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A New Mapp of Yorkshire
With the Post & Cross Roads, and other remarks, according to the latest and Best Observations.
London,
Printed and Sold by Henry Overton at ye White Horse without Newgate,
1711 [but 1716].
Double-page engraved map.
390 by 490mm (15.25 by 19.25 inches).
11902
notes:
Henry Overton's rare map of Yorkshire.
In 1711 and 1712 Henry Overton employed Sutton Nicholls to engrave maps of Cornwall, Derbyshire, Gloucestershire-Monmouthshire, Lincolnshire, and Yorkshire [the present map]; in order to fill in gaps in the stock of county maps that he had inherited from his father.
The maps were based on Jansson's county maps and have the signature of Nicholls to the bottom right and the Overton imprint below the title. Some majo...
In 1711 and 1712 Henry Overton employed Sutton Nicholls to engrave maps of Cornwall, Derbyshire, Gloucestershire-Monmouthshire, Lincolnshire, and Yorkshire [the present map]; in order to fill in gaps in the stock of county maps that he had inherited from his father.
The maps were based on Jansson's county maps and have the signature of Nicholls to the bottom right and the Overton imprint below the title. Some majo...
bibliography:
Hodson 142.
