Author: LIZARS
Title: A Map of England and Wales with All the Railways Constructed
Description: Edinburgh, Lizars. 1848. Book, A Map of England and Wales with all the railways constructed by W H Lizars from the most recent surveys published by Lizars Edinburgh circa 1848. On folding linen in 20 sections size 62 by 50 cm. Scale 20 inches to the mile. With a key to railways completed and proposed railways. Heights shown by shading or hachuring. Colour presumably a hand-coloured wash. Folds into original red boards with the title gold-stamped ina gold-stamped cartouche to the front board. Includes a two-page distance chart to the front endpapers which shows the distances of major towns from London and the different lines of railway by which to travel". Some foxing to reverse of map and map detached from boards but both in Good condition. Images available.".

Keywords: Railways