[Plate #50: The road via Meriden - Sheldon - Birmingham - Smethwick - Oldbury - Dudley - Heathton - Bridgnorth - Much Wenlock - Cressage - Betton - Shrewsbury - Rowton Castle - Abberbury - Westbury - Welshpool] (The Road from London to Shrewsbury continued to Welshpool in North Wales commencing at Meriden in the Road to Holy Head)
Antique engraved copperplate road strip map, 1719
Title of map: '[Plate #50: The road via Meriden - Sheldon - Birmingham - Smethwick - Oldbury - Dudley - Heathton - Bridgnorth - Much Wenlock - Cressage - Betton - Shrewsbury - Rowton Castle - Abberbury - Westbury - Welshpool]'
The image below shows an enlarged cross section from the centre of the map to show the level of printed detail. This map is folding hence the centrefold line may show on the image below:
The map shows the route passing through the following towns: Meriden - Sheldon - Birmingham - Smethwick - Oldbury - Dudley - Heathton - Bridgnorth - Much Wenlock - Cressage - Betton - Shrewsbury - Rowton Castle - Abberbury - Westbury - Welshpool, and the following counties: Warwickshire - Staffordshire - Shropshire - Montgomeryshire
DATE PRINTED: 1719
IMAGE SIZE: Approx 17.5 x 21.5cm, 6.75 x 8.5 inches (Medium); Please note that this is a folding map.
ARTIST/CARTOGRAPHER/ENGRAVER: John Senex
PROVENANCE: "An Actual Survey of all the Principal Roads of England and Wales, described by one hundred maps from copper plates", London: printed for and sold by J. Senex at the Globe in Salisbury Court, Fleet Street
TYPE: Antique engraved copperplate road strip map
VERSO: There is nothing printed on the reverse side, which is plain
CONDITION: Good; suitable for framing. Please check the scan for any blemishes prior to making your purchase. Virtually all antiquarian maps and prints are subject to some normal aging due to use and time which is not obtrusive unless otherwise stated. I offer a no questions asked return policy - see below.
AUTHENTICITY: This is an authentic historic print, published at the date stated above. I do not offer reproductions. It is not a modern copy. The term 'original' when applied to a print means that it was printed at the first or original date of publication; it does not imply that the item is unique. 'Print' means any image created by applying an inked block to paper or card under pressure by any method including wood engraving, steel engraving, copperplate, wood cut and lithography.
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