Buy this book on-line W. & A. K. Johnston, Limited : Original Map - "Edinburgh & the East Coast"A. & C. Black, Ltd., London, England
Original map of Edinburgh and the east coast of Scotland. Most of the map is in black-and-white. Light brown shows points of elevation. Dark orange lines highlight routes. No date, circa 1890s. 17 1/4" x 7." Map has vertical fold lines and a horizontal fold line, which may be original. Formerly in a book, a possible folding map. Map is very clean and intact except for a few wrinkles, slight age toning, and a closed tear measuring about 1/2" x 1" on left edge (mostly in margin but affects a small part of map; could form into a chip). A Very Good copy. Map shows Edinburgh, the east coast of Scotland, and surrounding area. Cities, routes, and natural features are shown. Neatline included. Engraved by W. & A. K. Johnston, an engraving firm founded in 1826 by brothers William Johnston (1802-1888) and Alexander Keith Johnston (1804-1871) in Scotland. Published by the famous publishing company, A. & C. Black, which was founded in 1807 by Adam Black (1784-1874) in Edinburgh. A. & C. Black is still in business to this day.. Map. Book Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Binding: No Binding Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of W. & A. K. Johnston, Limited : Original Map - "Edinburgh & the East Coast". Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including out-of-print books, atlases, livres d'occasion, antiquarian books and libri antichi. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |