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Bradshaw's Railway Folded Map 1907

George Bradshaw

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English
Old House Books
01 November 2011
At the turn of the 20th century the rail network extended to over 23,000 miles, very nearly the circumference of the world the greatest length it was ever to achieve. Some urban routes had closed and later, hundreds of rural lines and stations succumbed to the Beeching axe. This map shows the network in its heyday before the decline commenced.

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Imprint:   Old House Books
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 980mm,  Width: 624mm, 
Weight:   119g
ISBN:   9781908402134
ISBN 10:   190840213X
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Sheet map
Publisher's Status:   Active

George Bradshaw (1801-1853) was an English cartographer, printer and publisher. He is most famous for developing a series of railway timetables and guides. The books became synonymous with its publisher so that, for Victorians and Edwardians alike, a railway timetable was 'a Bradshaw'. After his death Punch magazine said of Bradshaw's labours: 'seldom has the gigantic intellect of man been employed upon a work of greater utility.'

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