Street map of London, 1843 : 3 1/4 inches to a mile : a facsimile colour reproduction covering the full extent of the metropolis from the Chelsea orchards in the west to the marshes of the Isle of Dogs in the east and showing street names, prominent buildings, factories, canals and the first railways.
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| Imprint: | Moretonhampstead, Devon : Old House Books, 1992. |
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| Description: | 1 map : color ; 40 x 66 cm. + explanatory booklet (12 pages ; 16 cm.) |
| Language: | English |
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| Cartographic data: | Scale 1:19,495. 3.25 in. to 1 mile. |
| Format: | Map Print |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7708323 |
| Summary: | An early street map of London published a century and a half ago so that passengers in Hansom cabs could check that they were being taken by the shortest route. It shows street names, prominent buildings, docks, factories, canals and the earliest railways in minute detail. |
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| Item Description: | "One of the earliest street maps of London produced ... so that passengers in Hansom cabs could check that they were being taken by the shortest route"--Cover. |
| Physical Description: | Scale 1:19,495. 3.25 in. to 1 mile. 1 map : color ; 40 x 66 cm. + |
| ISBN: | 1873590008 9781873590003 |