WH Smith / Bartholomew 1883

337mm h x 482mm w (Cover: 167mm h x 107mm w)

Bartholomew 1883, WH Smith

WH Smith's Reduced Ordnance Map of Essex.

The 1868-85 Parliamentary Divisions are coloured, with a bright red line to edge the Divisions and the county, including the coast line.

There is no key to the symbols. Price One Shilling on Cloth; hard covers.

Scale correct at 8 miles = 50mm, or 4.0 miles/inch, ie 1:255,000.

London WH Smith & Son, 186 Strand       J Bartholomew, Edinr.

Railway lines include Thorpe-le-Soken to Clacton (opened 1882), but not Parkestone Quay station (also 1882) or the Southend to Shoeburyness line (1884).

© Peter Walker 2014