Planning The Manchester Ship Canal railway maps no dustwrapper

no dustwrapper

This map of Karpathos was engraved by Girolamo Porro and is set in descriptive Italian text with a woodcut headpiece and historiated initial

Just three underground lines are highlighted

Les Indes Orientales

With an introductory note by His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales

Planning The Manchester Ship Canal railway maps no dustwrapperThis plan of the Manchester Shipping Canal was published as a supplement to The Illustrated London News, February 3rd 1883. Construction began in 1887, and the canal opened in 1894. It was an engineering marvel, the largest river navigation canal in the world, transforming Manchester from a landlocked city into a major sea port. Condition & Materials Lithographed map, image 24. 5 x 77 cm, sheet size 30. 5 x 83 cm, printed in colours, old folds, blank