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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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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

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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

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Contains county maps combined with the triangular distance tables invented by Norden.

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