Lot 6330: 3 x Maps of Afghanistan and Asia Minor by Bacon 1894
Lithographed maps of 1. Afghanistan, Baluchistan etc, 2. Turkey in Asia (eastern Division), Armenia, Kurdistan etc.and 3. Asia Minor by GW Bacon, London 1894 from The World Atlas Folio. George Washington Bacon was born in USA in 1830 and after moving to London, he acquired Edward Weller’s English county steel plates as a means to establish his map publishing business. Bacon published the New Large-Scale Ordnance Atlas of the British Isles in 1882. Over the next 20 years he became known as a prolific publisher of late-Victorian atlases of the British Isles, of London, and of the World, in many editions. Size: 19in x 12.5in (49cm x 32cm)
Condition: The maps are in excellent condition but please inspect the images carefully
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