Description

British Isles.- Lewis (Samuel), publisher. A Map of England and Wales, Divided into Counties, Parliamentary Divisions, & Dioceses, presented in four sections, covering the North East, South East, North West, and South West of England, with large decorative title upper right in the North East section, and large engraved view of The General Post Office London upper left in the North West, the view by Griffiths after Allom, engraved folding maps, drawn by R. Creighton, and engraved by J. Dower, each dissected and mounted on linen, all with hand-colouring, each approx. 1060 x 880mm., occasional surface dirt and spotting, folding into original green straight-grain morocco, gilt decorated borders, 8vo., edges rubbed, scuffs, spines worn, S. Lewis & Co., 1840; A Map of Scotland, Divided into Counties Shewing The Principal Roads, Railways, Rivers, Canals, Lochs, Mountains, Islands, &c., presented in three sections, covering the Northern, Central, and Southern Divisions, engraved folding maps, drawn by Carrington, engraved by Dower and etched by Hower, all with hand-colouring, each approx. 1350 x 640 mm. (53 1/4 x 25 1/4 in), dissected and mounted on linen, surface dirt and browning, the southern division with loss to lower left extremity, folding into original green straight-grain morocco, gilt decorated borders, 8vo., edges rubbed, scuffs, spines worn, S. Lewis & Co., [circa 1840]; and with A Plan of London and its Environs, Shewing the Boundaries of the Cities of London and Westminster, showing from Stoke Newington to Dulwich, and from Hammersmith to Greenwich, with some railway lines included, and showing Victoria Park, decoratively lettered title and compass rose upper right, within an ornate border, engraved map by J. Dower, with early hand-colouring, 960 x 1140 mm. (37 3/4 x 44 7/8 in), dissected and mounted on linen, overall light even browning, folding into original green straight-grain morocco, gilt decorated borders, rubbed, spine splitting, worn, [circa 1850].

Lot 113

British Isles.- Lewis (Samuel) A Map of England and Wales; A Map of Scotland; and A Plan of London and its Environs [circa 1840-1850], (8).  

Hammer Price: £1,600

Description

British Isles.- Lewis (Samuel), publisher. A Map of England and Wales, Divided into Counties, Parliamentary Divisions, & Dioceses, presented in four sections, covering the North East, South East, North West, and South West of England, with large decorative title upper right in the North East section, and large engraved view of The General Post Office London upper left in the North West, the view by Griffiths after Allom, engraved folding maps, drawn by R. Creighton, and engraved by J. Dower, each dissected and mounted on linen, all with hand-colouring, each approx. 1060 x 880mm., occasional surface dirt and spotting, folding into original green straight-grain morocco, gilt decorated borders, 8vo., edges rubbed, scuffs, spines worn, S. Lewis & Co., 1840; A Map of Scotland, Divided into Counties Shewing The Principal Roads, Railways, Rivers, Canals, Lochs, Mountains, Islands, &c., presented in three sections, covering the Northern, Central, and Southern Divisions, engraved folding maps, drawn by Carrington, engraved by Dower and etched by Hower, all with hand-colouring, each approx. 1350 x 640 mm. (53 1/4 x 25 1/4 in), dissected and mounted on linen, surface dirt and browning, the southern division with loss to lower left extremity, folding into original green straight-grain morocco, gilt decorated borders, 8vo., edges rubbed, scuffs, spines worn, S. Lewis & Co., [circa 1840]; and with A Plan of London and its Environs, Shewing the Boundaries of the Cities of London and Westminster, showing from Stoke Newington to Dulwich, and from Hammersmith to Greenwich, with some railway lines included, and showing Victoria Park, decoratively lettered title and compass rose upper right, within an ornate border, engraved map by J. Dower, with early hand-colouring, 960 x 1140 mm. (37 3/4 x 44 7/8 in), dissected and mounted on linen, overall light even browning, folding into original green straight-grain morocco, gilt decorated borders, rubbed, spine splitting, worn, [circa 1850].

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