The District Railway Map of London (7th edition)
by Metropolitan District Railway:
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Waterlow & Sons Ltd , 1908. Folding map, 66.5 x 106 cms, printed in colours, laid on linen as issued, trivial marginal spotting and minor wear, folding into cloth-backed pictorial covers, some wear to spine and extremities, and with an ink stain to spine. The District Railway was one of the earliest underground lines: the stretch of track from South Kensington to Westminster was opened in 1868. The District companys lines are shown in red, all other railways are shown in blue, superimposed on a detailed street plan of London extending to Ealing in the west; shows site of the Franco-British Exhibition of 1908. The covers are illustrated with views of local landmarks: Tower Bridge, St Pauls, and Westminster Abbey. Hyde: Printed Maps of Victorian London, 176 B (11). Map
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- Bookseller
- Bryars and Bryars (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9757
- Title
- The “District Railway” Map of London (7th edition)
- Author
- Metropolitan District Railway:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Waterlow & Sons Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1908
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