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Lot 5448:
Afghanistan , Baluchistan etc by GW Bacon 1894
Lithographed map of Afghanistan, Baluchistan &c. 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 print is in excellent condition but please inspect the image carefully as it is very accurate.
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