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His Wonderland map has been described as a "mixture of cartoon, fantasy, and topological accuracy" and became "an instant hit with the travelling public"; using solely primary colours, London appears as a medieval town in a medieval map (for instance, using a "decorative cursive script and dotting chivalric shields" around the edge), [1] with ...
On the 1841 UK Census there are 38 people with the surname Bilbe, 32 of whom were born in Kent. On the 1851 Census there are 30 people with the surname Bilbe, 15 of them are still living on the Isle of Sheppy, 8 are living in Canterbury and 4 live in the London area. The numbers expand rapidly after this date many living and working in London.
The hamlet of Bilby is within the parish of Barnby Moor constituting a detached portion thereof due to being separated by narrow strips of Hodsock and Babworth. This means Barnby Moor is one of a very small number of civil parishes in England to still have a detached portion .
A bilby is an Australian mammal in the genus Macrotis; the two species are known as: Lesser bilby, extinct since the 1950s; Greater bilby, now commonly referred to as the bilby; Bilby may also refer to: People. Bilby, a variant of the surname Bilbe; Bruce Bilby (1922-2013), British mechanical engineer
The David Rumsey Historical Map Collection is a large private map collection with over 150,000 maps and cartographic items. The collection was created by David Rumsey who, after making his fortune in real estate, focused initially on collecting 18th- and 19th century maps of North and South America, as this era "saw the rise of modern cartography."
The series features Karl Pilkington as he travels around the world. An Idiot Abroad is a travel documentary television series that was originally broadcast on Sky1 in the United Kingdom. The programme was created by and features Karl Pilkington and his former radio show colleagues Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant.
When Virgins and Philistines was initially released in April 1985, [1] it contained 12 tracks in the U.S. release and 10 in the UK version – but can now be found with 20 tracks as a Japanese re-release, containing many B-sides and live tracks. It failed to gain a large audience due to difficulty in marketing an album with such a diverse sound ...
Karl Bushby (born 30 March 1969) is a British ex-paratrooper, walking adventurer and author, currently attempting to be the first person to completely walk an unbroken path around the world. Bushby's trek is known as the Goliath Expedition .