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London.- Bartlett (J.A.) & Britton (John) Topographical Survey of the Borough of St. Marylebone, ... from Surveys & Drawings by J.A. Bartlett under the direction of John Britton F.S.A &c., from Oxford Street to The Spaniards Tavern, with Regent's Park and part of Hyde Park, including plans and elevations of 20 public buildings, engraved map, by B.R. Davies, with early hand-colouring, 1120 x 950 mm. (44 x 37 1/2 in), dissected and mounted on linen, some scuffing and handling creases, browning and surface dirt, folding with brown endpaper bearing presentation inscription from Britton to 'JW Philipps Esq.', modern half-calf, marbled boards, 4to, 1834.

A scarce large-scale plan of Marylebone. Following the Great Reform Act of 1832, Marylebone became a new parliamentary constituency. It was one of five new parliamentary boroughs enfranchised in the same year, and was defined as consisting of three civil parishes: St Marylebone, Paddington, and St Pancras. The present map serves as a contemporary account of Marylebone as it was at this juncture, and illustrates new information obtained during the process of establishing it is a parliamentary constituency. Alongside the map itself, there are also elevations and plans of 20 churches, chapels, and municipal buildings, which were produced by the respected antiquarian and architectural historian John Britton (1771-1857). Marylebone was to remain its own constituency until 1885, when the Redistribution of Seats Act split it into eight single member divisions.

Lot 119

London.- Bartlett (J.A.) Topographical Survey of the Borough of St. Marylebone, ... from Surveys & Drawings by J.A. Bartlett under the direction of John Britton F.S.A &c., 1834.  

Hammer Price: £4,500

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London.- Bartlett (J.A.) & Britton (John) Topographical Survey of the Borough of St. Marylebone, ... from Surveys & Drawings by J.A. Bartlett under the direction of John Britton F.S.A &c., from Oxford Street to The Spaniards Tavern, with Regent's Park and part of Hyde Park, including plans and elevations of 20 public buildings, engraved map, by B.R. Davies, with early hand-colouring, 1120 x 950 mm. (44 x 37 1/2 in), dissected and mounted on linen, some scuffing and handling creases, browning and surface dirt, folding with brown endpaper bearing presentation inscription from Britton to 'JW Philipps Esq.', modern half-calf, marbled boards, 4to, 1834.

A scarce large-scale plan of Marylebone. Following the Great Reform Act of 1832, Marylebone became a new parliamentary constituency. It was one of five new parliamentary boroughs enfranchised in the same year, and was defined as consisting of three civil parishes: St Marylebone, Paddington, and St Pancras. The present map serves as a contemporary account of Marylebone as it was at this juncture, and illustrates new information obtained during the process of establishing it is a parliamentary constituency. Alongside the map itself, there are also elevations and plans of 20 churches, chapels, and municipal buildings, which were produced by the respected antiquarian and architectural historian John Britton (1771-1857). Marylebone was to remain its own constituency until 1885, when the Redistribution of Seats Act split it into eight single member divisions.

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