CANALS: 'Offical Opening of the Hatton Locks, Warwick, by H.R.H. The Duke of Kent..'; 30 October 1934. Official brochure of the event, oblong 4to in printed paper wrapper string-tied to spine, some light spotting/marking and wear; 'The Regents Canal & Dock Co..'; promotional brochure of 36 p.p. with folding map, oblong 8vo in printed wrappers, light spots and marks else VG; together with approx. seventeen others, mostly pamphlets and booklets relating to British canals and waterways, to include 'Panorama of the Caledonian Canal..', pub. Nelson & Sons, circa 1905. (Approx. 20)
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CANAL MAPS: SHAWE (W.): 'Philips' New Map of England & Wales. Compiled from the Ordnance Survey Showing Canals, Navigable Rivers, Principal Railway Lines..'; London & Liverpool, George Philip & Son, circa 1900, folding colour litho map, printed on paper and laid onto linen, dissected into forty sections and contained in orig. pub. purple cloth slip case, with printed label to one side; together with eighteen others, British and European folding canal maps, mostly later 19th/early 20th century. (19)
CANAL MAPS: JEBB (G.R., Engineer): 'Map Showing Those Portions of the Mineral Districts of South Staffordshire, East Worcestershire and North Warwickshire, Intersected by the Birmingham Canal Navigations..'; folding col. litho map, printed on paper and laid onto linen, dissected into fifteen sections and folding down into orig. black morocco boards, the upper gilt-lettered, boards a little bowed and rubbed, a few minor marks, else good; 'Plan of the Aire & Calder Navigation, and navigations in Connection..'; folding hand-coloured map, circa 1880, printed on paper and laid onto linen, dissected into twelve sections and folding down into burgundy morocco boards lettered in gilt, upper board with attribution to 'W. W. Warde-Aldman', some minor wear to extrems, else VG; together with four other similar folding maps, two of the Grand Union, one of the Shropshire Union and the other of the Grand Junction (Leicester to Norton). (6)
ANDREWS (John): 'Andrews' Map of the Navigable Canals & Rivers of England and Wales, from Actual Surveys..'; London, John Andrews, 1788. Folding copper-engraved map hand-coloured in outline, printed on paper and laid onto linen, dissected into twenty sections and contained in orig. marbled paper covered slip case, printed label of John Andrews to one side, the latter rather rubbed and scuffed, some light browning and marking else G/VG, size unfolded approx. 1520 x 710mm. (1) Condition Report: Andrews map ;lot 322, size 1520 x 710 mm, light browning and marking, elsewhere very good.
BRADSHAW (George): 'G. Bradshaw's Map of Canals, Navigable Rivers, Railways & c. in the Southern Counties of England from Actual Survey Shewing the Heights of the Pools on the Lines of Navigation also the Planes on the Railways from a Level of 6t.10in. Under the Old Dock Still at Liverpool, Dedicated by Permission to Thomas Telford..'; (Manchester, 1830); folding copper-engraved map with contemp. hand-colouring, printed on paper and laid onto linen, each sheet dissected into sixteen sections and measuring approx. 650 x 960mm, some browning and foxing, contained in orig. calf box with morocco gilt label, rubbed and scuffed. (1)
SMITH (C.S., Map Maker): 'Smith's New Map of the Navigable Canals and Rivers of England, Wales & Scotland, Distinctly Shewing the Length of Each Line and the Dates of the Acts of Parliament which have Passed for Executing the Same..'; London, printed for C. S. Smith, 1830. Folding copper-engraved map, hand-coloured in outline, printed on paper and laid onto linen, dissected into thirty sections and folding into orig. green cloth covered slip case, oval printed paper title label to one side, some light spotting and offsetting else VG; together with three other 19th century canal maps, to include: a large manuscript plan of the docks and warehousing at Stourport on waxed paper measuring approx. 1140 x 890mm, folding down into cloth boards. (4)
RAILWAY MAP: BRADSHAW (George): 'Bradshaw's Map of the Railways, Canals, Navigable Rivers & Mineral Districts of Great Britain, Reduced from the Ordnance Survey, Shewing All the Railway Junctions, Stations & c., also the Lines on which the Electric Telegraph is Laid Down..'; London, W. J. Adams, n.d. (circa 1860), folding engraved map hand-coloured in outline, printed onto paper and laid down on linen, two sheets dissected into forty two sections and measuring approx. 1660 x 980mm, contained in modern grey cloth-covered case preserving the original gilt titled burgundy morocco panel to one side, some light browning and offsetting to the map, otherwise good. (1) Condition Report: map very good, light toning and a few minor marks, a few smudges to reverse, case scuffed.
