The Citty of Bristol
London and Bristol,
Sould by John Overton in London and by Tho. Wall Bookseller in Bristol,
1673
Engraved view with original colour.
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notes:
A view of Bristol and the River Avon. The arms of King Charles II and his queen, Catherine of Braganza, appear in the upper corners. The author James Millerd was a local merchant, and the map marks a difficult point in his relationship with his parent guild of the Mercers. Millard had also made a plan of the city of Bristol itself, which is advertised at the bottom of the view, published in 1671 and dedicated to the guild. They were so gratified that they gave him a silver ...
bibliography:
Memoirs Historical and Topographical of Bristol and Its Neighbourhood: From the Earliest Period Down to the Present Time (Bristol, 1821); Thomas Garrard, Edward Colston, the Philanthropist: His Lífe and Times Including a Memoir of His Father (Chilcott, 1852), pp.281-2.
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