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1947 Philip Pocket Map of Routes In and Around London, England
London-philip-1947$50.00
Title
The Royal Automobile Club Official Map of Recommended Routes Into, Out of, Round and Across London.
1947 (dated) 29.5 x 33 in (74.93 x 83.82 cm) 1 : 63360
1947 (dated) 29.5 x 33 in (74.93 x 83.82 cm) 1 : 63360
Description
This is a stunning example of George Philip's 1947 folding pocket map of London and vicinity, England. It covers London and its neighborhoods in extensive detail. The map notes towns, counties, streets, parks, important buildings, railways, rivers, churches, gardens and several other topographical details. This map was prepared to indicate all routes, into, out of, across and around London, and notes bridges, canals, connecting roads, roads under construction, proposed roads, recommended exits and entrances and other important navigational information. A legend is included in the bottom margin. The map is accompanied by a 12 page booklet consisting of a street and place index. This is the official motoring map of Royal Automobile Club and is copyrighted by the George Philip & Sons Ltd.
Cartographer
George Philip (1800 - 1882) was a map publisher and cartographer active in the mid to late-19th century. Philip was born into a Calvinst family in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Around 1819 he apprenticed himself to William Grapel, a Liverpool printer and bookseller. Fifteen years later, in 1834, Philip founded his own Liverpool book and map firm. Philip's earliest cartographic ventures were mostly educational material issued in tandem with John Bartholomew Sr., August Petermann, and William Hughes. In 1848, Philip admitted his son, George Philip Jr. (1823 - 1902) into the firm, renaming it George Philip and Son Ltd. George Philip Jr. ran the firm until his death in 1902, by which time it had developed into a major publishing concern. His successors established the London Geographical Institute, a factory where they embraced modern printing techniques to produce thousands of economical and high quality maps. In April 1988, George Philip & Son was acquired by Octopus Publishing, a branch of Reed International. Nonetheless, today the firm trades and publishes to this day as George Philip and Son. More by this mapmaker...
Condition
Very good. Minor wear along original fold lines. Blank on verso. Accompanied by original binder with a 12 page place index booklet.