A two-sheet map of Lanarkshire in fine original colour

FORREST, William.

The County of Lanark from actual survey by W.m Forrest.
Edinburgh New Town, William Forrest, 1818. Original hand colour. Folding map, dissected and laid on linen in two parts, total 1780 x 1280mm, in original red morocco slip-case, spine in compartments and lettered in gilt

Some wear to slipcase.

A monumental map of Lanarkshire (now in eastern Strathclyde), on a scale of 1Ÿ inches to a mile, with a decorative title cartouche and a dedication to John Hope (1765-1823), Earl of Hopetoun, a Lieutenant General who took command of the British Army in Iberia after the death of Sir John More at the Battle of Corunna in 1809. A key and table of mountain heights are on tromp-l'oeil scrolls.


Stock ID : 22668