Planning The Manchester Ship Canal railway maps the best account of the

the best account of the continent available in English at the time

This map of Karpathos was engraved by Girolamo Porro and is set in descriptive Italian text with a woodcut headpiece and historiated initial

With an introductory note by His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales

This is a late state of Robert de Vaugondy’s map of southern Russia

Planning The Manchester Ship Canal railway maps the best account of theThis plan of the Manchester Shipping Canal was published as a supplement to The Illustrated London News, February 3rd 1883. Construction began in 1887, and the canal opened in 1894. It was an engineering marvel, the largest river navigation canal in the world, transforming Manchester from a landlocked city into a major sea port. Condition & Materials Lithographed map, image 24. 5 x 77 cm, sheet size 30. 5 x 83 cm, printed in colours, old folds, blank