Roll map shows the very narrow road to Durham

Pictured here is a detail from an 18th century parchment roll map documenting the primary roads on a journey from London to Durham through the counties of Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, Yorkshire and Durham.

Drawn in coloured inks on two joined strips of vellum, it measures 3ft 9in x 2in (1.14m x 5cm) long …

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