This hand coloured map is from The Complete Atlas of The World by G.W. Bacon, published in London, 1891.
The map is beautifully hand coloured, printed on one side only and measures 50 cm x 34 cm or . This is an original antique, over 130 years old.
George Washington Bacon (1830–1922) was an American mapmaker and publisher who developed a successful business producing maps of London. In 1870, Bacon started his business, G.W. Bacon & Co., on 127 Strand, London. He based his atlases on the plates used by Edward Weller for his Weekly Dispatch Atlas. In 1893, he bought the map business of James Wyld.
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