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England and Wales (Southern section) Rocque, John, 1790
 View larger, zoomable image (turn off pop-up blocker) Full Title: (England and Wales, drawn from the most accurate surveys containing all the cities, boroughs, market towns & villages; Southern section. In which are included all the improvements and observations both astronomical and topographical, which have been made by members of the Royal Society & others. Down to the present year, the whole corected & improv'd by John Rocque, Chorographer to his Majesty). London, printed for Robt. Sayer, Map & Printseller at the Golden Buck in Fleet Street, (1790?) Author: Rocque, John Date: 1790 This historical cartographic image is part of the David Rumsey Historical Map Collection, www.davidrumsey.com, a large collection of online antique, rare, old, and historical maps, atlases, globes, charts, and other cartographic items. Read more about the Collection. Or you can view the entire David Rumsey Map Collection in Insight. Full David Rumsey Map Collection Catalog Record: Author: Rocque, John Date: 1790 Short Title: England and Wales (Southern section) Publisher: London: Robert Sayer Type: Atlas Map Object Height cm: 60 Object Width cm: 99 Scale 1: 675,000 Note: Engraved map printed on 2 sheets comprising the southern half of the 4-sheet map. Counties in outline color. Shows forested areas, classified roads with distances, etc. Relief shown pictorially. Includes inset map of the Isles of Scilly and drawings of ships. David Rumsey Collection sheets mounted together as one sheet. Reference: P4300. Country: England ; Wales Full Title: (England and Wales, drawn from the most accurate surveys containing all the cities, boroughs, market towns & villages; Southern section. In which are included all the improvements and observations both astronomical and topographical, which have been made by members of the Royal Society & others. Down to the present year, the whole corected & improv'd by John Rocque, Chorographer to his Majesty). London, printed for Robt. Sayer, Map & Printseller at the Golden Buck in Fleet Street, (1790?) List No: 0411.009 Page No: 7 Series No: 11 Published In: A general atlas, describing the whole universe: being a complete collection of the most approved maps extant; corrected with the greatest care, and augmented from the latest discoveries. The whole being an improvement of the maps of D'Anville and Robert. Engraved in the best manner on sixty-two copper-plates, by Thomas Kitchin, Senior, and Others. London: printed For Robert Sayer, no. 53, Fleet-Street, (1790). Publication Author: Kitchin, Thomas Publication Date: 1790 Publication Reference: P4300. Publication Note: Late issue. Many of the maps are double sheet. This atlas was later expanded to become the New Universal Atlas (see David Rumsey Collection copy). Some of these maps also appeared in the American Atlas by Jefferys. There are actually 23 large maps, on 35 connected sheets, produced from 62 copper plates. Maps are hand painted with outline and full color and bound in half leather tan marbled paper covered boards with "General Atlas" stamped in gold on the spine. Inscription inside front cover in pen-and-ink: R. Sayer pub, 53 Fleet ... 8th, 1791 ... Publication List No: 0411.000 Publication Type: World Atlas Publication Maps: 35 Publication Height cm: 55 Publication Width cm: 41 Image No: 0411009
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