Map Collection

Wyld 1839
B1992.177:- 
Guide book, The London and Southampton Railway Guide, published by James Wyld, London, 1839.
The book contains fold-out maps which are documented separately. The railway runs from London, through Middlesex and Surrey, to Southampton, Hampshire; at the back there are itinerary diagrams for the route. The text describes places along the line.
inscription:-  printed -on- title page THE / LONDON AND SOUTHAMPTON / Railway Guide, / CONTAINING / A TOPOGRAPHICAL, ANTIQUARIAN AND GEOLOGICAL / ACCOUNT OF THE COUNTRY AND OF THE / TOWNS AND VILLAGES / WITHIN TEN MILES OF THE RAILWAY; / WITH / A GUIDE / TO / THE ENVIRONS OF SOUTHAMPTON, / THE ISLES OF WIGHT, JERSEY, AND GUERNSEY, / AND THE / OPPOSITE COAST OF FRANCE. / LONDON: / PUBLISHED BY JAMES WYLD, / GEOGRAPHER TO THE QUEEN, / CHARING CROSS EAST, FOUR DOORS FROM TRAFALGAR SQUARE. / 1839.
inscription:-  printed -on- cover WYLD'S / LONDON AND SOUTHAMPTON / RAILWAY / GUIDE.
dimension:-  wxh = 10x15cm

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MN: 13.12.2002