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Oxford Shire
Title
Oxford Shire / by Robt. Morden.
Publication
[London] : Sold by Abel Swale, Awnsham & Iohn Churchil, [1722?]
Physical Description
1 map ; 36 x 43 cm
Cartographic Detail
Scale approximately 1:70,000 (W 1°43'10"--W 0°52'34"/N 52°10'06"--N 51°27'00").
Notes
Shows boundaries, rivers, roads and woods and settlements.
Relief shown pictorially.
Differs from previous states by changes in placenames, including the change of "Forris Hill" to "Forrest Hill."
Three bar scales given in miles.
Prime meridian: London. Coordinates converted by cataloger to express longitude as measured from the Greenwich meridian.
Appears in the 1722 and 1730 editions of William Camden's Britannia.
Format
Maps & GIS
Language
English
Added to Catalog
June 09, 2008
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Maps.
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