Detail View: Maps Collection:
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Image Number:
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JRL1211263
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Reference Number:
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Booker & Mills C375a
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Parent Work Title:
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An accurate map of the West Riding of Yorkshire divided into its Wapontakes. Drawn from surveys with various additional improvements: Illustrated with historical extracts relative to its natural produce, mines, minerals, manufactures, trade and the present state of its principal towns.
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Creator:
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Bowen, Emanuel, 1693 or 1694-1767
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Creator Role:
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Cartographer
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Date Created:
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1756
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Description:
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West Riding, Yorkshire. 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 right is a large sketch of Leeds. In the bottom right corner an ornate cartouche contains the dedication: 'To the Noble and Most Honorable Thomas Wentworth, Marquis of Rockingham, Lord Lieutenant of the West Riding of Yorkshire, & Knt. of the Most Honorable Order of the Bath. This map is dedicated by His Lordship's most obedt. humble servt. Eman Bowen'. Beneath this is a scale bar showing 'British Statute Miles 69 to a Degree'. Bottom right is a large ornate cartouche containing the title and the words: 'By Emanl. Bowen, Geogr. to his Majesty'. This is decorated with figures making wool. Above this is a brief 'Explanation' of the symbols used. Printed along the bottom is: 'R Wilkinson No. 58 in Cornhill & Robt. Sayer, in Fleet Street'.
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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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18th Century CE
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Places Covered:
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England: Yorkshire: West Riding
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Item Height:
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615 mm
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Item Width:
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780 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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