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The traveller's companion, or, The post roads of England and Wales : with the distances in measured miles by the late John Rocque, chorographer to the King.: PB 30.3-2021

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Titles

The traveller's companion, or, The post roads of England and Wales : with the distances in measured miles by the late John Rocque, chorographer to the King.
Carte d'Angleterre

Maker(s)

Rocque, John
Publisher: Laurie & Whittle

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Description

1 map ; 73 x 53cm folded to 37 x 53 cm

"Published ... as the Act directs, 12th. May 1794."
In upper margin: Carte d'Angleterre avec les routes et distances marqué en milles anglois / par le Sr. J. Rocque.
Scale [ca. 1:1,300,000] (W 8°--E 2°/N 56°--N 49°).

Place(s) associated

  • London

Dating

Production date: AD 1794 : London : Published by Laurie & Whittle, No. 53, Fleet-Street, 1794.

Identification numbers

Accession number: PB 30.3-2021
Primary reference Number: 307348
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Audit data

Created: Wednesday 3 November 2021 Updated: Wednesday 3 November 2021 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Manuscripts and Printed Books

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "The traveller's companion, or, The post roads of England and Wales : with the distances in measured miles by the late John Rocque, chorographer to the King." Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/307348 Accessed: 2024-04-26 21:30:07

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