Bacon 1891

304mm h x 461mm w

Bacon 1891

The New Large Scale Atlas of the British Isles

The most prominent feature are the bright colours for the Parliamentary Divisions, as used from 1885, which retained Colchester as a separate Division. There is "Essex 16" in the top right corner, its sheet number in the atlas.

Scale correct at 10 miles = 63mm, or 4.0 miles/inch, ie 1:255,000.

The railway line from Upminster through Laindon to Pitsea is shown (authorised 1882, opened 1885/1888); there are also dashed lines from Romford to Upminster to Grays Thurrock (both authorised 1883, and opened 1893/92). There is no explanation of the dashed railway line in the key - in 1895 these are explained as "in progress". There is an explanation given regarding the meaning for different fonts used for station names.

© Peter Walker 2017