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must have been founded before 1572, the date given for the map, 

 whereas Bellot's hospital was not founded until 1609. Again, 

 writing here in vol. ii. he has forgotten that in vol. i., p. 86, in the 

 description there, whUst "i " marks the site of Counter's tower, 

 and " 1 " the site of St. Catherine's hospital, the " k," which should 

 come between these letters and mark Bellot's hospital, is omitted 

 from the letterpress, although it appears on the engraved map. An 

 excellent example this of how a thing may be conspicuous by its 

 absence, as had the " k " been in its place it must at once have 

 attracted attention ; Bellot's hospital, as already noticed, not 

 being in existence. This little fact seems to show that Wood knew 

 what he was doing ; that this omission was deliberately made. 

 Comparing now this Jones's map with two other early ones. 

 Speed's and Johnson's, any little differences will be seen. 



Speed's — entitled, " The plott of the famous and most wholsom 

 waters and citie of the Bathe," was published in a corner of the 

 map of Somerset as issued in his volume, entitled, " The kingdom 

 of England described." Some of his maps are dated 1605, some 

 1608, some 1610, others are undated. Somerset is undated, 

 but usually the year 1610 is assigned for it ; yet when the date is 

 used it should be stated as being only approximate, or else the 

 figures should be put in brackets to convey that correct impression. 

 To print such date on the map and so imply no doubt, is to falsify 

 it, and convey an impression which may be erroneous. 



Johnson's was published in 1634 in his Thermje Bathonicae, — an 

 extremely rare little book which treats not only of the baths, but, 

 De urhe et Thermis, — and is the first map published in book form. 

 Wood inlettering his Jones has shifted two or three letters slightly 

 at the beginning, but it may be noted that the letter "x" marks 

 the site of the Leper's bath, and "y" the Hot bath, whilst in Speed 

 these letters are reversed, "y" marking the Leper's bath and "x" 

 the Hot bath. Johnson follows Speed exactly except in these two 

 letters, and just as Wood's Jones difi"ers here in these two letters 

 from Speed, so does he differ, to correspond with Johnson. Further, 



