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Annan.
J.Gardner, Sc.t.
[London: House of Commons, 1832.]
Coloured engraving. 260 x 250mm, 10¼ x 9¾". Laid on and edged with linen. Some wear and surface dirt.
The former royal burgh of Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, on a scale is 6 inches to a mile. Originally published at the time of the Reform Act (which adjusted the boundaries of parliamentary constituencies to take account of the urban drift caused by the Industrial Revolution), this map has been updated with manuscript to determine the extent of free delivery for mail, part of the Great Post Office Reform of 1839-40, championed by Rowland Hill. Another part of this reorganisation was the introduction of the Penny Black, the world's first postage stamp.
[Ref: 10179] £120.00
Crail.
J.Gardner, Sculp.
[London: House of Commons, 1832.]
Coloured engraving. 215 x 190mm, 8½ x 7½". Laid on and edged with linen. Some wear and surface dirt.
Crail, former royal burgh in the East Neuk of Fife, Scotland, on a scale is 6 inches to a mile. Originally published at the time of the Reform Act (which adjusted the boundaries of parliamentary constituencies to take account of the urban drift caused by the Industrial Revolution), this map has been updated with manuscript to determine the extent of free delivery for mail, part of the Great Post Office Reform of 1839-40, championed by Rowland Hill. Another part of this reorganisation was the introduction of the Penny Black, the world's first postage stamp.
[Ref: 10171] £120.00
Dunfermline.
J.Gardner, Sculp.
[London: House of Commons, 1832.]
Coloured engraving. 180 x 240mm, 7 x 9½". Laid on and edged with linen. Some wear and surface dirt.
Dunfermline in Fife, one of the ancient capitals of Scotland, on a scale is 6 inches to a mile. Originally published at the time of the Reform Act (which adjusted the boundaries of parliamentary constituencies to take account of the urban drift caused by the Industrial Revolution), this map was used in the Great Post Office Reform of 1839-40, championed by Rowland Hill, to determine the extent of free delivery for mail. Another part of this reorganisation was the introduction of the Penny Black, the world's first postage stamp.
[Ref: 10160] £130.00
Falkirk.
J.Gardner, Sc.t.
[London: House of Commons, 1832.]
Coloured engraving. 380 x 285mm, 15 x 11¼". Laid on and edged with linen, frayed. Some wear and surface dirt.
Falkirk, cradle of Scotland's industrial revolution, on a scale is 6 inches to a mile. Originally published at the time of the Reform Act (which adjusted the boundaries of parliamentary constituencies to take account of the urban drift caused by the Industrial Revolution), this map has been updated with manuscript to determine the extent of free delivery for mail, part of the Great Post Office Reform of 1839-40, championed by Rowland Hill. Another part of this reorganisation was the introduction of the Penny Black, the world's first postage stamp.
[Ref: 10161] £130.00
Inveraray
J.Gardner, Sc.t.
[London: House of Commons, 1832.]
Coloured engraving. 190 x 275mm, 7½ x 10½". Laid on and edged with linen. Some wear and surface dirt.
Inveraray, a former Royal Burgh on the shores of Loch Fyne in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, on a scale is 6 inches to a mile. Originally published at the time of the Reform Act (which adjusted the boundaries of parliamentary constituencies to take account of the urban drift caused by the Industrial Revolution), this map has been updated with manuscript to determine the extent of free delivery for mail, part of the Great Post Office Reform of 1839-40, championed by Rowland Hill. Another part of this reorganisation was the introduction of the Penny Black, the world's first postage stamp.
[Ref: 10182] £130.00
Lanark.
J. Gardner Sculp.
[London: House of Commons, 1832.]
Engraved map with hand colour, laid on & edged with linen. 240 x 240mm (9½ x 9½"). Some wear and surface dirt.
Lanark, former county town of Lanarkshire, Scotland, on a scale is 6 inches to a mile. Originally published at the time of the Reform Act (which adjusted the boundaries of parliamentary constituencies to take account of the urban drift caused by the Industrial Revolution), this map has been updated with manuscript to determine the extent of free delivery for mail, part of the Great Post Office Reform of 1839-40, championed by Rowland Hill. Another part of this reorganisation was the introduction of the Penny Black, the world's first postage stamp.
[Ref: 10155] £120.00
Lauder.
J.Gardner, Sculp.
[London: House of Commons, 1832.]
Coloured engraving. 150 x 190mm, 6 x 7½". Laid on and edged with linen. Some wear and surface dirt.
Lauder, a former royal burgh in Berwickshire, Scotland, on a scale is 6 inches to a mile. Originally published at the time of the Reform Act (which adjusted the boundaries of parliamentary constituencies to take account of the urban drift caused by the Industrial Revolution), this map was used in the Great Post Office Reform of 1839-40, championed by Rowland Hill, to determine the extent of free delivery for mail. Another part of this reorganisation was the introduction of the Penny Black, the world's first postage stamp.
[Ref: 10165] £95.00
Linlithgow.
J.Gardner, Sc.t.
[London: House of Commons, 1832.]
Coloured engraving. 180 x 240mm, 7 x 9½". Cropped on left, laid on and edged with linen. Some wear and surface dirt.
