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George Washington Bacon (1830–1922) [1] was an American mapmaker and publisher who developed a successful business producing maps of London. In 1861, Bacon founded a series of businesses. He became bankrupt in 1867, after failing to keep on top of managing these businesses. [2] In 1870, Bacon started his business, G.W. Bacon & Co., on 127 ...
George Washington Bacon; C. Copperplate map of London; G. Geographers' A–Z Street Atlas; J. John Rocque's maps of London; T. Tube map; W. Wonderground Map; Woodcut ...
Later definitions have tended to be more narrow and Bacon's Large Scale Atlas of London and Suburbs (revised edition c. 1912) includes Berkshire, Buckingham, Essex, Hertford, Kent, Middlesex and Surrey in the "maps of the home counties". [5]
1923 map of Europe at Interwar period, by George Washington Bacon (restored by Alex:D) United States postal route map of 1804 at United States Post Office Department , by Abraham Bradley Jr. and Aaron Arrowsmith
John Strype's map of 1720 describes London as consisting of four parts: The City of London, Westminster, Southwark and the eastern 'That Part Beyond the Tower'. [1] As London expanded, it absorbed many hundreds of existing towns and villages which continued to assert their local identities.
St James's Gardens, shown west of Euston Station, on an 1890 Bacon Traveler's Pocket Map of London by George Washington Bacon United Kingdom legislation Saint James, Westminster Improvement Act 1789
until 1962, the publication address was "28 Gray's Inn Road, Holborn, London"; from 1962 to 1992, the publication address was "Sevenoaks, Kent"; in 1972, the company name was changed from "Geographers' Map Company" to "Geographers' A–Z Map Company"; from 1992 to 2019, the publication address is "Borough Green, Kent".
Published form C. W. Bacon’s office at 127 Strand Street, London. This map was originally purchased in by A. H. Green in Liverpool bookseller and stationer H. B. Saunders. Though most maps are without substantial provenance, this map is known to have been originally purchased for the European tour of the prominent 19th century New Yorker ...