A large and detailed Victorian map of England & Wales

LOADER, T.B.

T.B. Loader's Scientific and Commercial Map of England and Wales and Part of Scotland in which are Delineated the Canals, Rail-Roads & Navigable Rivers, The extent of the Nagivation of each River, with the elevations of the Canals, together with the Geology, and principal situations of the Mineral Productions.
London: T.N. Loader, 1840. Lithographic map with original colour. Six sheets, dissected and laid on linen as one, as issued, total 1450 x 1140mm.

A map of England and Wales with Scotland south of the Firth of Forth, coloured to depict the counties. Besides depicting the roads and early railways, the map names geological deposits, illustrated by several cross-sections.
This map is one of several versions of Loader's map, which was first published in 1831, and all titled the 'Scientific and Commercial Map of England and Wales'. It is unusual for the inscription to the map colourist: 'Mounted and Colored by G. Cross, 98, Dean St, Soho'.


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