The District Map of Greater London & Environs London Railways Map - Sampson, Low, Marston & Company - Circa 1903
A large folding map laid on linen. The first issue of the map was 1902 and this is the second edition.
Second edition. Published in conjunction with Bradshaws Guide Office. Linen cloth map of Metropolitan District Railway connects with Bakerloo line. Attached to illustrated boards, which shows Houses of Parliament, Kew Gardens and Embankment. Map in Very Good condition, no rips, no tears to the linen, good colour. Boards a little grubby and cloth spine missing. Folds and joins good except for the frontispiece board which is almost detached.
The Franco-British Exhibition site is included on what became White City and covered 140 acres. The tube lines are updated and include approved, and those under construction. A beautifully coloured map in green, red and blue. The tube lines are inserted onto a geographical map. It covers a wide area of London and the Home Counties. Unfaded colour and in good condition with one small area of dame (see photos).
Sampson, Low, Marston & Company - Sampson Low (18 November 1797 – 16 April 1886) was a bookseller and publisher in London in the 19th century.
Born in London in 1797, he was the son of Sampson Low, printer and publisher, of Berwick Street, Soho. He served a short apprenticeship with Lionel Booth, the proprietor of a circulating library, and spent a few years in the house of Longman & Co.
Low began his own business in 1819 at 42 Lamb's Conduit Street, as a bookseller and stationer, with a circulating library attached. His reading-room was the resort of many literary men, lawyers, and politicians.
In 1848, Low and his eldest son Sampson Jr. opened a publishing office at the corner of Red Lion Court, Fleet Street. In 1852 they moved to 47 (and later to 14) Ludgate Hill, where, with the aid of David Bogue, an American department was opened. In 1856 Edward Marston became a partner, and Bogue retired. The firm removed in 1867 to 188 Fleet Street, in 1887 to St. Dunstan's House, Fetter Lane, and subsequently to Paternoster Row. The firm issued works by authors such as William Black, William Henry Boulton, ECR Lorac, Julius Mendes Price, Nikolay Przhevalsky, Henry Morton Stanley, and Jules Verne. It also published the photographic work of Polish Count Stanisław Julian Ostroróg, known professionally as Walery Ltd., as "Celebrity Portraits" by Sampson Low & Co. in the late 1880s. The business continued to 1964. In 1968, Macdonald & Co. (Publishers) Ltd. co-located with Sampson Low at St Giles House, 49-50 Poland Street, and took over when Sampson Low finally ceased publishing in 1969.
Pricing and Grading commensurate.
A large folding map laid on linen. The first issue of the map was 1902 and this is the second edition.
Second edition. Published in conjunction with Bradshaws Guide Office. Linen cloth map of Metropolitan District Railway connects with Bakerloo line. Attached to illustrated boards, which shows Houses of Parliament, Kew Gardens and Embankment. Map in Very Good condition, no rips, no tears to the linen, good colour. Boards a little grubby and cloth spine missing. Folds and joins good except for the frontispiece board which is almost detached.
The Franco-British Exhibition site is included on what became White City and covered 140 acres. The tube lines are updated and include approved, and those under construction. A beautifully coloured map in green, red and blue. The tube lines are inserted onto a geographical map. It covers a wide area of London and the Home Counties. Unfaded colour and in good condition with one small area of dame (see photos).
Sampson, Low, Marston & Company - Sampson Low (18 November 1797 – 16 April 1886) was a bookseller and publisher in London in the 19th century.
Born in London in 1797, he was the son of Sampson Low, printer and publisher, of Berwick Street, Soho. He served a short apprenticeship with Lionel Booth, the proprietor of a circulating library, and spent a few years in the house of Longman & Co.
Low began his own business in 1819 at 42 Lamb's Conduit Street, as a bookseller and stationer, with a circulating library attached. His reading-room was the resort of many literary men, lawyers, and politicians.
