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A mapp of England & Wales : The 52 counties of England and Wales, geographically described in a pack of cards whereunto is added ye length, breadth, & circuit of each county, the latitude scituation and distance from London of ye principal cities, towns, and rivers with other remarks as plaine and ready for the playing all our English games, as any of ye common cards

Archive Print Item: Whitaker Collection 37a

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Type of record: Book

Title: A mapp of England & Wales : The 52 counties of England and Wales, geographically described in a pack of cards whereunto is added ye length, breadth, & circuit of each county, the latitude scituation and distance from London of ye principal cities, towns, and rivers with other remarks as plaine and ready for the playing all our English games, as any of ye common cards

Other titles: Facsimile of Morden's playing cards

Level: Item

Classmark: Whitaker Collection 37a

Additional creator(s): Morden, Robert (1703) (Other)

Related people: Morden, Robert

Publisher: Harry Margary

Publication city: [London]; Lympne Castle, Kent]

Date(s): 1972

Language: English

Size and medium: 53 maps

Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/298129

Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991003836439705181

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Facsimile.


Cover title: Facsimile of Morden's playing cards.


Relief shown pictorially.


"Each card bears a small map of either an English or a Welsh County and information about the county depicted."


Accompanied by "The explanation of these cards" and title page for the facsimile. 2 l.

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