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Bacon's New Chart of the World. Mercator's Projection.

Stock Code 110332

Manchester, G.W. Bacon & Co., [1908].

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A large map of the world showing the British Empire at its height marked in pink. Insets record a wealth of additional detail, including the principal British steamship lines, a gazetteer of cities from across the world, with plans of towns including Adelaide, Auckland, Bombay, Buenos Aires, Hong Kong, New York, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo, and Wellington, and insets for the Panama and Suez Canals, the two Poles, a Universal Time chart, and a large inset map of the British Isles. The top section is illustrated with 46 national flags and ensigns.

Colour lithograph map (94.5 x 121 cm), dissected into 24 sections and laid onto linen as issued; framed and glazed, overall size: 107 x 126 x 4.5 cm

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Bacon's New Chart of the World. Mercator's Projection.

BACON, G.W.

Stock code: 110332

$3,666.00

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