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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
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Title (The name of the record)
- Map of the Country 11 Miles around the City of Bristol
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1769
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Description (What the record is about)
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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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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Somerset Heritage Centre (South West Heritage Trust)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 1 doc
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
- 40" x 38½"
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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