A direction for the English traveller : by which he shal be inabled to coast about all England and Wales. And also to know how farre any market of noteable towne in any shire lyeth one from an other and whether the same be east, west, north, or south from ye shire towne. As also the distance betweene London and any other shire or great towne: with the scituation there of east, west, north or south from London. By the help also of this worke one may know (in what parish, village or mansion house soever he be) what shires he is to passe through & which way he is to travell, till he come to his journies end
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Type of record: Book
Title: A direction for the English traveller : by which he shal be inabled to coast about all England and Wales. And also to know how farre any market of noteable towne in any shire lyeth one from an other and whether the same be east, west, north, or south from ye shire towne. As also the distance betweene London and any other shire or great towne: with the scituation there of east, west, north or south from London. By the help also of this worke one may know (in what parish, village or mansion house soever he be) what shires he is to passe through & which way he is to travell, till he come to his journies end
Classmark: Whitaker Collection 26a
Creator(s): Simons, Matthew (1654)
Additional creator(s): Norden, John (1548-1625?) (Other)
Related people: Norden, John
Publisher: Printed and are to be sold by John Garrett
Publication city: London
Date(s): [1645]
Language: English
Size and medium: [42] maps
Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/298163
Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991003842269705181
Description
Contains county maps combined with the triangular distance tables invented by Norden.
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