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The large English atlas: or, a new set of maps of all the counties in England and Wales, drawn from the several surveys which have been hitherto published. With three general Maps of England, Scotland, and Ireland, From the latest and best Authorities. 1 England 2 Scotland 3 Ireland 4 Bedfordshire 5 Berkshire 6 Buckinghamshire 7 Cambridgeshire 8 Cheshire 9 Cornwall 10 Derbyshire 11 Devonshire 12 Dorsetshire 13 Durham 14 Essex 15 Gloucestershire and Monmouthshire 16 Hampshire 17 Hertfordshire 18 Herefordshire 19 Huntingdonshire 20 Kent 21 Lancashire 22 Leicestershire and Rutlandshire 23 Lincolnshire 24 Middlesex 25 Norfolk 26 Northamptonshire 27 Northumberland 28 Nottinghamshire 29 Oxfordshire 30 Shropshire 31 Somersetshire 32 Staffordshire 33 Suffolk 34 Surrey 35 Sussex 36 Warwickshire 37 Westmoreland and Cumberland 38 Wiltshire 39 Worcestershire 40 Yorkshire 41 East Riding of ditto 42 North Riding of ditto 43 West Riding of ditto 44 Cardiganshire and Pembrokeshire 45 Carmarthenshire and Glamorganshire 46 Radnorshire and Brecknockshire 47 North Wales, Containing in one Map the Counties of Carnarvon Denbigh Flint Merioneth Montgomery and The Island of Anglesey laid down on a large scale, And containing all the Cities, Towns, Villages, and Churches, whether Rectories or Vicarages, Chapels, many Noblemen's and Gentlemen's Seats, &c. &c. Each Map is Illustrated With a General Description of the County, its Cities, Borough and Market Towns, the Number of Members returned to Parliament, of Parishes, Houses, Acres of Land, &c. And Historical Extracts relative to the Trade, Manufactures, and Government of the Cities and Principal Towns, and the present State of their Inhabitants, &c. By Emanuel Bowen, Geographer to His Majesty, Thomas Kitchen, and others.
Bowen, Emanuel, 1693 or 1694-1767.Date: [1777?]- Books
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Jefferys's itinerary; or travellers companion, through England, Wales, and part of Scotland, containing all the direct and principal cross roads; with The Addition of every New Road, carefully collected from all the actual Surveys hitherto published. Improved with many thousand names of places more than are in any similar publication. To which are added copious indexes to all the roads and places mentioned in the work, with their exact Distance from London.
Jefferys, Thomas, -1771.Date: MDCCLXXV. [1775]- Books
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A New atlas of France: Comprising maps of the eighty-three departments, beautifully engraved and coloured, each department being divided into its several districts and cantons. also, two general maps of France, exhibiting that country both in its former and present divisions. To which is added, a general alphabetical index of all the cities, towns and villages, with the districts and departments to which they belong.
Date: 1724- Books
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By desire of several noblemen, gentlemen, and others, John Andrews and A. Dury, propose publishing by subscription, a topographical map of the county of Kent, in twenty-five sheets ...
Andrews, John, 1736-1809.Date: 1765]- Books
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Ellis's English atlas: or, A compleat chorography of England and Wales: In fifty-four maps. Containing more particulars than any other collection of the same kind. The whole calculated for the use of travellers, academies, and of all those who desire to improve in the knowledge of their country. From the latest surveys of the several counties; with the addition of four maps, viz. of the rivers of England and Wales; of twenty-five miles of the country round London; of the island of Jersey; and of Guernsey, Sark, Alderney, and Burhou. Engraved by, and under the direction of, J. Ellis.
Ellis, J. (John), active 1750-1800.Date: MDCCLXVI. [1766]- Books
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A complete pilot for the West-Indies, including the British channel, Bay of Biscay, and all the Atlantic islands: done from actual surveys ...
Jefferys, Thomas, -1771.Date: [1795?]- Books
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The geography of England and Wales; Or, A set of maps of all the counties in England and Wales, with the great roads and principal cross-roads, and the distances from town to town. A work long wanted, and very useful for all gentlemen that travel to any part of England. All, except two, composed and done by Herman Moll, geographer. 1. The map intituled, In gratiam itinerantium curiosorum antonini Aug. Itinerarium per Britanniam tentavit Wil. Stukeley. 2. A general map of England. 3. Ogilby's roads through all the direct and principal cross-roads in England and Wales. 4. Bedfordshire. 5. Berkshire. 6. Buckinghamshire. 7. Cambridgshire. 8. Cheshire. 9. Cornwall. 10. Cumberland. 11. Derbyshire. 12. Devonshire 13. Dorsetshire 14. Durham. 15. Essex. 16. Gloucestershire. 17. Hampshire. 18. Isle of wight. 19. Herefordshire. 20. Hertfordshire. 21. Huntingdonshire. 22. Kent. 23. Lancashire. 24. Leicestershire. 25. Lincolnshire. 26. Middlesex. 27. Monmouthshire. 28. Norfolk. 29. Northamptonshire. 30. Northumberland. 31. Nottinghamshire. 32. Oxfordshire. 33. Rutlandshire. 34. Shropshire. 35. Somersetshire. 36. Staffordshire. 37. Suffolk. 38. Surrey. 39. Sussex. 40. Warwickshire. 41. Westmoreland. 42. Wiltshire. 43. Worcestershire. 44. Yorkshire. 45. -West Riding. 46. -East Riding. 47. -North Riding. 48. South Wales. 49. North Wales. 50. Denbigh and Flintshire. 51. The isles of man, Guernfey and Jersey. And, to render this work more acceptable to the curious, the margins are adorned with great variety of very remarkable antiquities.
