COLLECTION NAME:
Maps Collection
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maps002~1~1
Maps Collection
Collection
true
Image Number:
JRL1211245
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JRL1211245
Image Number
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Reference Number:
Booker & Mills C340.2
reference_number
Booker & Mills C340.2
Reference Number
false
Parent Work Title:
An Improved map of the county of Stafford divided into its hundreds; collected from the best materials and illustrated with various additional improvements with historical extracts, relating to its natural produce, trade, manufactures &c
title_larger_entity
An Improved map of the county of Stafford divided into its hundreds; collected from the best materials and illustrated with various additional improvements with historical extracts, relating to its natural produce, trade, manufactures &c
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:
c1760
date_created
c1760
Date Created
false
Description:
Stafford. 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 figures by a stream. Around the map are paragraphs giving statistical and historical data about the area and the various seats of nobility. One claims Stafford as the healthiest part of the country, suggesting they have three christenings to each burial. In the top right corner another ornate cartouche contains the dedication: 'To the Noble and Right Honorable John Gower, Lord Lieutenant and Custos Rotulorum & Lord Lieutenant of the County of Stafford, and Keeper of His Majesty's Privy Seal. This map is dedicated by His Lordship'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 R Wilkinson 58 Cornhill, Laurie & Whittle 53 Fleet Street, and Bowles & Carver 69 St Pauls Church Yard'.
description
Stafford. 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 figures by a stream. Around the map are paragraphs giving statistical and historical data about the area and the various seats of nobility. One claims Stafford as the healthiest part of the country, suggesting they have three christenings to each burial. In the top right corner another ornate cartouche contains the dedication: 'To the Noble and Right Honorable John Gower, Lord Lieutenant and Custos Rotulorum & Lord Lieutenant of the County of Stafford, and Keeper of His Majesty's Privy Seal. This map is dedicated by His Lordship'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 R Wilkinson 58 Cornhill, Laurie & Whittle 53 Fleet Street, and Bowles & Carver 69 St Pauls Church Yard'.
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:
18th Century CE
temporal_coverage
18th Century CE
Time Period Covered
false
Places Covered:
England: Staffordshire
spatial_coverage
England: Staffordshire
Places Covered
false
Item Height:
785 mm
item_height
785 mm
Item Height
false
Item Width:
610 mm
item_width
610 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