Antique Map LEICESTER, ENGLAND, Braunstone, Knighton, Belgrave, Street plan 1868

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Seller: Lindisfarne Prints, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, United KingdomLindisfarne Prints

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Antique MapLEICESTERby Henry JamesDrawn up by Colonel Henry James of the Royal Engineers and published by the Boundaries Commission in 1868.Printed at the Ordnance Survey Office, Southampton, England in 1868 using the zincograph printing process, a recently devised form of lithography using zinc plates to replace stone.An original 19th century antique street plan of Leicester, England. The map is very highly detailed and includes individual buildings, railways, roads and much more.Covers the city of Leicester with many suburban areas marked here as outlying villages, including Braunstone, Knighton and Belgrave.The whole country was surveyed for the Boundaries Commission as an update to the 1832 reform bill survey - a major shake-up of the nation's parliamentary representation.The map is on a scale of 2 inches to a mile and is accompanied by a brief survey report on a separate sheet with interesting information on population and housing etc. Enhanced with original hand colouring with a colour key to identify the various boundaries.Fine, clean condition, free of repairs or restoration. No folds, blank verso.Approx. 13" x 9" (330mm x 220mm) printed area only, with margins beyond to facilitate mounting/matting and framing.A GENUINE ORIGINAL ANTIQUE MAP GUARANTEED OVER 150 YEARS OLD FROM LINDISFARNE PRINTSDPD120.…

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Antique Map LEICESTER, ENGLAND, Braunstone, Knighton, Belgrave, Street plan 1868
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British Isles Original Antique Maps, County Maps, Old UK maps arranged by county > LEICESTERSHIRE Original Antique Maps

Lindisfarne Prints

Shrewsbury, Shropshire, United Kingdom

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Original Antique Maps and Prints from LINDISFARNE PRINTS Lindisfarne Prints is a small family business specialising in genuine antique maps and prints at affordable prices. Established in 1995 and trading online since 2000, we pride ourselves on accurate descriptions, good communications, rapid service and fair prices. To avoid confusion, no item less than 100 years old is ever offered for sale. We do not deal in reproductions, facsimiles or modern copies of any kind. So please buy with confidence in the safe knowledge that authenticity is unfailingly assured. We offer an eclectic mix of fine antique maps and prints to satisfy the needs of collectors, academics, history lovers and interior designers. Call them vintage, antique, antiquarian, historic, collectable, or just plain old, they will grace your home with conversation pieces to be admired and cherished for decades ahead. Genuine antique maps and prints have a timeless quality unmatched by the transience of modern reproductions. Buy the real thing, right here, probably for much less than you think!…

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