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Map The traveller's companion, or, The post roads of England and Wales : with the distances in measured miles

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Title

  • The traveller's companion, or, The post roads of England and Wales : with the distances in measured miles

Names

  • Rocque, John, -1762.
  • Sayer, Robert, 1725-1794.

Created / Published

  • London : Printed for Rob't Sayer, [1786]

Headings

  • -  Post roads--England--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  Post roads--Wales--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  Roads--England--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  Roads--Wales--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  Jigsaw puzzles--Early works to 1800
  • -  England
  • -  Wales

Notes

  • -  Relief shown pictorially.
  • -  "Published as ye Act directs, 1st Jan'y 1786."
  • -  Printed on box lid: Riviera Bon-Bons, Rowntree, York England.
  • -  Includes ill.
  • -  LC box lid annotated in ink.
  • -  LC copy imperfect: Ca. 18 pieces missing.
  • -  Vault

Medium

  • 1 jigsaw puzzle (ca. 75 pieces) : paper on wood, hand col. ; 53 x 53 cm., on wooden box 19 x 24 x 7 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G5751.P2 1786 .R6

Repository

  • Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 85695478

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Rocque, John, -1762, and Robert Sayer. The traveller's companion, or, The post roads of England and Wales: with the distances in measured miles. [London: Printed for Rob't Sayer, 1786] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/85695478/.

APA citation style:

Rocque, J. & Sayer, R. (1786) The traveller's companion, or, The post roads of England and Wales: with the distances in measured miles. [London: Printed for Rob't Sayer] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/85695478/.

MLA citation style:

Rocque, John, -1762, and Robert Sayer. The traveller's companion, or, The post roads of England and Wales: with the distances in measured miles. [London: Printed for Rob't Sayer, 1786] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/85695478/>.