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The county of Oxford
Title
The county of Oxford / surveyed anno MDCCLXVI & VII; and engraved by Thomas Jeffreys, geographer to His Majesty MDCCLXVIII.
Publication
[London] : Publish'd according to Act of Parliament April 12th. 1769, by T. Jefferys, in the Strand, [1769]
Physical Description
1 map on 4 sheets : hand-colored copperplate engraving ; 123 x 95 cm
Cartographic Detail
Scale approximately 1:65,000 (W 1°43'10"--W 0°52'12"/N 52°10'06"--N 51°27'33").
Local Notes
BEIN 3218 1769: Dissected and mounted on linen. Ink stamps: B.N.C. F. Madan Oxford.
Notes
Relief shown by hachures.
Bar scale given in statute miles.
Title in the top right, on the billowing sail of a boat passing Oxford to the south, with a key in the top left corner.
Dedication at the right, to George Spencer, 4th Duke of Marlborough.
Inset map in the bottom left: Plan of the university and city of Oxford; scale approximately 1:4,700, with a bar scale given in chains, yards, and furlongs.
Format
Maps & GIS
Language
English
Added to Catalog
June 09, 2008
Subjects
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Genre/Form
Early maps.
Early works.
Maps.
Maps.
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