Britische Inseln

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Original lithograph, hand colored in outline when published. This original old map depicts the British Isles with three inset maps covering the surrounding of London, Liverpool and Sheffield and one from Birmingham and Stoke. In the upper left corner is the title with a mileage scale and the table of content of the shires and ccounties of England, Wales and Scotland with their capital cities. Above the inset maps from Liverpool and Birmingham in the upper right corner is the legend about the inhabitants of the individual cities. In the lower left corner is the inset map of London and a table of content of the shires and counties of Ireland. This very detailed map is surrounded by a beautiful border. Engraved are also the lengths and widths.