Author: Pigot and Co
Title: 1839 Map of the County of Somersetshire - taken from Pigot and Co's British Atlas Comprising the Counties of England (upon which are laid down all railways completed and in progress)
Description: Map Pigot & Co, London and Manchester, 1839. Edition Unstated, Softcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Dated from reference to British Library catalogue and title-page of atlas. This is the coloured map titled "Somersetshire" and sheet entitled "Somersetshire". The map, a hand-coloured (prior to initial binding) steel engraving contains a vignette of Wells Cathedral. The inner side of the Somersetshire county boundary is coloured yellow, inner boundaries of adjacent counties of Devonshire, Wiltshire, Dorsetshire, Gloucestershire, South Wales and the Bristol Channel are coloured pale green, blue or pink. Wooded areas and rough ground are indicated. Country estates are coloured dark green. The map shows cities, market towns, villages and hamlets, the distance between the towns and cities and London is shown, also shown are the numbers of members returned for each borough and polling places. Towns shown include: Bath, Bridgwater, Bristol, Dunster, Frome, Glastonbury, Milverton, Minehead, Somerton, Taunton, Wells, Wincanton and Yeovil, distances between these towns are given in a table on the accompanying sheet. Mail roads, Turnpike roads, cross roads, lanes and other minor routes are shown with distances marked between Market Towns on the Turnpike Roads. Railways, rivers and canals are shown, including the Bristol and Exeter Railway, the River Parret and the River Severn. Mail and Turnpike roads and towns and principal villages in the neighbouring parts of adjacent counties are also shown. The boundaries of the "Hundreds" are shown and the names of each Hundred are identified in the key. The border includes longitude and latitude references and the scale is given in the bottom border which for this map is 1.5 inches to 10 miles. The map is a little darkened and slightly marked in the margin. The right hand edge of the page is a little worn and there is a small tear above the bottom right corner. The tip of the corner itself has torn off. The accompanying printed sheet is still bound to the map page. It is slightly darkened and creased at the edges but is otherwise very good. Item Type: Map. Disbound. No dust jacket, as published. Single sheet map/chart. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: under 1 kg. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 45017044010. ISBN: 0709133766
Keywords: BZDB4 Maps; British History; England; 19th century; West Country - Cornwall, Devon, Somerset & Dorset. Pigot and Co 1839 Map of the County of Somersetshire - taken from Pigot and Co's British Atlas Comprising the Counties of England (upon which are laid d
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Title: 1839 Map of the County of Somersetshire - taken from Pigot and Co's British Atlas Comprising the Counties of England (upon which are laid down all railways completed and in progress)
Description: Map Pigot & Co, London and Manchester, 1839. Edition Unstated, Softcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Dated from reference to British Library catalogue and title-page of atlas. This is the coloured map titled "Somersetshire" and sheet entitled "Somersetshire". The map, a hand-coloured (prior to initial binding) steel engraving contains a vignette of Wells Cathedral. The inner side of the Somersetshire county boundary is coloured yellow, inner boundaries of adjacent counties of Devonshire, Wiltshire, Dorsetshire, Gloucestershire, South Wales and the Bristol Channel are coloured pale green, blue or pink. Wooded areas and rough ground are indicated. Country estates are coloured dark green. The map shows cities, market towns, villages and hamlets, the distance between the towns and cities and London is shown, also shown are the numbers of members returned for each borough and polling places. Towns shown include: Bath, Bridgwater, Bristol, Dunster, Frome, Glastonbury, Milverton, Minehead, Somerton, Taunton, Wells, Wincanton and Yeovil, distances between these towns are given in a table on the accompanying sheet. Mail roads, Turnpike roads, cross roads, lanes and other minor routes are shown with distances marked between Market Towns on the Turnpike Roads. Railways, rivers and canals are shown, including the Bristol and Exeter Railway, the River Parret and the River Severn. Mail and Turnpike roads and towns and principal villages in the neighbouring parts of adjacent counties are also shown. The boundaries of the "Hundreds" are shown and the names of each Hundred are identified in the key. The border includes longitude and latitude references and the scale is given in the bottom border which for this map is 1.5 inches to 10 miles. The map is a little darkened and slightly marked in the margin. The right hand edge of the page is a little worn and there is a small tear above the bottom right corner. The tip of the corner itself has torn off. The accompanying printed sheet is still bound to the map page. It is slightly darkened and creased at the edges but is otherwise very good. Item Type: Map. Disbound. No dust jacket, as published. Single sheet map/chart. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: under 1 kg. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 45017044010. ISBN: 0709133766
Keywords: BZDB4 Maps; British History; England; 19th century; West Country - Cornwall, Devon, Somerset & Dorset. Pigot and Co 1839 Map of the County of Somersetshire - taken from Pigot and Co's British Atlas Comprising the Counties of England (upon which are laid d
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