Author: BETTS
Title: Betts's Road and Railroad Map of England and Wales, Compiled from the Latest Parliamentary Documents 1842
Description: London, Betts. 1842. Book, Betts's Road and Railroad Map of England and Wales compiled from the latest Parliamentary Documents. Published by John Betts London 1842. On folding linen in 24 sections size 79 by 65 cm. Scale 15 miles to the inch. There is a colour-coded key to railroads open and and to railroads in progress. Contemporary hand-colouring. The publishers announce in their publicity to the endpapers that the Railroads on their maps are corrected monthly so that the traveller can at any time see with certainty what parts he will be able to reach by Railway." Folds into original stiff cloth - covered boards with the title gold-stamped to the front. The head and foot of the spine are frayed and corners bumped though the map is in Good condition. Images available.".

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