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Source Description
Shows railways and stations, canals, steamer tracks and coach roads.
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Document identity
localId
0z709542r
label
W.H. Smith & Son's new railway map of the British Isles
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
0z709542r
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
W.H. Smith & Son's new railway map of the British Isles
description
Shows railways and stations, canals, steamer tracks and coach roads.
date
["[ca. 1880–1882]"]
year
1880
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_014860
creators
Bartholomew, John, 1831-1893
W.H. Smith & Son
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Railroads--British Isles--Maps
Shipping--British Isles--Maps
British Isles--Maps
subjectsGeographic
British Isles
Europe
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
London
publisher
W.H. Smith & Son
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
schema:latitude
54
schema:longitude
-4
extent
1 map : color ; 82 x 74 cm
notes
Shows railways and stations, canals, steamer tracks and coach roads.
Relief shown by spot heights.
Date estimated from construction on railways.
Colored by county.
Insets: Enlargement of South Lancashire & Yorkshire district. Scale approximately 1:563,200 -- Enlargement of Birmingham district. Scale approximately 1:253,440 -- London & suburbs. Scale approximately 1:168,960.
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no
dcId
0z709542r
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map
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1
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0
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photo
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