Bryant's Folding Map of the Thames Date of Publication_c.1572 Edges untrimmed

Edges untrimmed

208 + 40 leaves of plates

The borders are those defined by the Treaty of Utrecht (1713) and the cartouche (putti menacing an astonished personification of France and a battle fought in the shadow of the Alps) probably refers to the Nine Years’ War and the invasion of the region by the Duke of Savoy in 1692

a copy of Bertelli’s 1574 edition of ‘Civitatum aliquot insigniorum’ or Camocio’s ‘Isole Famose’ of c

Bryant's Folding Map of the Thames Date of Publication_c.1572 Edges untrimmedMap of the River Thames, shewing locks, bridges, adjacent roads & railways, drawn expressly for the Rowing Almanack & Oarsmans Companion The lithographers address is given as 29 Parliament Street, which the firm occupied until 1866. The Rowing Almanac was published annually from 1861, and a printed advert on the front pastedown of our map includes a review of the third issue of 1863. Condition & Materials Lithographed folding map, printed area