TITLE/CONTENT OF MAP: '[Linen backed Ordnance Survey map featuring Chesterfield and deviation railway]'
This a map of part of the then planned Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway (later renamed as the Great Central Railway) through Chesterfield, annotated onto an Ordnance Survey map sheet
The top image on the right hand side shows the entire map. To view a close up of the map showing the level of printed detail, please click on the bottom image on the right hand side. This map is folding hence the centrefold line may show on the image below
DATE PRINTED: 1882
IMAGE SIZE: Approx 37.0 x 44.0cm, 14.5 x 17.25 inches (Large); Please note that this is a folding map.
TYPE: Antique linen-backed Ordnance Survey map with planned railway route annotated by hand in ink
CONDITION: Good; suitable for framing. Ink annotations. Please check the scan for any blemishes prior to making your purchase. Virtually all antiquarian maps and prints are subject to some normal aging due to use and time which is not obtrusive unless otherwise stated. We offer a no questions asked return policy.
AUTHENTICITY: This is an authentic historic map, published at the date stated above. It is not a modern copy.
VERSO: There is nothing printed on the reverse side, which is plain
FOLDING: This is a folding map.
ARTIST/CARTOGRAPHER/ENGRAVER: Ordnance Survey
PROVENANCE: Engraved by the Ordnance Map Office, The outline and writing by E George, the Hills by L D'Elboux
