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Map of Broad Street ward and Cornhill ward showing the division into parishes: P.1981-1991

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Map of Broad Street ward and Cornhill ward showing the division into parishes

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Blome, Richard (Attributed)

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

Bequest of Henry Scipio Reitlinger, 1950, transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio

Dating

Circa 1720 - 1755

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper ( traces of guard on verso)
Plate Height 298 mm Width 372 mm
Sheet Height 400 mm Width 462 mm

Techniques used in production

Engraving
Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: V1 B2 P109
  • Location: Image upper right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: BROAD STREET / Ward / with its division into / Parishes, taken from / the last Survey. with / Corrections and / Additions.
  • Location: Image upper left, on banner
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title
  • Text: CORNHILL Ward / with its Division into Parishes, / taken from the last Survey, &c.
  • Location: Image lower right, in cartouche
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.1981-1991
Primary reference Number: 94741
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 2 March 2023 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Map of Broad Street ward and Cornhill ward showing the division into parishes" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/94741 Accessed: 2024-12-22 15:12:43

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