Bacon's New Survey Map of South Scotland including Counties of Dumbarton, Stirling. (etc) Showing Burghs, Parishes, Railways, Roads, Elevations & Distances.

Bacon & Co. Ltd, G.W.:

Published by Manchester: G W Bacon c, 1900

About this Item

Undated but from style and contents probably c.1900. HB. Purple cloth covers, lettered in gilt to spine and front, protecting large coloured folding map printed on paper laid onto linen, with marbled paper front and back once folded. Folds out to 24 sections. Scale of 3 miles to one inch. Folded size: 24.5 x 21 cm, opening out to 95 x 120 cm. Attractively printed in various colours, (pink, yellow, light orange and green), with a panel devoted to geology map, as well as text panels at sides for Index-Gazetteer. Good condition overall: the map is very good, bright and clean, with slight browning to margins, and the folds are clean and sturdy; there are some light marks to back of linen. The cloth covers are fair only as spine panel is largely lost but the front is very good and with bright gilt of title; creases to back. Other Bacon maps of various counties published at same time in same format available.

Seller Inventory # 32804

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Bacon's New Survey Map of South Scotland including Counties of Dumbarton, Stirling. (etc) Showing Burghs, Parishes, Railways, Roads, Elevations & Distances.
• Publisher: Manchester: G W Bacon c
• Publication Date: 1900
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: very good
• Seller catalogs:
  • British Isles