Current Auction
Lot 404
Current Auction

"The Whitehall Waistcoat Pocket Map of London Shewing All the New Electric Tubes and Railways"

Subject: London, England

Period: 1870 (circa)

Publication:

Color: Printed Color

Size:
21 x 16.8 inches
53.3 x 42.7 cm
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This detailed pocket map of London was published by Forster Groom & Co. at Charing Cross. It extends from Kensington Park east to the London Docks, and from the Great Northern Railway Depot south to beyond Battersea Park. The map presents the street grid pattern, parks, numerous important buildings, and a color-coded legend at bottom to identify railroads, street car lines, and the underground railways or "new electric tubes and railways." The map folds between two separate cloth boards.

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Condition: B+

Issued folding and backed with contemporary linen. There is light wear along the fold lines, some fold separations, and the bottom margin has been trimmed slightly into the key beneath the map. Covers have light soiling.

Estimate: $140 - $170

Current High Bid:
$0

Reserve: Reserve Not Met
Next Bid: $70

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