[Yorkshire] Map of the Country extending ten miles around Leeds.: Large-scale map of West Yorkshire Including Wakefield, Bradford, Dewsbury, Otley, Harewood, Aberford & Castleford, shewing all the Parish and Township Boundaries, &c, from actual admeasurements in the years 1819, 20 & 21 by Joshuan Thorp and re-surveyed &
by THORP, Joshua and MARTIN, S. D
- Used
- Condition
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- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Leeds,: John Baines & Company,, 1831.. 1173 by 1235mm. (46.25 by 48.5 inches).. Large engraved map, dissected and mounted on linen, fine contemporary outline colour, edged in green silk, housed in original brown morocco slipcase, defective to spine. A large scale map of West Yorkshire, extending from Harewood to Wakefield, and from Bradford to Aberford. The map shows the the proposed line of the Leeds and Bradford Railway, opened in 1846, and the Parliamentary Line of the Leeds and Selby Railway, the first mainline railway in Yorkshire, started in 1830 and opened in 1834. The publisher, John Baines, was a stationer and possibly the younger brother of Edward Baines, politician and proprietor of the Leeds Mercury newspaper.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Daniel Crouch Rare Books Ltd (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14523
- Title
- [Yorkshire] Map of the Country extending ten miles around Leeds.
- Author
- THORP, Joshua and MARTIN, S. D
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- John Baines & Company,
- Place of Publication
- Leeds,
- Date Published
- 1831.
- Keywords
- Leeds, Yorkshire, Thorp, large-scale
- Product_type
- Maps
- Size
- 1173 by 1235mm. (46.25 by 48.5 inches).
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About the Seller
Daniel Crouch Rare Books Ltd
Biblio member since 2018
London
About Daniel Crouch Rare Books Ltd
Daniel Crouch Rare Books is specialist dealer in antique atlases, maps, plans, sea charts and voyages dating from the fifteenth to the nineteenth centuries. Our carefully selected stock also includes a number of fine prints and globes, and a selection of cartographic reference books.Our particular passions include rare atlases, wall maps, and separately published maps and charts. We strive to acquire unusual and quirky maps that are in fine condition. We are members of the following trade associations: The Antiquarian Bookseller's Association (ABA); The British Antique Dealers' Association (BADA); Confédération Internationale des Négociantes en Oeuvres d'Art (CINOA); The International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB); The Society of London Art Dealers (SLAD); and The European Fine Art Foundation (TEFAF). Daniel and Nick are also both members of The Company of Art Scholars, Dealers, and Collectors.
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....