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Cartographer: John Speed
Title: : Shropshyre described.
Date: 1614 Size: 22 x 17 inches
Published: London
Description: Shropshire. A decorative map from the second edition of Speed's seminal atlas, 'The Theatre of Great Britaine'. Showing vignette of Shewsbury. English text on verso.
Map Ref: SALOP245

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Cartographer: Saxton & Hole
Title: : Salopiae
Date: 1637 Size: 13 x 11 inches
Published: London
Description: Early county map of Shropshire taken from Christopher Saxton's survey and engraved by William Hole for William Camden's "Britannia". Coloured.
Map Ref: SALOP238

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Cartographer: Richard Blome
Title: : A General Mapp of Shrop Shire with its Hundreds
Date: 1673 Size: 10 x 13 inches
Published: London
Description: Striking early map of Shropshire based on the surveys of Speed and Saxton. The dedication on the upper right is to Francis, Lord Newport, who would later become the 1st Earl of Bradford.
Map Ref: SALOP254

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Cartographer: John Speed
Title: : Shropshyre Described
Date: 1676 Size: 20 x 15 inches
Published: London
Description: Handsome county map of Shropshire with an inset town plan of Shrewsbury and a vignette of the Battle of Shrewsbury (1403). English descriptive text on verso. Coloured.
Map Ref: SALOP258

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Cartographer: Saxton & Willdey
Title: : Shropshire
Date: 1720 Size: 20 x 15 inches
Published: London
Description: Rare map of Warwickshire and Leicestershire from the 1732 edition of Christopher Saxton's atlas published and updated by George Willdey. Inset city plan of Shrewsbury. Coloured.
Map Ref: SALOP100

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Cartographer: Bowen & Owen
Title: : Shropshire
Date: 1720 Size: 5 x 7 inches
Published: London
Description: County map with text and table of distances between towns. Coloured.
Map Ref: SALOP233

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Cartographer: Herman Moll
Title: : Shropshire
Date: 1724 Size: 8 x 13 inches
Published: London
Description: County map with borders illustrating local antiquities and geological phenomena. Original colour.
Map Ref: SALOP235

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Cartographer: Robert Morden
Title: : Shropshire
Date: 1753 Size: 16 x 14 inches
Published: London
Description: County map of Shropshire with towns, parks, and major roads marked. Large decorative title cartouche. Coloured.
Map Ref: SALOP256

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Cartographer: Emanuel Bowen
Title: : An Accurate Map of Shrop Shire Divided into its Hundreds
Date: c. 1765 Size: 28 x 20 inches
Published: London
Description: Spectacular large county map wth large cartouche and text panels. Coloured.
Map Ref: SALOP250

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Cartographer: Russell & Price
Title: : Shropshire
Date: 1769 Size: 6 x 8 inches
Published: London
Description: County map of Shropshire from 'England Displayed' by P. Russell & O. Price. Market towns are marked in red. The county's road network is also laid out. Coloured.
Map Ref: SALOP257

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Cartographer: Emanuel Bowen
Title: : An Accurate Map of the County of Salop Divided into its Hundreds
Date: 1777 Size: 21 x 17 inches
Published: London
Description: Map of Shropshire with several panels of text detailing facts about the counties towns, history and peoples. Original colour.
Map Ref: SALOP239

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Cartographer: John Cary
Title: : Map of Shropshire from the Best Authorities
Date: 1805 Size: 14 x 20 inches
Published: London
Description: Attractive map of the county of Shropshire highlighting the developing road network during the Industrial Revolution. Original hand colour.
Map Ref: SALOP253

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Cartographer: Cole & Roper
Title: : Shropshire
Date: 1808 Size: 8 x 10 inches
Published: London
Description: Shropshire, a detailed and attractive county map published in the early 19th Century. Original colour.
Map Ref: SALOP246

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Cartographer: Richard Phillips
Title: : Salop
Date: 1808 Size: 4 x 7 inches
Published: London
Description: County map in original colour.
Map Ref: SALOP228

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Cartographer: John Cary
Title: : Shropshire
Date: 1809 Size: 9 x 11 inches
Published: London
Description: Elegant and detailed county map with a compass rose and subtle original colour.
Map Ref: SALOP231

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Cartographer: Langley & Belch
Title: : Langley's New Map of Shropshire
Date: 1817 Size: 10 x 12 inches
Published: London
Description: Shropshire, divided into hundreds and featuring elegant vignette of Shrewsbury. Original colour.
Map Ref: SALOP247

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