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GER Metropolitan Goods Conference Map of London

GER Metropolitan Goods Conference Map of London

SKU: 9199
£375.00
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Title:
GER Metropolitan Goods Conference Map of London

Date of publication:

  • 1884

    • Printed Measurement:

  • 71 x 96 cm sheet size

    • Publisher:

  • Printed by Cheffins for Kelly & Co. & Post Office Directory Office

    • Colour:

  • original

    • Mapmaker:

  • Kelly & Co.

    • Metropolitan Goods Conference Map of Collection & Delivery Boundary

    This map is a variant of the London plan typically issued with Kelly’s Directory, and our example seems to have been customised for internal use by employees of the Great Eastern Railway. Read more

    A paper label pasted to the top left corner of the map contains a legend detailing charges to be levied by the GER on goods received in the differently coloured zones; the title is also printed on a paper label.

    Condition & Materials

    Lithographed plan of London, sheet size 71 x 96 cm, original hand colour, dissected into 28 panels and laid on linen, folding into slightly dusty maroon cloth boards with publisher’s paper label.

    References

    Hyde, Printed maps of Victorian London, 61 (27).
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