'Cassell's Map of London (Western Sheet)'
Antique map with original outline colour, 1863
The map also shows St John's Wood including Lord's Cricket Ground on its current site, the (not yet constructed) Maida Vale area, and Regent's Park. The route of the Metropolitan Railway, which was due to open the subsequent year (1863) is shown on the map, with its original terminus at Paddington (Bishops Road). The branch of the Regent's Canal running south of Gloucester Gate and parallel to Albany Street to the Regent's Park/Cumberland basin is shown; it was drained and infilled in 1938.
TITLE OF MAP: 'Cassell's Map of London (Western Sheet)'
DATE PRINTED: 1863
IMAGE SIZE: Approx 47.5 x 65.0cm, 18.75 x 25.75 inches (Large); Please note that this is a folding map.
ARTIST/CARTOGRAPHER/ENGRAVER: Drawn & Engraved by Edwd. Weller
PROVENANCE: "Cassell's Complete Atlas" (a.k.a. "The Weekly Dispatch Atlas"), Published by Cassell, Petter and Galpin, London (Dispatch London maps) [Cassell's Weekly Dispatch Atlas]
TYPE: Antique map with original outline colour
VERSO: There is nothing printed on the reverse side, which is plain
CONDITION: Poor: Repaired marginal tears. Repaired paper loss to bottom of fold. Repaired tear adjacent to centrefold. The image shown may have been taken from a different example of this map than that which is offered for sale. Any flaws described in this statement may not be visible on the image but will be present on the map you receive. This map was coloured by hand at the time of publication, thus the colouration may vary slightly between different examples of the map; the colouring applied to the map you receive may differ slightly from that shown in the image. Please note any other blemishes on the scan prior to purchasing this picture. Please contact us if you would like to arrange to view this map. Virtually all antiquarian maps and prints are subject to some normal aging due to use and time which is not obtrusive unless otherwise stated. I offer a no questions asked return policy - see below.
AUTHENTICITY: This is an authentic historic print, published at the date stated above. I do not offer reproductions. It is not a modern copy. The term 'original' when applied to a print means that it was printed at the first or original date of publication; it does not imply that the item is unique. 'Print' means any image created by applying an inked block to paper or card under pressure by any method including wood engraving, steel engraving, copperplate, wood cut and lithography.
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