A rare handkerchief map of the Environs of London

FAIRBURN, John.

The Travelling Handkerchief. Fairburn's Map of the Country Twelve Miles Round London.
London: Fairburn, 1831. Engraved map printed on calico. 590 x 540mm.

A handkerchief map of the environs of London, printed on calico as an alternative to paper . The map is circular, and reaches Teddington in the south west, clockwise to Norwood, Harrow on the Hill, Chipping Barnet, Dagenham, Purley and Kingston. It is decorated by vignette views of Chelsea and Greenwich Hospitals in the bottom corners, and the part of the title is on a banner held aloft in an eagle's beak.

HOWGEGO: 216 (3).
Stock ID : 13642