Michael Drayton: [North Wales]
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Cartographer:
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Michael Drayton
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Title:
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[North Wales]
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Date:
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1613
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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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WCTS951
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Description:
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This whimsical pictorial map of North Wales 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. The map includes the historic Welsh counties of Merionethshire, Carnarvonshire, and Anglesey.
Coloured. [WCTS951] |