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WELLER, Edward : Glasgow

310 x 450 mm., with a light crease otherwise in good condition.

'The Weekly Dispatch' newspaper between the years 1856 and 1862 included in each edition a map of a part of the world. During this period a total of 118 maps were issued. The maps bear the distinctive sign of a half globe with the figure of Mercury above. The engravers varied but included John Dower and Edward Weller. In 1863 'The Dispatch Atlas' was published which contained a series of English county maps. The two were combined in 1865 as 'Cassell’s Complete Atlas'. With many maps in a large scale of areas not often seen, including a number a town plans. This plan of Glasgow extends from the river Kelvin in the west to the Royal Botanic Gardens and Sighthill Cemetery in the north and the Ruther Glen Bridge in the east. Numerous buildings are detailed and identified. Beresiner pp. 85-7; refer Carroll no. 120.

WELLER, Edward : Glasgow

310 x 450 mm., with a light crease otherwise in good condition.

'The Weekly Dispatch' newspaper between the years 1856 and 1862 included in each edition a map of a part of the world. During this period a total of 118 maps were issued. The maps bear the distinctive sign of a half globe with the figure of Mercury above. The engravers varied but included John Dower and Edward Weller. In 1863 'The Dispatch Atlas' was published which contained a series of English county maps. The two were combined in 1865 as 'Cassell’s Complete Atlas'. With many maps in a large scale of areas not often seen, including a number a town plans. This plan of Glasgow extends from the river Kelvin in the west to the Royal Botanic Gardens and Sighthill Cemetery in the north and the Ruther Glen Bridge in the east. Numerous buildings are detailed and identified. Beresiner pp. 85-7; refer Carroll no. 120.