'Wyld's Great Western, Cheltenham, Bristol & Gloucester, Railway Map'
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Object number2014.03713
Title'Wyld's Great Western, Cheltenham, Bristol & Gloucester, Railway Map'
Creator James Wyld (creator)
Description A map by James Wyld of the Great Western, Cheltenham, Bristol & Gloucester Railway. There are four engraved maps and a cross section on one sheet of paper which folds into a green outer cover. The four maps and section show the line between London Paddington and Bristol on a scale: 1 inch to 5 miles (horizontal); 1 inch to 600 feet [1:7,200] (vertical). On the inside of the cover is a handwritten date of 1840.
Production date approx 1840 - 1840
Production period19th century
Object namemap
Object categorytechnical drawing
Techniqueprinted
Dimensions
- height: 145 mm
width: 93 mm
Credit line“Accepted under the Cultural Gifts Scheme by HM Government from Clive Richards OBE DL and allocated to the ss Great Britain Trust, 2017”