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Map, uncoloured engraving, Britannia Romana ie Roman
Britain, probably by John Cary, London, 1789.
The map shows british tribal areas keyed to a table of
tribes by roman numbers; eg II near the head of the
Test/Anton is the Belgae; the map is accompanied by a table
of place names keyed to the map by a grid A..V, b..n.
Facing vol.1 p.LXXXIV in Britannia by William Camden, 1586,
translated from Latin by Richard Gough, published London,
1789.
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Maps, Westmoreland, scale about 2.5 miles to 1 inch, and
Cumberland, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, by John Cary,
London, 1789; published 1789-1806.
Published in 'Britannia: or, a Chorographical Description
of the flourishing kingdoms of England, Scotland, and
Ireland, and the islands adjacent; from the earliest
antiquity. By William Camden. Translated from the edition
published by the author in MDCVII. Enlarged by the latest
discoveries, by Richard Gough, ... illustrated with Maps ...
London: Printed by John Nichols, for T. Payne and Son,
Castle Street, St. Martin's and G. G. J. and J. Robinson,
Pater-Noster-Row, MDCCLXXXIX.' 1789.
The atlas is in three volumes with many illustrations as
well as the maps; there is a map of Judges's circuits in
Great Britain and Ireland, a map of England and Wales, a
triangular distance table, etc; the atlas size is 10 x 17
ins. There is a map of Lancashire which includes areas now
in Cumbria.
In the atlas there are maps of Britannia Romana and Saxon
England, which originate in the 1695 Gibson edition of
Britannia. And there is a General Map of the Roman or Picts
Wall.
Published in 'New British Atlas, being a complete Set of
County Maps, on which are delineated all the Roads, Cities,
Towns, Villages, Rivers & Canals; together with correct
general Maps of England, Wales, Scotland, & Ireland. London.
Printed for John Stockdale, Piccadilly, 1805.'
The atlas has title page, contents list, county maps and
general country maps; its size is 13 1/4 x 20 ins.
Published in a second edition of Gough's edition of
'Britannia ... London: Printed for John Stockdale,
Piccadilly; By J. Nichols and Son, Red Lion Passage, Fleet
Street, 1806.'
the second edition is in four volumes; there are additional
maps of 'Britannia Romana' and 'Saxon England' and a map of
Hadrian's Wall.
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