Bartholomew 1939

529mm h x 813mm w (Cover: 197mm h x 109mm w)

Bartholomew 1939, Sheet 16 cover Bartholomew 1939, Sheet 16 Bartholomew 1939, Sheet 26 cover

Bartholomew's Revised Half Inch to Mile Series - Essex - England & Wales Sheet 26 (C1)

The same map appears in these two different covers. In the blue cover the map is paper, Price 2/6 Net. Although the cover is labelled Sheet 16 (meaning from the Great Birtain series), the map itself still has the old has sheet codes 26 and C1, ie the old England & Wales series and the intermediary code whilst planning the transfer from England & Wales to Great Britain series.

In the brown cover the map is paper mounted on cloth (but not dissected), Price 4/- Net. The cover has the old series sheet codes "C.1" and "Eng 26".

Scale of 10 miles = 128.5mm, or 2.0 miles/inch, ie 1:126,720.

More details on Bartholomew's maps are on the Publisher's page.

Still has symbol for Aerodrome, and a few are marked; new symbol for National Trust properties. Printing code B39, ie the second half of 1939.

John Bartholomew & Sons Ltd. By Appointment to the late King George V.

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