Travel, Atlases, Maps and Natural History

Travel, Atlases, Maps and Natural History

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Wall map | Navy League Map of the British Empire, [1930s]

Auction Closed

November 12, 04:34 PM GMT

Estimate

3,000 - 5,000 GBP

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BRITISH EMPIRE--LONDON GEOGRAPHICAL INSTITUTE

Navy League Map of the British Empire. London: George Philip and Son, [1930s]


Large lithographed coloured wall map of the world (1460 x 1980mm., image size), lacquered and backed on linen, on black wooden rods, slightly worn with minor repairs (mostly to rods)


DETAILED MAP OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE. Informative map with illustrations of naval distinction marks of branch, badges of smaller overseas dependencies, historical chart of the British Empire, trade of the United Kingdom, trade of the self-governing dominions and India, foreign trade of chief commercial countries, the evolution of the British Navy and modern types of the British Navy.