Map case
Category
Leatherwork
Date
1836 - 1865
Materials
Brass, Leather
Measurements
135 mm (H)345 mm (W)245 mm (D)
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Speke Hall, Merseyside
NT 1195972
Summary
Rectangular tan leather case with two buckles at the front and a strap with buckle around the whole case; brass catch and lock; brass plaque on the front engraved with 'Richd. Watt Esqr. / Speke Hall / nr. Liverpool'. Contains thirty numbered, black and white, fold-out Ordnance Survey maps, linen-backed, and with blue and white marbled-effect front and back covers with a small excerpt from a map on the front cover (L.SPE.MS.043).
Marks and inscriptions
Richd. Watt Esqr. / Speke Hall / nr. Liverpool (engraved on brass plaque).