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Oxfordshire described with ye citie and the armes of the colledges of yt famous vniuersity ao. 1605
Title
Oxfordshire described with ye citie and the armes of the colledges of yt famous vniuersity ao. 1605 / performed by John Speede and are to be sold in Popes Head Alley against the Exchange by I.S. & G.H. cum prvilegio.
Publication
[London] : [Sold by John Sudbury and George Humble] [1650].
Physical Description
1 map ; 40 x 52 cm
Cartographic Detail
Scale approximately 1:200,000 (W 1°43'10"--W 0°42'30"/N 52°10'06"--N 51°27'09").
Local Notes
BEIN Copy 2: Imperfect: smeared ink on verso obscuring text. Manuscript annotations labeling the county and city maps.
Notes
Relief shown pictorially.
Dated "anno 1610" at lower left.
Bar scale given in miles and depicted across an illustration of a globe.
Coordinates not present on map and are approximated.
From John Speed's Theatre of the empire of Great Britaine, London: sold by George Humble, 1650.
Inset map of Oxford.
Includes coats of arms, including those for the University of Oxford colleges.
Text on verso has page numbers "45" and "46," with running title "Oxford-shire." Line of text under the capital O begins "adjoyning Iland Ousney."
Variant and related titles
Oxfordshire described with ye citie and the armes of the colledges of yt famous university ao. 1605
Format
Maps & GIS
Language
English
Added to Catalog
June 09, 2008
Subjects
Genre/Form
Maps.
Annotations (Provenance) - 18th century.
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