Britannia is the title of each of three atlases created in England the late 16th and mid 18th centuries, describing some or all of the British Isles....
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(atlas)#Camden's Britannia Atlas made by William Camden (1551–1623) Britannia (atlas)#Blome's Britannia Atlas made by Richard Blome (1635-1705) Britannia (atlas)#Ogilby's...
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Britannia (/brɪˈtæniə/) is the national personification of Britain as a helmeted female warrior holding a trident and shield. An image first used by the...
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to one mile 18th century Atlas Nouveau (Amsterdam, 1742) Britannia Depicta (London, 1720) Cary's New and Correct English Atlas (London, 1787) 19th century:...
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Britannia Depicta or Ogilby improv'd was an illustrated road atlas for Britain. It was printed in numerous editions over many decades from 1720 into the...
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Her Majesty's Yacht Britannia is the former royal yacht of the British monarchy. She was in their service from 1954-97. She was the 83rd such vessel since...
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Road map (redirect from Road Atlas)
occasion of the "Holy Year 1500". In 1675, John Ogilby issued his Britannia atlas, in the form of a strip map for each major route. One hundred strip...
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John Ogilby (section Britannia)
City of London was founded on precise survey work, and his Britannia is the first road atlas of England and Wales to be based on surveys and measurements...
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Roman Britain (redirect from Roman occupation of Britannia)
Roman Britain was the territory that became the Roman province of Britannia after the Roman conquest of Britain, consisting of a large part of the island...
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Britannia Bridge (Welsh: Pont Britannia) is a bridge in Wales that crosses the Menai Strait between the Isle of Anglesey and city of Bangor. It was originally...
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