Linlithgow, a former Royal Burgh in West Lothian, Scotland, on a scale is 6 inches to a mile. Originally published at the time of the Reform Act (which adjusted the boundaries of parliamentary constituencies to take account of the urban drift caused by the Industrial Revolution), this map was used in the Great Post Office Reform of 1839-40, championed by Rowland Hill, to determine the extent of free delivery for mail. Another part of this reorganisation was the introduction of the Penny Black, the world's first postage stamp.
[Ref: 10152] £120.00
Montrose.
Engraved by J.Gardner, 163 Regent Street.
[London: House of Commons, 1832.]
Coloured engraving. 460 x 310mm, 18 x 12¼". Laid on and edged with linen. Some wear.
Montrose, in Angus, Scotland, on a scale is 6 inches to a mile. Originally published at the time of the Reform Act, which adjusted the boundaries of parliamentary constituencies to take account of the urban drift caused by the Industrial Revolution, this map has been updated with manuscript to determine the extent of free delivery for mail, part of the Great Post Office Reform of 1839-40, championed by Rowland Hill. Another part of this reorganisation was the introduction of the Penny Black, the world's first postage stamp.
[Ref: 10047] £120.00
Paisley.
Engraved by J.Gardner, 163 Regent Street.
[London: House of Commons, 1832.]
Coloured engraving. 460 x 570mm, 18 x 22½". Laid on and edged with linen, folded. Some wear and surface dirt.
Paisley in Renfrewshire, Scotland, on a scale is 6 inches to a mile. Originally published at the time of the Reform Act (which adjusted the boundaries of parliamentary constituencies to take account of the urban drift caused by the Industrial Revolution), this map has been updated with manuscript to determine the extent of free delivery for mail, part of the Great Post Office Reform of 1839-40, championed by Rowland Hill. Another part of this reorganisation was the introduction of the Penny Black, the world's first postage stamp.
[Ref: 10135] £130.00
Pittenweem, West & East Anstruther, & Kilrenny.
J.Gardner, sc.t.
[London: House of Commons, 1832.]
Coloured engraving. 235 x 340mm, 9¼ x 13¼". Cropped on left, laid on and edged with linen. Some wear and surface dirt.
The environs of Pittenweem in Fife, Scotland, on a scale is 6 inches to a mile. Originally published at the time of the Reform Act (which adjusted the boundaries of parliamentary constituencies to take account of the urban drift caused by the Industrial Revolution), this map was used in the Great Post Office Reform of 1839-40, championed by Rowland Hill, to determine the extent of free delivery for mail. Another part of this reorganisation was the introduction of the Penny Black, the world's first postage stamp.
[Ref: 10149] £130.00
Port Glasgow.
J.Gardner, Sc.t.
[London: House of Commons, 1832.]
Engraved map with hand colour, laid on & edged with linen. 270 x 310mm (10½ x 12¼"). Some wear and surface dirt.
Port Glasgow, former Royal burgh of Renfewshire, Scotland, on a scale is 6 inches to a mile. Originally published at the time of the Reform Act (which adjusted the boundaries of parliamentary constituencies to take account of the urban drift caused by the Industrial Revolution), this map has been updated with manuscript to determine the extent of free delivery for mail, part of the Great Post Office Reform of 1839-40, championed by Rowland Hill. Another part of this reorganisation was the introduction of the Penny Black, the world's first postage stamp.
[Ref: 10158] £130.00
Stranraer.
J.Gardner, Sculp.
[London: House of Commons, 1832.]
Coloured engraving. 190 x 260mm, 7½ x 10¼". Laid on and edged with linen. Some wear and surface dirt.
Stranraer, in Wigtownshire or West Galloway, Scotland, on a scale is 6 inches to a mile. Originally published at the time of the Reform Act (which adjusted the boundaries of parliamentary constituencies to take account of the urban drift caused by the Industrial Revolution), this map has been updated with manuscript to determine the extent of free delivery for mail, part of the Great Post Office Reform of 1839-40, championed by Rowland Hill. Another part of this reorganisation was the introduction of the Penny Black, the world's first postage stamp.
[Ref: 10185] £130.00
Whithorn.
J.Gardner, Sculp.
[London: House of Commons, 1832.]
Coloured engraving. 220 x 145mm, 8¾ x 5½". Laid on and edged with linen. Some wear and surface dirt.
Whithorn, a former royal burgh in Galloway, Scotland, on a scale is 6 inches to a mile. The town was the site of the first recorded Christian church in Scotland, founded by Saint Ninian, on the site of the parish church marked here. Also shown are two 'Seceders' Meeting Houses, founded by those who had left the Church of Scotland, later becoming part of the United Presbyterian Church of Scotland. Originally published at the time of the Reform Act (which adjusted the boundaries of parliamentary constituencies to take account of the urban drift caused by the Industrial Revolution), this map has been updated with manuscript to determine the extent of free delivery for mail, part of the Great Post Office Reform of 1839-40, championed by Rowland Hill. Another part of this reorganisation was the introduction of the Penny Black, the world's first postage stamp.
[Ref: 10172] £80.00
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