Bacon's New Chart of the World Mercators Projection G. W. Bacon London 1907

  
Bacon's New Chart of the World Mercators Projection Published by GW Bacon & Co. Royal London Buildings, Deansgate, Manchester. Detailed Edwardian wall map of the World on Mercators Projection, showing the British Empire.

With various insets of the Polar regions, time zones, flags of the World, cities, Suez and Panama Canals, The British Isles, an Elliptical depiction of the World and a substantial legend. In c 1862, he came to London as the British agent for the American atlas publisher Colton but in 1893, he took over the Wyld firm of which he remained a director after his retirement in 1912.

1 to paper on top right margin - linen back complete but slightly grubby. Dimensions: Sheet - 47 1/4" wide x 37" high Map closed within boards - 9 3/4" high x 8 1/8" wide. An extremely scarce wall map showing the world as it was in the period leading up to World War 1. The item "Bacon's New Chart of the World Mercators Projection G. Bacon London 1907" is in sale since Friday, May 18, 2018.

This item is in the category "Antiques\Maps, Atlases & Globes\World Maps". The seller is "wallypug666" and is located in Sligo.

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1. Condition: Used
2. Cartographer/Publisher: G. Bacon
3. Printing Technique: Lithography
4. Original/Reproduction: Antique Original
5. Format: Wall Map
6. Type: World Map - Mercator's Projection
7. Date Range: 1900-1909