| Method | Copper engraved with hand colour |
| Artist | Dawson, Robert Kearsley |
| Published | 1831 |
| Dimensions | 265 x 265 mm |
| Notes |
From: R. K. Dawson's 'Plans of the Cities and Boroughs of England and Wales; shewing their boundaries as established by the Boundaries' Act, ... together with outline maps, shewing the divisions of the counties, the principal places of election, etc. Published by authority, under the superintendence of R. K. Dawson.' (London: J. & L. G. Hansard & Sons, 1832). Robert Kearsley Dawson (1798 - 1861) was an English surveyor and cartographer. Born in Dover, Robert was son to Robert Dawson, also a surveyor, and studied at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich. In 1816 he joined the Royal Engineers, and took part in the triangulation and mapping of Ireland and Scotland under Thomas Colby between 1819 and 1829. In 1831 he was recalled to England to survey the boundaries of the proposed Parliamentary Boroughs for the Great Reform Act, producing a series of 178 city and borough plans. Condition: Vertical fold in sheet as issued. |
| Framing | unmounted |
| Price | £120.00 |
| Stock ID | 29892 |