Warwickshire – Earl Howe’s copy of a map showing the agreed route of the London to Birmingham railway
[Warwickshire] London & Birmingham Railway. Plan of the Line and Adjacent Country.
[London,
C. F. Cheffins,
1835].
Engraved map, on two sheets, dissect and mounted on linen, fine original full wash colour, edged in blue silk, housed in original brown cloth slipcase lettered in gilt.
750 by 1550mm. (29.5 by 61 inches).
12959
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Rare early state of the Robert Stephenson's map of the London to Birmingham railway.
This large and detailed map shows the agreed route of the London to Birmingham railway, the first intercity railway line to be built into London. Work on the line commenced in 1833 and would take five years to complete. The line was engineered by Robert Stephenson, son of the father of the railway George Stevenson, and one of the greatest civil engineers of the Victorian age.
This large and detailed map shows the agreed route of the London to Birmingham railway, the first intercity railway line to be built into London. Work on the line commenced in 1833 and would take five years to complete. The line was engineered by Robert Stephenson, son of the father of the railway George Stevenson, and one of the greatest civil engineers of the Victorian age.
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