SALWAY, Robert. Plan of the road from Hyde Park Corner to Counter's Bridge. London: Topographical Society, 1899-1903. (610 x 686mm). 30 chromolithographic plates, loose as issued. (Title browned and repaired.) Modern portfolio preserving front cover of original wrapper (lacking original wrappers, cover of original wrapper stained).
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SALWAY, Robert. Plan of the road from Hyde Park Corner to Counter's Bridge. London: Topographical Society, 1899-1903. (610 x 686mm). 30 chromolithographic plates, loose as issued. (Title browned and repaired.) Modern portfolio preserving front cover of original wrapper (lacking original wrappers, cover of original wrapper stained).

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SALWAY, Robert. Plan of the road from Hyde Park Corner to Counter's Bridge. London: Topographical Society, 1899-1903. (610 x 686mm). 30 chromolithographic plates, loose as issued. (Title browned and repaired.) Modern portfolio preserving front cover of original wrapper (lacking original wrappers, cover of original wrapper stained).

FIRST EDITION. The lithographic plates are from original drawings in the British Museum. The plans were made for the Kensington Turnpike Trustees by their Surveyor, Joseph Salway in the Year 1811. They form a massive panorama from Hyde Park Corner down to Scotch Corner and all the way along Knightsbridge and Kensington High Street to Counter's Bridge.