Map Collection

FA2003.9.1:- 
Road map, colour printed, Hovis Cycling Road Map, no.1, south east England, scale about 5 miles to 1 inch, by G Philip and Son, for the Hovis Bread Flour Co, Macclesfield, Cheshire, and the Cycling Components Mfring Co, Birmingham, West Midlands, 1890s.
As well as a road map there is a list of places to stay, arranged by counties, general information, and advertisements.
The map covres Suffolk, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Middlesex, London, Essex, Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Surrey, Hampshire, Kent, East and West Sussex.
map feature:-  sea tinted & coast line & up is N & scale line & lat and long scales & lat and long grid & rivers & county & settlements & roads (with distances) & railways
inscription:-  printed -on- title cartouche, top left HOVIS CYCLING ROAD MAP
inscription:-  printed -on- cover CYCLE ROAD MAP / Where to Stay at / HOVIS / C.C.Free Inflating Stations / & GUIDE 6D. -- blue on pale grey
scale line:-  20 miles = 101.9 mm
dimension:-  wxh, sheet = 67.5x63.5cm
wxh, map = 65.5x59cm
scale = 1 to 320000 ? (1 to 315867 from scale line assuming modern mile)

MN: 13.8.2003