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Fullarton's Imperial Map of England and Wales. Full Title the Imperial Map of England and Wales According to the Ordnance Survey

London, Fullarton. 1870. Book, Fullarton's Imperial Map of England and Wales. Full title The Imperial Map of England and Wales according to the Ordnance Survey with the latest additions; shewing clearly every feature of the country railways and their stations roads canals rivers gentlemen's seats etc. A set of 17 (of 18) folding maps on linen contained in a stiff leather case in the form of a book. Maps drawn by John Bartholomew published by A Fullarton London & Edinburgh circa 1870. Scale four miles to the inch. Average size of each map in the set 74 by 53 cm and most are in eight sections. Those of the English Channel area (maps 16 A B and C) are smaller but to the same scale. Full colour. A very detailed collection of maps which show all railways completed and in progress. Lacks map number 13 London and the south-east. though a facsimile is available. Maps VG slipcase Good to fair with wear and with the top detached. The case is 27.5 by 20 cm and 6 cm deep. Decorated with gold stamping. Images available.

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Book number: 001094

Keywords: Maps

BARTHOLOMEW

Map of Central and South Africa

London, Bartholomew. 1885. Book, Map of Central and South Africa by J G Bartholomew published by Bartholomew London circa 1895. On folding linen. Size 98 by 81 cm. Scale approximately 90 miles to the inch. Colour. Covers an area south of a line from Fernando Po to the south of Abyssinia. Includes detailed inset maps of Port Elizabeth Cape Town and Table Mountain East London Durban and Delagoa Bay plus another inset map of communication routes to Africa. A detailed map in Good condition. Images available.

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Book number: 001736

Keywords: Maps

BARTHOLOMEW

Philips' Handy Atlas of the Counties of Scotland

London, Philips. 1887. Book, Philips' Handy Atlas of the Counties of Scotland published by George Philip London 1887. In stiff cloth covered boards with a gold-stamped title and decoration to front. Size 19 by 13 cm. Maps by John Bartholomew. 32 double-page maps in colour with no text to the reverse and a 34-page index. Good to VG condition with minor rubbing to head and foot of spine. Images available.

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Book number: 001219

Keywords: Atlas

BARTHOLOMEW

Philips Handy Atlas of the Counties of Wales 1882

London, Philips. 1882. Book, Philips Handy Atlas of the Counties of Wales constructed by John Bartholomew and published by George Philip London 1882. In stiff boards size 19 by 13 cm. with the front board having a gold-stamped title and decoration. 16 double-page maps plus a 16 pp index. Maps all in colour and with no text to reverse. Vg condition. Images available.

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Book number: 001811

Keywords: Maps

BARTHOLOMEW

Railway and Inland Navigation Map of North West India 1901

Edinburgh, Bartholomew. 1901. Map, Railway and Inland Navigation Map of North West India published by Bartholomew, Edinburgh 1901. On paper size 26 by 21 cm. Scale 120 miles to the inch. Includes a colour coded key. Covers an area from the North-West Frontier down to Bombay which includes Delhi and Nagpur. VG condition. Very Good.

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Book number: 002149

Keywords: Maps, Railways, India

BARTHOLOMEW

W H Smith's London Plan & Guide

London, Smith. 1900. Book, W H Smith's London Plan & Guide by J Bartholomew published by W H Smith London. No date but circa 1900. On folding cloth size 84 by 60 cm. Scale three and a quarter inches to the mile. With colour-coded bus and tram routes underground routes etc. All streets named. Includes a 37-page guide and index. VG condition. Images available.

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Book number: 000877

Keywords: Maps

BARTHOLOMEW

W H Smith's Plan of Manchester 1892

London, Smith. 1892. Book, W H Smith's Plan of Manchester drawn by J Bartholomew and published by Smith London 1892. On folding linen size 73 by 52 cm. Scale 6 inches to the mile. Folds into stiff cloth-covered boards with gold-stamped title to front. Colour. All streets are named. Includes a seven-page street index. Some wear to inside of spine and some strengthening to folds with archival standard clear tape to the reverse. Good condition. Images available.

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Book number: 001126

Keywords: Maps

BARTHOLOMEW

W H Smith's Railway Map of London and Environs

London, Smith. 1885. Book, W H Smith's Railway Map of London and Environs engraved by Bartholomew and published by Smith London circa 1885. On folding linen size 30 inches by 24. Scale one inch to the mile. Colour. A key provides information on railways and stations underground railways lines for which Acts have been obtained tramways etc. No date but dated 1887 in ink to the front endpaper by an early owner. Covers an area in the north from from Chalfont St. Giles across to Chigwell and from Woking across to Fanborough and Cudham in Kent. Vg condition.

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Book number: 001529

Keywords: Maps

BARTHOLOMEW

W H Smith's Railway Map of London and Environs

London, Smith. 1885. Book, W H Smith's Railway Map of London and Environs engraved by Bartholomew and published by Smith London circa 1885. On folding linen size 74 by 65 cm. Scale one inch to the mile. Colour. A key provides information on railways roads gentlemen's seats union and county boundaries etc. The names of the railway companies appear by each of their lines. No date but circa 1885. Covers an area across from Chesham to Epping in the north and from Woking to Farnborough and Knockholt in Kent to the south. Heights shown by shading or hachuring. Boards faded foxing to reverse but map VG condition. Images available.

