Folding Maps

54x61 cm

BOWLES'S ROAD DIRECTOR THROUGH ENGLAND AND WALES; being A NEW and COMPREHENSIVE DISPLAY OF THE ROADS AND DISTANCES from TOWN to TOWN. and of each REMARKABLE PLACE from LONDON. 
Printed for the proprietors BOWLES & CARVER, no. 69 St. Paul's Church Yard.
Published 1811
Copper engraved folding map in full original hand colour with decorative title cartouche showing coachmen with coaching and horse associated garb and small vignette of a coach at speed with a greyhound and the word SPEED below. Segmented and pasted on linen in card slipcase with pasted paper label to front repeating title above and pasted label verso with advertisement for Bowles's publications.
Some light off-setting to map otherwise the map and slipcase in fine condition throughout.