Volume: Book entitled Taunt's Illustrated Map of the Thames
- Date:
- 1878
- Reference:
- AB0001
- Type:
- Volume containing Photographic and Textual material
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Description
A linen bound third edition copy of Taunt's Illustrated Map of the Thames. The book describes in words, maps and photographs the journey along the River Thames from its source at Thames Head to London. Included within the 213 pages are 99 photographic prints, 1 photomechanical print and 33 sketch maps. Each of the maps shows a section of the course of the Thames and is illustrated with miniature photographs of the locality. In the frontispiece of the book are various advertisements for other publications by Taunt and also for his photographic firm of Henry W Taunt and Company. The last 44 pages of the book are made up of further advertisements for hotels, restaurants and various other businesses found within the localities covered in the book.
Many of the photographs used to illustrated the maps are duplicated within the HWT01/01 series of glass plate negatives and inkjet prints held by the National Monuments Record Centre and the Centre for Oxfordshire Studies. Where duplications exist between the series, cross references have been made.
Content
This is part of the Series: HWT01/06 Book entitled Taunt's Illustrated Map of the Thames; within the Collection: HWT01 Henry W Taunt collection
This Volume is divided into 102 Child Records
This Volume contains the following materials:
Rights
Source: Historic England Archive
People & Organisations
Author: Taunt, Henry William
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