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Three county maps. [?1770]: date taken from FO 925 index. (1) Middlesex showing division...

Catalogue reference: FO 925/4121

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FO 925/4121
Date
[1770]
Description

Three county maps. [?1770]: date taken from FO 925 index.

(1) Middlesex showing division into hundreds; also shows towns, streets, rivers and parks. Dedication in rococo cartouche to the Duke of Newcastle. Coat of arms of the City of London and symbols of the Free [Livery] Companies of London. Notes on Earls of Middlesex and Members of Parliament. Scale: 1 inch to 1 mile. Drawn by R W Seale. Printed for John and Carrington Bowles and Robert Sayer. With coloured manuscript additions.

(2) Berkshire, by Emanuel Bowen, with notes on main towns.

(3) 'An Accurate Map of Buckinghamshire Divided into its Hundreds ... Illustrated with Historical Extracts relative to Natural History, Produce, Trade and Manufacturers and the present state of the principal Towns'. Title on tablet surmounted by lace-making pillow, trees, sheep, buck. Dedication to Duke of Marlborough in rococo cartouche surmounted by coat of arms. Reference table. Notes on the dukes and earls of Buckinghamshire, seats of the nobility in the county. Scale: 1 inch to about 2 miles. Compass rose. By Emanuel Bowen. Printed for John and Carrington Bowles and Robert Sayer. Printed, with manuscript colouring.

Related material

For another copy, with the boundaries coloured differently, see MPE 1/567

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The National Archives, Kew
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Public Record(s)
Language
English
Dimensions
74 cm x 52 cm
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
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