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Description
This map is an antique plan of Central London produced circa 1895, though it came out of a 1904 edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica. The map was engraved and cartographed by John Bartholomew & Co. of Edinburgh.
Source: The map appeared as Plate X in Volume XIV of the Encyclopaedia Britannica, Ninth Edition.
Source: The map appeared as Plate X in Volume XIV of the Encyclopaedia Britannica, Ninth Edition.
Detail: It features extensive historical detail including street names, parks (like Green Park and Hyde Park), public buildings (like the Houses of Parliament and the Tower), bridges, and railway stations.
Historical Context: One notable labeled feature is "The Subway," an early foot tunnel under the Thames near Tower Bridge that was originally the world's first deep-level tube railway.
Condition: Original antique maps of this type are often found with fold lines, a natural result of being bound in an atlas.
Size: 12 3/8in by 9 1/2in
Care
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