Author: BACON
Title: Bacon's Road Map of Fifty Miles Around London for Cyclists
Description: London, Bacon. 1885. Map, Bacon's Road Map of Fifty Miles around London for Cyclists published by Bacon, London circa 1885. On folding silk or waterproofed linen, size 65 by 58 cm. Scale 10 miles to the inch. Divided into 20 mile squares and 10 mile circles. A key gives information on roads to be ridden with caution, dangerous hills, railways and stations, mileages and distances from London. Includes an inset map of the Isle of Wight. Presumably produced at the height of the cycling craze just before the arrival of the motor car. Folds into red covers and then into original red cloth wallet with title gold-stamped to front. VG condition. Very Good.

Keywords: Maps, Cycling, London