England by Arrowsmith John (5 results)

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. Stanford's 'New Edition' of John Arrowsmith's map of England (and Wales), which was published after his death. Publication date to lower margin. Standard textured green cloth book fold covers with seller's label to front. Boards slightly scuffed and bumped. Advertising labels to inside front cover and facing panel, with a previous owner's name to the latter. Map mounted in sections on linen. No holes or tears. Light dust-marking or similar, mainly confined to margins. Outline colouring to counties. Railways in black. 54cm by 67cm approx. The degree to which this map was updated by Standford is unknown but probably just relates to addition of some railways. Further details available on request. (n538o10/iri).

Condition: Good. London: Edward Stanford, 1876. New edition. 16mo. Large folded single-sheet map. Good book. Boards shelfworn. (England, Wales) Inquire if you need further information.

Unbound. Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. Type: Map The Inland Navigation, Rail Roads, Geology and Minerals of England & Wales. Very good condition with vibrant original coloration.Second edition (1835) of the London Atlas of Universal Geography (50 maps) 49 x 60cm. 19 1/2 x 23 1/2 inches. High resolution scan by request, Photo scan available. Shipments to USA, USPS via Canada Post Express; FREE OF CUSTOMS OR DUTY CHARGE.

Unbound. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Type: Map his is a striking example of Arrowsmith's map of England. The map is very detailed, naming thousands of towns and showing many roads, railways, rivers, mountains, and more. Wales is included in this map entitled England. Parts of Scotland, Ireland, and France are all shown, though these are not colored. The map appeared in Arrowsmith's London Atlas, one of the most popular English atlases of the mid-19th century. Arrowsmith takes advantage of mapping his native country to make the map even more detailed than his usual work. Many features that rarely appear on country-wide maps of Britain are shown here, including the names of many geomorphological features. For example, Arrowsmith names the ancient but small Mendip Hills of Somerset which were the center of Paleolithic Britain, the many fells and waters of the Lake District, and the tiny enclave of County Durham near Camboise. The attractive coloring and simple style, despite the vast amounts of information conveyed, is typical of Arrowsmith's maps. 20 x 40 inches. 49 x 59cm High resolution scan upon request Photo scan available. Shipments to USA, USPS via Canada Post Express; FREE OF CUSTOMS OR DUTY CHARGE.

Ephemera. Condition: Very good condition. First printing. Scarce, separately published folio broadside/ prospectus with an Arrowsmith map of the Royal Mail's proposed routes in the West Indies. This prospectus was produced in the founding year of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company. The shipping line went on to become the largest in the world. The map appears as the cover and is titled "Chart of the West Indies, the Isthmus of America and lines of proposed Steam Mail Communication. Drawn by James Mc Queen, 1839". Unrecorded on OCLC or Library Hub Discover UK. One of McQueen's maps (in manuscript) is held by the RGS UK, "Map of the Delta of the Niger constructed from the best authorities and drawn August 1839. / James McQueen. 1 map: ms. (ink) ; 67 x 100 cm. Royal Geographical Society Library CU18-AFW-NGA-S301 This prospectus records capital of L1,500,000, and John Irving as the Chairman. "Routes of Service to be Performed" and a table titled "Route and Time Steamers - West Indies Only", show a proposed departure date of June 1, with stops at Barbados, Grenada, Jamaica, and Havannah and return to London on 29th July, for a total of 57 days. The company was established just following the emancipation of slaves in the West Indies (1834), and MacQueen hoped that the resulting instability and loss of income from the region might be mitigated through commerce. MacQueen had a larger vision for the company: that it would be profitable not just for shareholders but for also for Britain, as a way to maintain some control over their old colonies. The RMSPC, which became the largest shipping line in the world in the 1920s, was founded in 1839 by James MacQueen (1778-1870). The West India Committee, an association in London of merchants and planters, supported the formation of the company, whose first chairman was John Irving, a merchant banker. James MacQueen was appointed General Superintendent of Affairs. From its founding the RMSPC aimed to be at the forefront of British naval supremacy. In 1840 it signed a contract with the Admiralty and agreed to provide a fleet of 14 steam ships which would carry the mail twice a month to Barbados in the West Indies from Southampton or Falmouth. This contract with the Admiralty meant that the Royal Navy was very involved in the operation of the ships of the line. The start of service was planned for December of 1841; 14 large steam vessels and 3 small sailing ships were commissioned. Over the next few years the service was extended several times: in 1846 service to the west coast of South America was added (served by the Pacific Steam Navigation Co) over the Isthmus of Panama, and in 1850, when a monthly service was established to Brazil. The RMSPC also tried throughout the 1850s and 60s to gain a foothold in the Australasian trade via Panama, but did not succeed. MacQueen published a book in 1838, "A General Plan for a Mail Communication by Steam, Between Great Britain and the Eastern and Western Parts of the World.". In the preface, he thanks John Arrowsmith for his aid in publishing the map MacQueen has drawn. The prospectus text consists of 3 sections describing the routes within the West Indies and the pertinent distances and times, titled "Windward Stations"; "Chagres and Gulf of Mexico Stations, & c.", and "West Indies, and North American Stations", which includes New York and Halifax via Havannah, Savannah and Charleston. The "Remarks" section states, "The steamers employed will all be built for the express purpose, and be of the same tonnage and power (say 400 horse power each), in order that they may all in rotation fall into the great line and make the voyage to Europe". The map extends from Florida down through the Caribbean and Central America to the "Mouth of the Amazon or Maranon" on the eastern coast of South America. Three cross Atlantic routes from Britain are shown between Samana Hayti, St. Thomas and Barbados to Portsmouth and Falmouth. Inter island routes connect the islands, including Cuba. The US ports shown include Savannah, Mobile. Signed.