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A new and accurate map of the County of Cornwall, from an actual survey : [east sheet]

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Printed map. "Made by Thos. Martyn." Visual scale [10 inches = 10 miles approximately]. Many coats of arms inset around the map in 8 blocks of different sizes. Insets: "The Islands of Scilly lying about nine leagues nearly west of the lands-end, could not no be placed in their proper position without making the map of too great a length, they are therefore placed here to shew the form approx. and proportion they bear with the rest of the county". Acquired as part of the Lord Cholmondely collection.

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Title
A new and accurate map of the County of Cornwall, from an actual survey : [east sheet]
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Description
Printed map. "Made by Thos. Martyn." Visual scale [10 inches = 10 miles approximately]. Many coats of arms inset around the map in 8 blocks of different sizes. Insets: "The Islands of Scilly lying about nine leagues nearly west of the lands-end, could not no be placed in their proper position without making the map of too great a length, they are therefore placed here to shew the form approx. and proportion they bear with the rest of the county". Acquired as part of the Lord Cholmondely collection.
Publisher
Contributor
Martyn, Thomas, 1735-1825
Date
1784
Type
Format
map, [1:63,400 approximately]
Identifier
macrepo:79516, local: RMC_4296
Source
Language
eng
Relation
Coverage
Cornwall (England : County), Europe--England--Cornwall
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