FS: 1862 Map of London

Folding Map

For Sale:

Reynolds, James. REYNOLDS'S MAP OF MODERN LONDON. Divided into
Quarter Mile Sections. London, James Reynolds, 1862. Drawn and
engraved by R. Jarman. Scale: 3.5 inches to the mile. Linen-backed
hand-coloured folding map opens to 50 x 73.5 cm (19 3/4 x 29 in.)
Closed dimensions 18 x 10 cm (7 x 4 in.) in purple cloth, blind-stamped
borders on both covers. The front cover reads, in gilt: Reynolds's Map
of London and Visitors Guide. Extending from Highbury in the north to
Camberwell in the south, and from Notting Hill in the west to Limehouse
in the east. Boyle 224. Some of the railways show proposed extensions.
The Thames River has, inside the north bank, lines showing Proposed Line
of Embankment and Proposed Roadway between Westminster Bridge (Houses of
Parliament) to Blackfriars Bridge, a distance of something over a mile.
That would have narrowed the river considerably on that curve if the
project was ever undertaken. Moderate wear. Light foxing on the back
side of the linen. Ink name and date (1866) on the cartouche. There is
no Visitor's Guide. A sound, very good plus copy. $1200.00 U.S.



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