Oxford Shire (Oxfordshire) : by "Morden, Robert.": Antique Maps

Oxford Shire (Oxfordshire)

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by:: "Morden, Robert."
Description:: " Copper engraving; later hand colouring. Title cartouche, scale of miles. Overall size : 40cm.x 46.5cm. Image size : 358mm.x 416mm. Centre fold as issued. Some darkening to sheet edges and a lttle dusty in right hand blank area else very good condition. These maps are the first county maps to show roads ( based on Ogilby’s road maps ) and show three scales representing great, middle and small miles as different scales were used in different parts of the country. The extremely rare John Bill maps of the 1620’s were the first to carry latitude and longitude which Morden shows here too : longitude (measured from the meridian of St. Paul’s Cathedral) given in the form of time in minutes at the top of the map , usually in Roman numerals, and at the bottom in degrees."
Publisher:: Camden’s Britannia
Published Date:: 1722
MostlyMaps ID:: 46735
Price :: £139.50 Saving: 10%!

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