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Stock# 77782
Description
Finely colored map of North Wales, published by John & Alexander Walker.
Includes a view of the Menai Bridge
Condition Description
Segmented and laid on linen, with original case. Minor soiling.
John & Alexander Walker Biography
J. & C. Walker was the imprint used by the Walker family of engravers and printers. They produced numerous high-quality geographical maps and nautical charts for a variety of institutions in the nineteenth century. John Walker (1787-1873) held the position of Hydrographer to the East India Company, a position also held by his father and namesake. John worked in partnership with his brothers, Charles and Alexander. The brothers published over 200 maps for the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. They produced maps for James Horsburgh and the Admiralty, as well as the influential Indian Atlas.
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![[ Atlas of England & Wales ] Geographiae Blauianae Volumen Quintum, quo Anglia, quae est Europae liber undecimus, continentur](https://storage.googleapis.com/raremaps/img/small/99196.jpg)
![[Wales] Cambriae Typus Auctore Humfredo Lhuydo . . .](https://storage.googleapis.com/raremaps/img/small/41983.jpg)