Moll, Herman, -1732.Date: 1747- Books
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A short guide to Mr. Le Sage's historical maps, which will enable every one to learn history by himself, as well as to teach it to any one in a very short time.
Las Cases, Emmanuel-Auguste-Dieudonné, comte de, 1766-1842.Date: 1800?]- Books
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Proposals for publishing by subscription, by John Andrews, and Andrew Dury, [a] topographical map of the country round London, from north to south fifty-five miles, ...
Andrews, John, 1736-1809.Date: 1772]- Books
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Proposals for publishing a new and accurate map of the county of Devon, ... by * [sic] Benjamin Donn. Engraved by Mr. Jefferys, ...
Donne, Benjamin, 1729-1798.Date: 1764]- Books
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Mr. Blundevil his exercises : contayning eight treatises, the titles whereof are set down in the next printed page : which treatises are very necessary to be read and learned of all young gentlemen, that have not been exercised in such disciplines, and yet are desirous to have knowledge as well in cosmographie, astronomie, and geographie, as also in the art of navigation, in which art it is impossible to profit without the help of these or such like instructions / to the furtherance of which art of navigation the said Mr. Blundevil specially wrot the said treatises, and of meere good-will doth dedicate the same young gentlemen of this realme.
Blundeville, Thomas, active 1561Date: 1638- Books
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Historical atlas of England; physical, political, astronomical, civil and ecclesiastical, Biographical, Naval, Parliamentary, and Geographical; Ancient and Modern; from the Deluge to the Present Time in which are Described its Minerals, Curiosities, Inland Fisheries and Navigation, Commerce, Peerages, Noblemen and Gentlemen's Seats, &c. Interspersed with geographical notes and dates for the Curious, and explanations to each map, in order to enable Persons of every Rank to read, with Advantage, the Natural History, Antiquities, Poetry, Belles Lettres, and Geography of this Country. To which are Added, A Physical Map of the Terrestrial Globe, To shew the Connection of the great Chains of Mountains, Seas and Rivers, with those of Britain; and A Political Chart of Europe, To shew the Naval and Commercial Intercourse between this Country and the Continent. Delineated in a Series of Interesting Maps, the Result of a Variety of Critical Researches. By John Andrews, Geographer, Land-Surveyor, Map-Seller, and Engraver.
Andrews, John, 1736-1809.Date: 1797- Books
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A pocket book : containing severall choice collections in arithmetick, astronomy, geometry, surveying, dialling, navigation, astrology, geography, measuring, gageing / by John Seller.
Seller, John, active 1658-1698Date: [1680?]- Books
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A pocket book : containing severall choice collections in arithmetick, astronomy, geometry, surveying, dialling, navigation, astrology, geography, measuring, gaugeing / by John Seller.
Seller, John, active 1658-1698Date: [1700?]- Books
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A pocket book containing severall choice collections in arithmetick, astronomy, geometry, surveying, dialling, navigation, astroloy, geography, measuring, gageing / by John Seller.
Seller, John, active 1658-1698Date: [1682?]- Books
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To the quality and gentry, who have already, or may hereafter become subscribers to John Rocque's new topographical maps of Oxfordshire, Berkshire, and Buckinghamshire. ...
Rocque, John, -1762.Date: 1761]- Books
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A seasonable check to the fury of an unfledg'd minister of the Gospel. In a letter to the Reverend Mr. T- - - - - - - A very young Glóstershire Clergyman. Written by Mr. J- - - - - - - - A very young Wiltshire Layman. Occasion'd by the former's falsly charging the latter with Atheism. In which are interspers'd some Observations on Atheism and Superstition, together with a Hint or two to the Professors of Christianity in general.
J- - - - - - - -, Mr.Date: MDCCXLVIII. [1748]- Books
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The American atlas: Or, A geographical description of the whole continent of America: wherein are delineated at large, its several regions, countries, states, and Islands; and chiefly the British colonies, composed from numerous surveys, several of which were made by order of government. By Major Holland, Lewis Evans, William Scull, Henry Mouzon, Lieut. Ross, J. Cook, Michael Lane, Joseph Gilbert, Gardner, Hillock, &c. &c. Engraved on forty-nine copper-plates, by the late Mr. Thomas Jefferys, geographer to the King, and others.