RAILWAY MAP: SIMMONS (J.L.A., Captain): 'Map of England and Wales, Shewing the Railways, Canals & Inland Navigation, Compiled from the Ordnance Surveys and Other Sources. For the Use of the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade & c...'; large folding engraved map in forty eight sections, hand-coloured in outline, printed on paper and laid onto linen, contained in original black morocco slip case, gilt lettered to spine and one face, the case rubbed and scuffed and lacking the lid, map in VG plus condition with a few minor spots and marks. (1)
DORKING, BRIGHTON & ARUNDEL ATMOSPHERIC RAILWAY: A large folding twenty four sheet map from the Ordnance Survey printed by Ramshaw circa 1845-50, showing proposed route of the railway added by hand in red and blue ink. Large steel engraved map measuring approx. 1850 x 950mm, folding down into period green cloth slip case with burgundy morocco gilt label to one side titled 'Dorking, Brighton & Arundel Atmospheric Railway..', slip case scuffed and frayed with a few ink splats, some foxing and browning to map but condition otherwise generally sound. (1)
COMMERCIAL AIRLINES, EUROPEAN: A collection of twelve brochures and advertising items for European airlines, largely 1930s-50s period, to include brochures for: Sabena; Lufthansa; Air France; Imperial Airways; etc. and to include an original B.E.A. tea towel showing map of international air routes; together with a K.L.M. promotional brochure and show card. (12)
SCHNEIDER TROPHY ARCHIVE: A wide-ranging collection of material relating to the Schneider Trophy, to include: a loose leaf album containing seventy seven period black and white press photographs of scenes around Calshot at the Schneider Trophy event over various years, late 1920s-early 1930s: many images annotated in pencil or with type-written captions affixed to versos, extracts of various contemporary periodicals inserted at rear with articles reporting the event and including some of the photographic images present; rare Official Programme for the Schneider Trophy Race held at Bournemouth on Wednesday September 10 1919 (this race was won by the Italian team in foggy conditions: they were later disqualified and the race was declared void); Gloster Aircraft Magazine, Christmas number for Jan.-Feb. 1927, with Schneider Cup Race Review; Southern Railway brochure advertising rates to Schneider Trophy event (1929?); 'Midnight Cabaret Programme for White Star Line Ship Homeric..', for the 1931 Schneider Trophy Contest; a second Southern Railway Schneider Cup Trains Timetable for 1931; Official Souvenir Programmes for the years 1929 and 1931, both issued by Gale & Polden; Royal Aero Club Schneider Seaplane Race Map, with course over-printed onto conventional sea chart in red, green and blue; two commemorative reports published by 'Flight' magazine; Royal Aero Club Schneider Cup Victory Banquet Ticket, 1927; 1929 Schneider Trophy Race Postcard, postmarked aboard the 'R.M.S. Arcadean' and dated 11 September 1929, printed results form on reverse with manuscript entries; miscellaneous other related periodicals and pamphlets; to also include: three volumes of the Official Air Ministry Aeronautical Research Committee Reports and Memoranda on the Schneider Trophy Contests for the years 1927 and 1931 (two copies). (Small quantity)
MAPS: Three large cartons of maps, largely later folding Ordnance Survey Maps but to include two sheets (of four) from a large format Stanford's Library Map of London & Suburbs; and some other earlier material; to also include a large framed sea chart of the approaches to the River Clyde. (Quantity: three cartons)
FOLDING MAPS: 'A New Map of the County of Sussex Divided Into Rapes & Hundreds..'; London, printed for C. Smith, 1827. Hand coloured copper engraved map, printed on paper and dissected into twelve sections, laid onto linen and folding into orig. blue cloth slip case, rubbed to extrems; together with approx. forty seven other maps, most folding, largely 19th or early 20th century, to include: Sydney Hawes' 'Travelling Atlas of the English Counties', with contents loose. (A carton)
Midland Railway Advertising Poster with 16 monochrome images of destination towns and cities surrounding a central oval with a map of the UK rail network served by the Midland Railway; titled 'Midland Railway Direct Route Between Principal Towns Of Great Britain & North Of Ireland'; green ground with red scrolling in original wooden frame with MR monogram boarder overall 40.5x50.5'' (103x128cm) (G)
London and South Western Railway Boardroom map and prints, this important piece was purchased from Clapham Railway museum and was believed to have hung in the LSWR boardroom at Waterloo, The carved and Gilded frame measures 50 inches x 38 inches and has its original glass, displays a central map of the LSWR system surrounded by views of Trevone Padstow, Boscastle, Tintagel, Bude, Lydford Gorge, Chagford Glen, Budleigh Salterton, Fingle Bridge, Torrington and Lyme Regis. Makers name Photochrom Co Ltd London at the bottom a truly remarkable and historic piece.
John Steven Dews, British b.1941- "Velsheda off the Needles"; colour reproduction print, signed in pencil, bears blindstamp, 58.4x73.2cm: together with a National Geographic Map of North America, 149x115.5cm, a map of the Republic of Venezeula, printed for the bicentennial of the birth of Simon Bolivar, 91x109cm, and a National Geographic Map of the Middle East, 59.5x95.5cm, (4) CONDITION REPORT: dimensions are of sheet visible
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