Michael Drayton: Bedforde Shire
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Cartographer:
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Michael Drayton
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Title:
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Bedforde Shire
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Date:
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1612
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Published:
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London
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Width:
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13 inches / 34 cm
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Height:
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10 inches / 26 cm
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Map ref:
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BEDS244
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Description:
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| This whimsical pictorial map of Bedfordshire & Huntingdonshire was published by the English poet Michael Drayton to illustrate his Poly-Olbion, a 15,000 line poem describing the history, folklore, and geography of England and Wales. Allegorical figures represent the cities, rivers, hills, and forests of the region, as described in the poem. [BEDS244] |