[World map] Bacon's New Chart of the World, Mercator's projection
Large fold. col. lithogr. map by G. W. Bacon F. R. G. S., London, ca, 1908, sectionalised and laid on linen, w. inset town plans incl. of Hong Kong, Singapore, Sydney, Bombay, Tokyo, Cape Town and New York, inset maps of the British Isles, the North & South Poles, and a Universal Time Chart, national flags in upper margin, gazetteers of towns and cities and a list of Principal British Steamship lines in lower margin, 93,5 x 118 cm. Marbled endpapers, bound in the publisher's brown cloth gilt boards. Some foxing (as usual), else in good condition. Added: (2) Geological Map of the British Islands. Col. lithogr. map by J.J.H. Teall, 2nd edition, 1912, sectionalised and laid on linen. Trimmed too close to bottom edge, resulting in sl. loss of text. (3) Butler, S. A Sketch of Modern and Ancient Geography, for the use of schools. London, Longman, etc., 1825. 7th ed., text and atlas vol. containing 21 double-p. engr. maps. Frontboard text vol. detached.
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