I picked up a copy of an old "Bacon's New Large Print Map of London and Suburbs" from a second-hand book shop the other day. The map is in poor condition but I intend to try and rescue as much as I can of it. There is no visible date printed anywhere so I need a little help or advice on dating it. There is a "1900" pencilled on one of the remaining index pages but I'm sceptical of that - it must be a guess at best. Tony Proctor

On 26/05/2013 18:34, Tony Proctor wrote: > I picked up a copy of an old "Bacon's New Large Print Map of London and > Suburbs" from a second-hand book shop the other day. The map is in poor > condition but I intend to try and rescue as much as I can of it. > > There is no visible date printed anywhere so I need a little help or advice > on dating it. There is a "1900" pencilled on one of the remaining index > pages but I'm sceptical of that - it must be a guess at best. > > Tony Proctor > > Bridges over the Thames can be dated. eg Tower bridge was opened in 1894.

On 26/05/2013 18:34, Tony Proctor wrote: > I picked up a copy of an old "Bacon's New Large Print Map of London and > Suburbs" from a second-hand book shop the other day. The map is in poor > condition but I intend to try and rescue as much as I can of it. > > There is no visible date printed anywhere so I need a little help or advice > on dating it. There is a "1900" pencilled on one of the remaining index > pages but I'm sceptical of that - it must be a guess at best. > > Tony Proctor > > This was on e bay recently Bacon's New Large-Print Map of London and Suburbs 1908-20 Collectable Street Map Bacon's New Large-Print Map, (34.5 x 27.2"), c. 1908. Covers from Hampton Court to Greenwich & Highgate to Crystal Palace. Folds into cloth covers with 61 pp. Colour Print Index to Streets and Illustrated Guide. In fair condition for its age

Tony Proctor wrote: > I picked up a copy of an old "Bacon's New Large Print Map of London and > Suburbs" from a second-hand book shop the other day. The map is in poor > condition but I intend to try and rescue as much as I can of it. > > There is no visible date printed anywhere so I need a little help or advice > on dating it. There is a "1900" pencilled on one of the remaining index > pages but I'm sceptical of that - it must be a guess at best. Assuming it's no later than about 1911, look at the outermost sets of streets & then try to find when they first appeared on the census. Of course as London expanded to absorb villages it will acquire some much older streets so you'll need to look in the in-between streets. -- Ian The Hotmail address is my spam-bin. Real mail address is iang at austonley org uk