrowesbury shewed with the armes of thos Earles, and other Memorable things observed
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Creator:
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Speed, John, 1552?-1629
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Creator Role:
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Cartographer
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Date Created:
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1713-1714
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Description:
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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.
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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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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: Shropshire
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Item Height:
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410 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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