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DONN | A map of the county of Devon, 1765

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August 4, 01:25 PM GMT

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DONN, BENJAMIN


A MAP OF THE COUNTY OF DEVON, WITH THE CITY AND COUNTY OF EXETER, DELINEATED FROM AN ACTUAL SURVEY, ON TWELVE SHEETS OF IMPERIAL PAPER, THE SCALE OF AN INCH TO A MILE. LONDON: PRINTED FOR THE AUTHOR, 1765


Folio (522 x 375mm.), double-page general map, 12 double-page mapsheets, all engraved and coloured by hand, half calf over marbled boards, some offsetting, text block cracked, binding rubbed


This large-scale county map includes a wealth of topographical detail: towns, villages, churches, noble seats, parks, farms, cottages, copper and tin mines, ancient forts and encampments, and so on.


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