A Rare Raised-Relief Map of London, Published by the Ordnance Survey Office 1876

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A Rare Raised-Relief Map of London, Published by the Ordnance Survey Office 1876Origin: EnglishPeriod: Mid VictorianProvenance: UnknownDate: 1876Height: 32Width: 26Depth: 1The scarce hand coloured map with raised ranges in relief, of London and the immediate surrounding area with the Thames river running through the centre, bordered by ripple moulded ebonised frame, the lower right corner reading Engraved at the ORDNANCE SURVEY OFFICE Southampton, under the direction of Colonel J. Bayley R. E. C. B the outline and writing by A.

Period: George IV/Regency

now with a nice patination and story to it

The first examples were woodblock-printed

in the mid-19th century

Four for a boy

Fashioned on the cusp of the Victorian and Edwardian periods

IE the mystery comes in how these instruments work because the hands don't seem to be connected to any workings

not wanting the daily trappings of a complicated life

The large square chimneypiece panel now as an overmantle mirror

1780 & LaterWidth: 26

Hugely effective as an octet

the large rectangular container hand-painted in gilt “Trustees of Joseph Robinson Deceased”