Detail View: Maps Collection:
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Image Number:
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JRL1211200
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Reference Number:
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Booker & Mills C261.1
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Image Title:
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Dover Strait
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Parent Work Title:
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Caesar's landing place in Britain
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Creator:
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Dowker, George
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Creator Role:
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Author
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Date Created:
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[1897?]
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Description:
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Map: Dover Strait. Simple monochrome map showing Caesar's landing place in Britain. A compass rose shows Roman Compass points. Simple lines show prevailing winds and the courses of both invasions. Small ships illustrate the routes. Printed in the lower centre of the map is: 'GD. 1875'.
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Language Name:
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English-GB
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Language Code:
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eng
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Sub-Category:
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Maps
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Technique Used:
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Printed
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Support:
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Paper
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Time Period Covered:
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17th Century CE
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Places Covered:
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England: Kent
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People Covered:
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Caesar, Julius
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Item Height:
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383 mm
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Item Width:
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407 mm
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Current Repository:
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The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
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Provenance:
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Colonel Dudley Mills and Mr R.P.L. Booker, former owners
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Rights Holder - Image:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Rights holder - Work:
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Copyright restrictions apply
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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
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2012-02-07
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Image Creation Technique:
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Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
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Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
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2012-07
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Metadata Language:
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eng-GB
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