Map Collection

CTC 1913
FA2003.2:- 
Road book, British Road Book, vol II, South West England, compiled by W Baxter, maps by John Bartholomew and Co, published for the Cyclists' Touring Club by Thomas Nelson and Sons, London etc, 1913.
The road book has - index maps inside front and back covers with numbered routes; title page; preface; explanatory notes including a table of symbols; contents pages listing routes; notes about the Cyclists' Touring Club; list of abbreviations; then a series of route descriptions which each have a strip map, gradient diagram, and itinerary; end pages include a list of boat and ferry services; appendix describeing towns with street maps; and an index of place names.
The content cover the edge of Hampshire, Wiltshire, Dorset, Somerset, Devon and Cornwall. Some Hampshire places are described in the appendix - Andover, Christchurch, the New Forest, Romsey, Southampton, and Winchester.
inscription:-  printed -on- cover SOUTH-WEST ENGLAND / CYCLISTS' TOURING CLUB -- black on dull green; CTC badge, bicycle wheel and wings
inscription:-  printed -on- title page CYCLSISTS' TOURING CLUB / BRITISH ROAD BOOK / NEW SERIES / Vol. II. / South-Wes England / COMPILED AND EDITED BY / W. BAXTER, M.P.S. / EDITOR OF BASSELEY'S GUIDES. ETC. / MAPS BY J. BARTHOLOMEW AND CO. / THOMAS NELSON AND SONS / LONDON, EDINBURGH, DUBLIN, AND NEW YORK / 1913 -- CTC badge, bicycle wheel and wings
dimension:-  wxh = 11.5x17cm

MN: 9.7.2003