Jefferys, Thomas, -1771.Date: MDCCLXXVIII. [1778]- Books
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A scotch atlas; or description of the kingdom of Scotland: divided into counties, with the subdivisions of sherifdoms; shewing their respective boundaries and extent, soil, produce, Mines, Minerals, Metals, their Trade and Manufactures; also their cities, chief towns, seaports, mountains, Rivers, Forests, Lochs &c. with the Principal Great and Bve Roads, Passes, Forts, and other Particulars. The Whole taken from Topographical Surveys, regulated by Astronomical Observations, by Mostyn John Armstrong, Geographer. Beautifully engraved on 30 copper plates by H: Ashby. Published as the Act directs 1. Octr. 1777.
Armstrong, Mostyn John.Date: [1777]- Books
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Bowles's Geographia classica; or, the geography of the ancients, as contained in the Greek and Latin classics: exhibited in thirty-two maps, ... By Herman Moll, ...
Moll, Herman, -1732.Date: 1784- Books
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A tutor to astronomy and geography. Or, An easie and speedy way to know the use of both the globes, cœlestial and terrestial : In six books. The 1. Teaching the rudiments of astronomy and geography, 2.3.4.5.6. Shewing by the globes the solution of astronomical and geographical problems, problems in navigation, astrological problems, gnomonical problems, trigonometrical problems, more fully and amply than hath been set forth, either by Gemna Frisius, Metius, Hues, Wright, Blaew, or any others that have taught the use of the globes: aud [sic] that so plainly and methodically, that the meanest capacity may at first reading apprehend it, and with a little practice grow expert in these divine sciences. With an appendix shewing the use of the Ptolomaick sphere. By Joseph Moxon. Whereunto is added the antient poetical stories of the stars; shewing reasons why the several shapes and forms are pictured on the cœlestical globe. As also a discourse of the antiquity, progress and augmentation of astronomy.
Moxon, Joseph, 1627-1691Date: [1699]- Books
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Britannia depicta or Ogilby improv'd; being a correct coppy of Mr. Ogilby's actual survey of all [th]e direct & principal cross roads in England and Wales: Wherein are exactly delineated & engraven, all [th]e cities, towns, villages, churches, seats &. scituate on or near the roads, with their respective distances in measured and computed miles. And to render this-work universally usefull & agreeable, (beyond any of it's kind) are added in a clear & most compendious method. 1. A full & particular description & account of all the cities, borough-towns, towns-corporate &c. their arms, antiquity, charters, privileges, trade, rarities &c. with suitable remarks on all places of note drawn from the best historians and antiquaries. By Ino. Owen of the Midd: Temple Gent. 2. The arms of the peers of this realm who derive their titles from places lying on or near the roads 3. The arms of all [th]e bishopricks & deanaries, their foundation, extent, yearly-value, number of parishes &c. 4. The arms, & a succinct account of both universities & their respective colleges, their foundations fellowships &c Lastly particular & correct maps-of all [th]e counties of South Britain; with a summary description of each county, its circumference, number of acres, borô & market towns & parishes, air, soil, com̄odities, manufactures & what each pays in [th]e ... aid &c. The whole for its compendious variety & exactness, preferable to all other books of roads hitherto published or proposed; and calculated not only for the direction of the traveller (as they are) but the general use of the gentleman and tradesman By Eman: Bowen engraver.
Bowen, Emanuel, 1693 or 1694-1767.Date: 1759- Books
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Noua orbis terrarum descriptio opti[c]e proiecta secundu[m]q[ue] peritissimos Anglie geographos multis ni [sic] locis castigatissima et preceteris ipsiq[ue] globo nauigationi faciliter applcanda [sic] per Ioannem Blagrauum gen[er]osum Readingensem mathesibus beneuolentem Beniamin Wright Anglus Londinensis cælator anno Domini 1596.
Blagrave, John, -1611Date: [1596]- Books
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Observations in chyrurgery and anatomy : With a refutation of divers mistakes and vulgar errors in chyrurgery and anatomy. In which the many absurdities, gross errors, and ignorance of some great pretenders are display'd. Written chiefly for the benefit of young tyroes and students in chyrurgery. By James Young chyrurgeon.
Yonge, James, 1647-1721Date: 1692- Books
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The new description and state of England, containing the maps of the counties of England and Wales, in fifty three copper-plates, newly design'd by Mr. Robert Morden, Exactly Drawn and Engraven by the best Artists. The several Counties described, the Account of their Ancient and Modern Names, Extent, Soil, Former and Present Inhabitants, their Number, Rarities, Market-Towns, and Days whereon the Markets are kept; Hundreds Rivers, Bays, Harbours, Bridges, Minerals, Commodities, Number of Acres, what proportion each County pays to the Land-Tax, Archbishopricks, Bishopricks, Cathedrals, Parish-Churches, Schools, Hospitals, Roads and Distances, Roman Ways, Post-Towns, Men of Note, Memorable Battles and Actions, the Houses of the Nobility and Gentry, an Account of Fairs, &c. The second edition. To which are added, new and exact lists of the House of Peers and Commons, of the Lord-Lieutenants of each County, of the Army, Navy, Officers and Offices, and all Persons in Places of Profit or Trust, belonging to this Kingdom.
Morden, Robert, -1703.Date: 1704