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Book number: 001738

Keywords: Maps

BASIRE

Plan of the Proposed Improvements at Charing Cross, St. Martin's Lane and Entrance to the Strand

London, Hansard. 1826. Book, Plan of the Proposed Improvements at Charing Cross St. Martin's Lane and Entrance to the Strand drawn by Basire and published by Hansard for the House of Commons 12th May 1826. Size 49 by 40 cm. scale 100 feet to the inch. On paper that has been pasted on card. Some hand-colouring. A very detailed map covering an area south from St.Martins Street and Chandos Street to Charing Cross and the Strand with plans for the Royal Academy facing the National Gallery where Trafalgar Square is now. Damp staining has affected three edges and parts of the map. An interesting survivor which could merit some restoration and might be useful for research. Images available.

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Book number: 001914

Keywords: London

BEAL

The Brighton and Sussex Hunting Map

Brighton, Beal. 1885. Book, The Brighton and Sussex Hunting Map published by John Beal Brighton 1885. A folding map on linen size 90 by 49 cm. Scale 2 miles to the inch. Showing all the roads and railways and the meets of the Warnham Staghounds Southdown Crawley and Horsham Goodwood East Sussex and Burstow Foxhounds Brighton Brookside and Eastbourne Harriers. In stiff cloth covered boards. Bound with the map is a ten-page index section that serves as a key to the various hunts around the county. Slight nick to bottom of the back board. A detailed map in full colour. Good to VG condition. Images available.

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Book number: 002029

Keywords: Maps

BEARDSLEY

The Uncollected Work of Aubrey Beardsley

London, The Bodley Head. 1925. Book, The Uncollected Work of Aubrey Beardsley published by the Bodley Head London 1925. A 1st edition. With an introduction by C Lewis Hind. In stiff decorated boards size 29 by 22 cm. 162 pages of plates some in colour plus a 26-page introduction and another 162 pages which guard the plates and have the title and source of each illustration but are otherwise plain. Some plates are double page including a series from Morte d'Arthur. The notes accompanying the illustrations state that many had never been previously reproduced and these include sketches for programmes for home entertainments. Two colour plates foxed to borders and reverse and several others foxed outside the margins of the illustration. Condition Good with one chip to the top of the back board and a rather worn dust-wrapper. A heavy tome weighing in at aroud 3 kg. Images available.

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Book number: 002010

Keywords: Art

BELL, J

A System of Geography , Popular and Scientific or a Physical, Political and Statistical Account of the World and Its Various Divisions

Glasgow, Fullarton. 1832. Book, A System of Geography Popular and Scientific or a Physical Political and Statistical Account of the World and its Various Divisions by James Bell published by Archibald Fullarton Glasgow; Tait Edinburgh; Curry Dublin and Simpkin & Marshall and Orr London 1832. A 1st edition in six volumes size 22 by 14 cm. In original full leather binding with gold decoration to spines marbled endpapers etc. Illustrated by a complete set of maps and other engravings (which includes 42 folding maps and an engraving of the world's major mountains that appears to have the height of an unnamed Everest to within a few hundred feet). Recent restoration to heads of the spines. Minor foxing mainly to endpapers which also bear the stamp of the Brazilian consulate in Cardiff and to reverse and borders of some of the engravings & maps. Sympathetic restoration to the heads and feet of the spines. Dedication in ink to free front endpaper of Vol.I dated 1946 but more interestingly there is also a dedication in pencil to the front endpaper of Vol. II dated 1836. A fascinating set in Good condition. Images available.

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Book number: 001105

Keywords: Geography

BELLIN

Map of la Presqu'Isle de L'Inde

Paris, Bellin. 1755. Book, Map of La Presqu'Isle de L'Inde pour server a l'Histoire Generale des Voyages by Bellin published Paris circa 1755. On paper size 26 by 23 cm. Uncoloured. Scale 50 French leagues to the inch and with a second scale in Indoustan cosses. Shows India south of a line from Bombay across to Marapour with the Isle de Ceylan or Sri Lanka. A detailed map with towns rivers coastal features and with hills and mountains shown in a stylised form. Title is in a decorative cartouche. Good to VG condition. Images available.

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Book number: 001025

Keywords: Maps

BELLIN

Plan de la Ville de Hang-Tcheou-Fou Ou Hang-Chew-Fu, the Capital of the Province of Che-Kiang

Paris, 1750. Ill.: Bellin. Map, China City Map. Plan de la Ville de Hang-Tcheou-Fou ou Hang-Chew-Fu, the Capital of the Province of Che-Kiang by Bellin, published Paris circa 1750. On paper size 23 by 18 cm. Scale two and a quarter inches to the league. Uncoloured. Includes a compass rose. Heights are shown by symbols. Includes the fortified or walled quarter. Cropped outside the left margin. Good to VG condition. Good.

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Book number: 002112

Keywords: BellinMaps, China