In 1848, Low and his eldest son Sampson Jr. opened a publishing office at the corner of Red Lion Court, Fleet Street. In 1852 they moved to 47 (and later to 14) Ludgate Hill, where, with the aid of David Bogue, an American department was opened. In 1856 Edward Marston became a partner, and Bogue retired. The firm removed in 1867 to 188 Fleet Street, in 1887 to St. Dunstan's House, Fetter Lane, and subsequently to Paternoster Row. The firm issued works by authors such as William Black, William Henry Boulton, ECR Lorac, Julius Mendes Price, Nikolay Przhevalsky, Henry Morton Stanley, and Jules Verne. It also published the photographic work of Polish Count Stanisław Julian Ostroróg, known professionally as Walery Ltd., as "Celebrity Portraits" by Sampson Low & Co. in the late 1880s. The business continued to 1964. In 1968, Macdonald & Co. (Publishers) Ltd. co-located with Sampson Low at St Giles House, 49-50 Poland Street, and took over when Sampson Low finally ceased publishing in 1969.
Pricing and Grading commensurate.
A large folding map laid on linen. The first issue of the map was 1902 and this is the second edition.
Second edition. Published in conjunction with Bradshaws Guide Office. Linen cloth map of Metropolitan District Railway connects with Bakerloo line. Attached to illustrated boards, which shows Houses of Parliament, Kew Gardens and Embankment. Map in Very Good condition, no rips, no tears to the linen, good colour. Boards a little grubby and cloth spine missing. Folds and joins good except for the frontispiece board which is almost detached.
The Franco-British Exhibition site is included on what became White City and covered 140 acres. The tube lines are updated and include approved, and those under construction. A beautifully coloured map in green, red and blue. The tube lines are inserted onto a geographical map. It covers a wide area of London and the Home Counties. Unfaded colour and in good condition with one small area of dame (see photos).
Sampson, Low, Marston & Company - Sampson Low (18 November 1797 – 16 April 1886) was a bookseller and publisher in London in the 19th century.
Born in London in 1797, he was the son of Sampson Low, printer and publisher, of Berwick Street, Soho. He served a short apprenticeship with Lionel Booth, the proprietor of a circulating library, and spent a few years in the house of Longman & Co.
Low began his own business in 1819 at 42 Lamb's Conduit Street, as a bookseller and stationer, with a circulating library attached. His reading-room was the resort of many literary men, lawyers, and politicians.
In 1848, Low and his eldest son Sampson Jr. opened a publishing office at the corner of Red Lion Court, Fleet Street. In 1852 they moved to 47 (and later to 14) Ludgate Hill, where, with the aid of David Bogue, an American department was opened. In 1856 Edward Marston became a partner, and Bogue retired. The firm removed in 1867 to 188 Fleet Street, in 1887 to St. Dunstan's House, Fetter Lane, and subsequently to Paternoster Row. The firm issued works by authors such as William Black, William Henry Boulton, ECR Lorac, Julius Mendes Price, Nikolay Przhevalsky, Henry Morton Stanley, and Jules Verne. It also published the photographic work of Polish Count Stanisław Julian Ostroróg, known professionally as Walery Ltd., as "Celebrity Portraits" by Sampson Low & Co. in the late 1880s. The business continued to 1964. In 1968, Macdonald & Co. (Publishers) Ltd. co-located with Sampson Low at St Giles House, 49-50 Poland Street, and took over when Sampson Low finally ceased publishing in 1969.
Pricing and Grading commensurate.
Code : A855
Cartographer : Cartographer / Engraver / Publisher: Sampson, Low, Marston & Company
Date : Publication Place / Date - Circa 1903
Size : Sheet size: Image Size: 106.5 x 67.5 cm
Availability : Available
Type - Genuine - Antique
Grading A-
Where Applicable - Folds as issued. Light box photo shows the folio leaf centre margin hinge ‘glue’, this is not visible otherwise.
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