Beeton's Dictionary of Geography

Toulouse, Belfast, Ilfracombe and Manchester are among the places pictured in prints from Beeton's Dictionary of Geography, a popular Victorian gazetteer that condensed the world into recognisable buildings and prospects. The work was issued by Ward, Lock and Tyler in London, and the material here is dated 1870. Because the views illustrated alphabetical entries rather than a travel narrative, a single sheet often groups unrelated towns or landmarks, so that a harbour, bridge or cathedral may sit beside a subject from another region. One map accompanies the pictorial material.