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| Keywords: 1773 Kitchin Map of the Country 30 Miles around London, England - Geographicus - London30MilesRound-kitchin-1773.jpg An exceptional example of Thomas Kitchin's 1773 map of the area 30 miles around London This map was issued to accompany John Noorthouck's 1773 New History of London Centered on metropolitan London this map covers from Berkshire to Canvey Island and from Bedfordshire to Sussex Offers stupendous detail showing roadways parks churches the seats of various gentlemen and noblemen wind and water mills and regional political boundaries A dotted line around London identifies the circuit of the Penny Post David Smith in his Map Forum article on The Communications' Mapping of British Towns suggests that the Penny Post Circuit first appeared on maps of London in 1782 but this map precedes it by roughly 9 years making this one of the first known to address the Circuit of the Penny Post Relief shown in hatchures 1773 undated Size in 21 5 19 5 object history credit line accession number London30MilesRound-kitchin-1773 Noorthouck J <i>A New History of London</i> 1773 Geographicus-source PD-Art-100 Old maps of London Old maps of counties in England 1773 maps Maps in English London Penny Post | ||||
