Detail View: Maps Collection:
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Image Number:
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JRL1211253
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Reference Number:
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Booker & Mills C350
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Image Title:
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Reigate
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Parent Work Title:
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A map of the hundred of Reygate in the county of Surrey
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Creator:
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Woodthorpe, Vincent
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Creator Role:
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Engraver
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Date Created:
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1799
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Description:
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Map: Reigate, one of the thireen and one half hundreds of Surrey. Monochrome map with place names and rivers marked on. Wooded areas, buildings, fields and viewpoints are indicated by simple drawings and shading. Bottom centre is a scale bar showing: 'Scale of Chains'. The map has a simple line border with an additional neatline and the title is contained within a simple oval shaped cartouche. Bottom centre of the map is an ancient oak tree, the 'County Oak', which marked the traditional boundary of Surrey and Sussex. Bottom right is printed: 'V. Woodthorpe, sculp. 27 Fetter Lane, London'.
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Language Name:
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English
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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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Medium:
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Engraving (printing process)
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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: Surrey: Reygate
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Item Height:
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385 mm
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Item Width:
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280 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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