Detail View: Maps Collection:
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Image Number:
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JRL19023451
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Reference Number:
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O1 (17)
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Link to Catalogue:
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Parent Work Title:
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A New Map of the Land of Matrimony, Drawn from the Latest Surveys
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Alternative Parent Work Title:
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Barbauld's Allegorical map
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Creator:
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Barbauld, Mrs. (Anna Letitia), 1743-1825
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Creator Role:
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Author
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Creator:
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Ellis, J. (Joseph), -1793
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Creator Role:
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Engraver
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Date Created:
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1772
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Publication Details:
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London: J. Johnson, St.Paul's Church Yard
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Description:
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Late 18th century, colour fantasy map first published anonymously by Joseph Johnson in 1772 but attributable Anna Letitia Barbauld's poem ‘To Mr. Barbauld, with a Map of the Land of Matrimony’. "A New Map of the Land of Matrimony, Drawn from the Latest Surveys" is a "romance cartography", a view on the matter of love and marriage. The cartouche of Barbauld’s map incorporates a blind cupid and the motto ‘Un aveugle fait le choix’ (‘A blind man makes the choice’).
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Language Code:
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eng-GB
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Language Name:
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English
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Subject:
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Imaginary places--Early works to 1800--Maps
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Subject:
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Early works to 1800--Maps
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Subject:
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Romance fiction--18th century
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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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Medium:
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Ink
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Support:
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Paper
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Creation Site:
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England: Greater London: London
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Item Height:
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Map: 260 mm
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Item Height:
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Sheet: 280 mm
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Item Width:
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Map: 330 mm
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Item Width:
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Sheet: 360 mm
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Current Repository:
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The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
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Rights Holder - Image:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Access Rights:
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References:
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McCarthy, William (2008). Anna Letitia Barbauld : voice of the enlightenment. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore
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References:
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Kathryn Ready (2016) Anna Letitia Barbauld's ‘To Mr. Barbauld, with a Map of the Land of Matrimony’ and the History of Sentimental Cartography, History of European Ideas, 42:3, 350-363
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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
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2019-02-18
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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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2019-02
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Metadata Language:
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eng-GB
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