Bartholomew 1900 Touring Atlas and Gazetteer of The British Isles

by John.Bartholomew (Author)

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  Hardcover
  1999

  $4.26

  First reproduced edition of an original Bartholomew Touring Road Atlas dated 1900. MAIN FEATURES Original 1900 mapping showing roads prior to their classification, railways with railway stations, ground heights, urban areas and other settlements. INCLUDES * Index/gazetteer of all the main places in the British Isles showing location, nearest town, population etc. * An introduction to the state of British roads prior to 1900 by T.W. Wilkinson dated 1900. * Period advertisements. AREA OF COVERAGE The whole of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. WHO THE PRODUCT IS AIMED AT * Anybody interested in the history and development of the British road network. * Anyone researching the roads and settlements as they existed 100 years ago. * Anybody looking for a superb gift of nostalgic or historic significance.