A map of England & Wales . divided into counties parliamentary divisions & dioceses shewing the pincipal roads railways rivers & canals and the seats of the nobility and gentry with the distance of each town from the General Post Office, London[.] Projected from the triangulation for the survey made under the direction of the Honourable the Board of Ordnance on a scale of five miles to an inch corrected to the present time. Drawn
R. Creighton
Category
Maps
Date
1861
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Penrhyn Castle, Gwynedd
NT 3010104
Summary
Bibliographic description
4 maps . col., mounted on linen . 106 x 88 cm. folded to 22 x 15 cm.. Set of 4 maps in slip-case. Each map has printed label on front cover: 'North east', 'North west', 'South east', and 'South west'.. Binding: Each map has front and back cover of marbled paper. Contained in slip-case with purple sheepskin cover. Gilt spine title: 'Map of England', and at foot of spine: 'Stanford'.
Makers and roles
R. Creighton John Dower, FRGS (fl.1838-1846)