OXFORDSHIRE / BERKSHIRE BY THOMAS COLBY c1830 1ST EDITION ALSO KNOWN AS "THE OLD SERIES" ORDNANCE SURVEY MAP NUMBER 13 OF OXFORDSHIRE AND BERKSHIRE ON A SCALE OF 1 INCH TO THE MILE PUBLISHED 1st MAY, 1830 BY LIEUT COLONEL COLBY. ENGRAVED BY BENJAMIN BAKER AT THE TOWER OF LONDON. MAP OF OXFORDSHIRE AND BERKSHIRE FROM OXFORD IN THE NORTH TO READING IN THE SOUTH. THIS FOLDING ORDNANCE SURVEY MAP IS LAID ON LINEN IN 6 MAIN SECTIONS WITH 2 EXTENSION SECTIONS. THE MAP IS IN GOOD CONDITION WITH A LITTLE LIGHT BROWNING AND AGE TONING. THE MAP MEASURES APPROX 82 x 65 cms THIS IS A FIRST EDITION ENGRAVED MAP AND NOT A LATER ELECTROTYPE EDITION. THOMAS FREDERICK COLBY (1784-1852) WAS A BRITISH MAJOR-GENERAL AND DIRECTOR OF THE ORDNANCE SURVEY.
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