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£45 Barnsley Richmond Ref: 6123
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Size guide - reference image
12x18 cm

Plates 123 & 124
Final part of the route from London to Richmond titled The Road from London to Oakham etc., commencing at St Albans.
Showing  Barnsley, Kexbrough, High Hoyland, Skelmanthorpe, Shelley, Kirkburton, Almondbury, [Huddersfield location shown but not named. (Hutherfield on Ogilby)], Elland, Exley, [Halifax shown as a large town but un-named (see Keighley below)], [Illingworth shown but un-named], Denholme, Cullingworth, Keighley (incorrectly named Halifax), Utley, Steeton, Glusburn, Bradley, Skipton, and over page, Rylstone, Cracoe, Linton, Grassington, Conistone, Kettlewell, Woodale, Braidley, Horsehouse, Gammersgill, Carlton, Melmerby, Agglethorpe, Middleham, Harmby, Richmond. 
Arms and description of Halifax, Arms and description of Richmond. Arms of Lennox, Duke of Richmond. Description of Bradley & Skipton.

Unusually, Emanuel Bowen had a bad day when he engraved the place names on plate 123, missing Huddersfield, Illingworth and Keighley and misplacing Halifax. These errors were not corrected throughout the publication of Britannia Depicta.

Good impression, neat hand colour both sides. 

 

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