New boxed set of 4 Ordnance Survey maps, each mounted and sealed in packaging.
Collection to commemorate Queen Elizabeth II's Golden Jubilee, 1952 - 2002.
Dimensions or each map (including mount): approx. 35.5cm x 28cm.
1 - WINDSOR CASTLE.
Extract from 1:2500 scale County Series Buckinghamshire Sheet LVI.9 & LVI.10 (3rd Edition) as available in 1952.
Windsor Castle was built in the 11th Century after the Norman invasion of England by William the Conqueror.
Henry I was the first monarch to use the castle as his home.
It is the headquarters of the Order of the Garter (a fellowship of knights founded by King Henry III in 1348).
2 - BUCKINGHAM PALACE.
Extract from 1:2500 scale County Series London Sheet V.13 (3rd Edition) as available in 1952.
Buckingham Palace is Queen Elizabeth II's official residence in London and has served as the administrative headquarters of the British Monarch since 1837.
It was built in 1703 as Buckingham House, a London residence for John Sheffield, the 3rd Earl of Mulgrave.
In 1761 George III decided to purchase the house for his wife Queen Charlotte
Today the palace has 775 rooms in total, including 19 state rooms, 52 royal and guest bedrooms, 188 staff bedrooms, 92 offices and 78 bathrooms.
3 - SANDRINGHAM HOUSE.
Extract from 1:2500 scale County Series Norfolk Sheet XXIII.5 (2nd Edition) as available in 1952.
Located in Norfolk, about 100 miles north of London, Sandringham Castle Estate covers 20,000 acres of land.
The British Royal Family acquired the estate in 1862 when it was purchased as a county home for Edward VII, the Prince of Wales, and his soon-to -be wife Alexandra of Denmark. Sandringham House was built in 1870.
4 - BALMORAL CASTLE.
Extract from 1:2500 scale County Series Aberdeenshire Sheet XC.11 (2nd Edition) as available in 1952.
Balmoral Castle has been the Scottish home of the Royal Family since it was purchased for Queen Victoria by Prince Albert in 1852, having been first leased in 1848.
All 4 Jubilee Maps come in a presentation box, gold in colour with green labelling. Please note that there is some fading to the lower edge - see photos.
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