Whitbread's New Hand-Map of London for 1851 - Whitbread's New Plan of London drawn from...

Josiah Whitbread
Old coloured city plan of London, England. Printed in London by J. Whitbread in 1851.

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First edition of Whitbread's iconic pocket map of London. The folded map shows Victorian London shortly before the Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations which took place in London's Hyde Park from 1st May to 15th October 1851. The plan was published two months earlier and is dated to February 26, 1851. On the cover the Crystal Palace is shown.

In the original cardboard linen binder with the original and complete 30-page booklet titled Index to New Plan of London; containing references to 2,800 streets, squares,, &c. A list of 350 churches and chapels... and a plan for viewing London in seven days. At the end of the booklet the entrance fees to the The Great Industrial Exhibition of 1851. Remarkable the difference in entrance fees for ladies and gentlemen.

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CartographerJosiah Whitbread
TitleWhitbread's New Hand-Map of London for 1851 - Whitbread's New Plan of London drawn from authentic surveys
Publisher, YearJ. Whitbread, London, 1851
Plate Size44.0 x 65.0 cm (17.3 x 25.6 inches)
Sheet Size44.0 x 65.0 cm (17.3 x 25.6 inches)
ReferenceHyde, R.: Printed Maps of Victorian London, 1851-1900, No. 24

Condition

Very good original condition. Some browning at the folds and some tears in the corners of the folds.

Cartographer

Josiah Whitbread was a London-based map publisher. He published several large-format folding maps of London and the surrounding area in the mid to late 19th century. His shop was located at 142, Oxford Street, London.

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Josiah Whitbread: Whitbread's New Hand-Map of London for 1851 - Whitbread's New Plan of London drawn from authentic surveys.
Old coloured city plan of London, England. Printed in London by J. Whitbread in 1851.

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