1940s Bartholomew's 1/2" to 1 Mile Contoured Map of KENT
1940s Bartholomew's 1/2" to 1 Mile Contoured Map of KENT
Bartholomew’s Revised Half Inch Contoured Map of Kent (Sheet 10)
1945
Colour printed cloth backed.
Scale Half Inch to a Mile
From the top left hand corner clockwise - Eltham, Gravesend, Sheppey, Whitstable, Margate, Broadstairs, a tiny Dover, Folkestone, Dungeness to Laughton.
In the middle is Maidstone, Ashford, Canterbury, Tonbridge and Sevenoaks.
Fantastically detailed map of Kent showing, railways and stations, hospitals, stately homes, marshes, quarries, woods, almshouses and historical sites. And lots of other long gone landmarks.
I have several copies of this map (all on cloth except one) - slightly varying dates and conditions as detailed below - you can choose which one you'd like in the list just to the right of the pictures
Map 1 - 1945 - excellent condition
Map 2 -1947 - excellent condition
Map 3 -1945 - Little holes at joins of some of the folds (see 2nd to last photo before map cover photos)
Map 4 - No date but same as the 1945 - some dirt along white edges, small holes at some junctions of folds.
Map 5 - Edition B.5- 1937 - The bottom of the map also includes Hastings and Bexhill. There are small holes at the junctions of the joins.
Map 6 - Local revisions to 1956. Also includes Aerodromes and Radio Stations.
Small holes at some junctions.
Map - 7- same as Map 6 but revisions to 1962. There are small holes at the junctions and some wear along the joins and a bit dirty on the white edge.
Map 8 -On paper - Revisions to 1956 including aerodromes, couple of holes at joins, otherwise good condition.
Map 9 - 1940s Dissected Map ( see last photo before map cover photos) - Gaps between each sheet, starts a bit further North - shows Greenhithe and Tilbury and includes Hastings and Bexhill in the south. Good condition.