Drake's Map of the Grand Junction Railway

Made:
1838 in Birmingham

Map, paper, Drake's Map of the Grand Junction Railway, published by J. Drake, Birmingham, drawn by J.B. Wallace, engraved by T. Radclyffe, 1838 (nb - date added in pencil). Shows the route of the line and gradients, and also bears a depiction of a train hauled by the locomotive "Wild Fire." Currently in a card mount and frame.

Details

Category:
Railway Maps & Plans
Collection:
Briggs, Isaac
Object Number:
2007-7258
Materials:
cardboard and paper (fibre product)
Measurements:
overall: 220 mm x 506 mm
type:
map
credit:
British Transport Commission