The new description and state of England, [electronic resource] : containing the mapps of the counties of England and Wales, in fifty three copper-plates, Newly Design'd, 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. To which is added, a new and exact list of the House of Peers and Commons, and of the Lord-Lieutenants of each County, of the Army, Navy, Officers and Offices, &c. belonging to this kingdom.
1701
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The new description and state of England, [electronic resource] : containing the mapps of the counties of England and Wales, in fifty three copper-plates, Newly Design'd, 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. To which is added, a new and exact list of the House of Peers and Commons, and of the Lord-Lieutenants of each County, of the Army, Navy, Officers and Offices, &c. belonging to this kingdom.
Author
Morden, Robert, d. 1703.
Imprint
London : printed for Robert Morden, in Cornhill; Thomas Cockerill, at the Three Leggs and Bible against Grocers-Hall in the Poultry; and, Ralph Smith, at the Bible under the Piazza of the Royal Exchange, 1701.
Place of Publication or Printing
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Language
English
Description
[4],xix,[1],96,89-96,129-136,113-128,137-236p., [55] double leaves of plates : maps ; 8⁰.
Note
Signatures: A⁴ a-b⁴ B-O⁴ S⁴ Q-R⁴ T-2G⁴ 2H2 [$2(-M2,2H2) signed].
Printer's note on p. xix: "To the binder. Note, the sheet with the signature S must preceed Q." Signature P was omitted.
Pp. 79-80 are misprinted as 78-79.
Height: 20 cm.
Anonymous. By Robert Morden.
Includes: 'A true list of the Lords spiritual and temporal, together with the knights, citizens, and burgesses of the Parliament, anno 1701'.
The text is continuous despite the pagination and register.
Reproduction of original from British Library.
Printer's note on p. xix: "To the binder. Note, the sheet with the signature S must preceed Q." Signature P was omitted.
Pp. 79-80 are misprinted as 78-79.
Height: 20 cm.
Anonymous. By Robert Morden.
Includes: 'A true list of the Lords spiritual and temporal, together with the knights, citizens, and burgesses of the Parliament, anno 1701'.
The text is continuous despite the pagination and register.
Reproduction of original from British Library.
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Access limited to authorized users.
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Hanson, 1
English Short Title Catalog, T114438.
English Short Title Catalog, T114438.
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
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