| Method | Steel engraved with original hand colour |
| Artist | Wyld, James |
| Published | London. Published by James Wyld. Geographer to the Queen and H.R.H. Prince Albert. Model of the Earth, Leicester Square. 1854 |
| Dimensions | 485 x 728 mm |
| Notes |
A large and beautifully detailed nineteenth century map of the United Kingdom, focussing on roads, railways, and canals, from James Wyld's A New General Atlas of Modern Geography. County boundaries are outlined in original hand colour, and the principal roads and railways are marked in solid and dashed lines respectively. In the top right corner, an inset boxed map shows the northern part of Scotland. James Wyld (1812-1887) was a British publisher and cartographer. His greatest geographical achievement was Wyld's Great Globe, exhibited in Leicester Square between 1851 and 1862. The globe, sixty feet high and lighted with gas, was at that point the largest ever constructed. He was geographer to Queen Victoria and H.R.H. Prince Albert. Condition: Horizontal and vertical folds, as issued. Printed on two sheets, joined with original linen tape. Minor time toning to margins. Blank on verso. |
| Framing | unmounted |
| Price | £400.00 |
| Stock ID | 52860 |