London during the Great Exhibition of 1851
The Illustrated Plan of London and its Environs in Commemoration of the Great Exhibition of Industry of All Nations, 1851.
London, The London Printing & Publishing Company, c.1854. Coloured. 550 x 750mm.
£2,400.00
Description
A very decorative and detailed map of London, extending to Hammersmith in the west, clockwise to Cricklewood, Hampstead, Stamford Hill, Leytonstone, Greenwich, Peckham, Battersea Rise and Parson's Green. Around the edges are 49 views of buildings including, of course, the 'Crystal Palace' of the Great Exhibition in Hyde Park.
This example, with Tallis's name removed, was published by the London Printing and Publishing Company, a partnership between John Tallis junior and Ephraim Tipton Brain formed 1854.
Condition:
Minor repairs to binding folds, otherwise a good example.References:
HYDE: 22, this state not listed.Related products
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