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Map of the Country 11 Miles around the City of Bristol

Catalogue reference: MAP\DD\SAS C/844/1

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This record is a file about the Map of the Country 11 Miles around the City of Bristol dating from 1769.

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MAP\DD\SAS C/844/1
Title
Map of the Country 11 Miles around the City of Bristol
Date
1769
Description

This Map of the Country 11 Miles round the City of Bristol Delineated from an Actual Survey Is Inscribed to the Rt. Worshipful T. Harris Esqr. Mayor: To the Worshipful the Recorder & Aldermen: The Sheriffs & Common Council: Also To the worshipful S. Munckley Esqr. Master, the Wardens, Assistants, & Commonalty of the Society of Merchants-Venturers of the said City: And To the other Subscribers by their hble. Servant B. Donn. Engraved by R. Coffin. Printed for and sold by the author B. Donn at the Mathematical Academy in King St., Bristol. Sold also by T. Jefferys at the corner of St. Martins Lane, Charing Cross.

1½" to 1 mile.

Engraving on paper.

Contours marked. Hundred boundaries, place names, mills, mines, etc., named. Names of prominent landowners, householders, etc., given. Points of historical interest also marked. The points of the compass, radiating from Bristol as the centre, are superimposed on the map. Also illustrated are (a) in upper right corner, 'A View of St. Vincents Rocks and the Hotwell House, taken from the Leadworks near Rownham Ferry', and (b) in the lower right corner 'A Plan of the Druidical Stones at Stanton Brew commonly called The Wedding', scale 150' to 1".

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Somerset Heritage Centre (South West Heritage Trust)
Language
English
Physical description
1 doc
Physical condition
40" x 38½"
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/6342479b-095d-40e2-91de-53421e8dcd99/

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Map of the Country 11 Miles around the City of Bristol