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Day & Son: Berlin and Environs From Authentic Survey
Title: Berlin and Environs From Authentic Survey Map Maker: Day & Son
Description: Detailed plan of Berlin, with a translation key, from the Weekly Dispatch Atlas. 'The Weekly Dispatch' newspaper between the years 1856 and 1862 included in each edition a map of a part of the world. During this period a total of 118 maps were issued. The maps bear the distinctive sign of a half globe with the figure of Mercury above. The engravers varied but included John Dower and Edward Weller. In 1863 'The Dispatch Atlas' was published which contained a series of English county maps. The two were combined in 1865 as 'Cassell’s Complete Atlas'. With many maps in a large scale of areas not often seen, including a number a town plans.
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