This lot of four maps shows England and Wales over the course of more than fifty years, depicting counties, towns and cities, rivers, and railways.

A. England, by Samuel Augustus Mitchell, from A New Universal Atlas, circa 1848, hand color (12.5 x 15.7"). Features three insets: Environs of Liverpool, Environs of London, and Scilly Ids. Condition: A few faint spots.

B. County Map of England and Wales, by Samuel Augustus Mitchell, dated 1867, hand color (10.9 x 13.5"). Condition: Faint toning mainly confined to the blank margins.

C. England and Wales [on verso] Scotland, by George F. Cram & Company, circa 1898, printed color (9.4 x 11.9"). Lists the population as 23,944,459 and includes a map of Scotland on verso. Condition: There are a few short edge tears and toning along the sheet's edges, all well away from the map image.

D. England & Wales, by John Bartholomew, from The Edinburgh Geographical Institute, circa 1906, printed color (9.1 x 12.3"). Condition: There are short centerfold separations at left and right confined to the blank margins.

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Condition: A

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