Bryant's Folding Map of the Thames Date of Publication_c.1572 centrefold

centrefold

marked and worn

and the last in Europe where both sides relied on galleys and galleases

The borders are those defined by the Treaty of Utrecht (1713) and the cartouche (putti menacing an astonished personification of France and a battle fought in the shadow of the Alps) probably refers to the Nine Years’ War and the invasion of the region by the Duke of Savoy in 1692

208 + 40 leaves of plates

Bryant's Folding Map of the Thames Date of Publication_c.1572 centrefoldMap of the River Thames, shewing locks, bridges, adjacent roads & railways, drawn expressly for the Rowing Almanack & Oarsmans Companion The lithographers address is given as 29 Parliament Street, which the firm occupied until 1866. The Rowing Almanac was published annually from 1861, and a printed advert on the front pastedown of our map includes a review of the third issue of 1863. Condition & Materials Lithographed folding map, printed area