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| Keywords: Bodleian Libraries, Wallis's new geographical game exhibiting a tour through England & Wales (title on slip case).jpg s are transcribed above Folded on linen in slip case Slip case of Johnson copy is dated March 8th 1802; Wallis's tour through England and Wales a new geographical pastime; Rochester - a city of great antiquity situate on the river Medway over which is a noble bridge It is the See of a Bishop; Canterbury - a city famous for being the Metropolitan See of all England as well as for its great antiquity and beautiful cathedral; Margate - a place of great resort from London for sea-bathing; Dover - the principal of the Cinque Ports Here is a famous castle and here the French and Flemish packets were stationed; Tunbridge - famous for its turnery ware and for its chalybeate waters; Guildford - properly the county town of Surry on the river Wye which is navigable from thence to the Thames; Lewes - a well-built populous town near which King Henry III was defeated and taken prisoner 1263; Brightelmstone - the most fashionable resort for sea-bathing Here Charles II embarked for France 1651 after the battle of Worcester; Chichester - a city and bishoprick Needles are here manufactured; and its haven produces fine lobsters; Portsmouth - the traveller may stay one turn here to view one of the most secure and capacious harbours for shipping in England; also its noble docks yards and magazine of naval stores; Newport - in the Isle of Wight Here Charles I was imprisoned in Carisbrooke Castle; Pool - a considerable sea-port which employs a number of ships in the Newfoundland fishery; Southampton - a town of much resort for sea-bathing To enjoy this pleasure the traveller must stay one turn; Winchester - a very ancient city and bishop's see Charles II began a magnificent palace here but did not live to finish it; Salisbury - a city and bishop's see Stay one turn here to see its beautiful cathedral and take notice of a stream of water flowing through every street; Shaftsbury - a borough town which was formerly a place of consequence; Dorchester - the county town famous for its strong beer and for its superb county gaol lately built; Weymouth - an elegant watering-place resorted to by the Royal Family for the purpose of sea-bathing; Exeter - the capital of Devonshire - and is a bishop's see it contains fifteen parish churches besides its fine cathedral; Torbay - here the traveller must stay one turn to view the English Grand Fleet lying at anchor; Eddystone - a rock in the English Channel on which is a light-house for the direction of ships going in or out of the Channel; Plymouth - sea-port celebrated for its royal dock-yard which is the finest in the kingdom The traveller must stay one turn to see the beautiful seat of Mount-Edgecombe; Falmouth - here the packets to Spain Portugal and America are stationed; Land's End - this being the extremity of the West of England the traveller must stay here one turn to refresh himself; Launceston - the county town of Cornwall; Barnstaple - a sea-port of Devon on the river Taw Here many vessels are employed in the Welch coal trade; Image 2 single sheet; 175 x 140 x 10 slip case mm; 525 x 655 board mm exhibition history C17 f 21; Allegro identifier 20030930/12 36 35 jl object history object type Licensed-PD-Art PD-old-100 cc-by-4 0 place of creation London England John Wallis place of discovery http //digital bodleian ox ac uk/inquire/p//51372634-f77b-4840-93c3-d8972d906413 Digital Bodleian Template John Johnson Wallis's new geographical game exhibiting a tour through England Wales title on slip case Uploaded with GWToolset Bodleian Libraries Wallis's new geographical game exhibiting a tour through England Wales title on slip case http //iiif bodleian ox ac uk/iiif/image/b7995e13-01c5-472c-b6b4-0097efa64979/full/ 1000 1000/0/default jpg Files uploaded by the Bodleian Libraries' Wikimedian In Residence Game boards Maps Trees Military standards Crowns Maps Four-color maps | ||||
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