Original antique steel engraved map
With original colour
Drawn and engraved by John Dower, F.R.G.S.
Published by The Weekly Dispatch Atlas, 1863
The Weekly Despatch Atlas was published in parts between 1857 and 1863. The plates were then acquired by Cassell who published the collection as an atlas in 1863. A second edition was published in 1865. The plates were later purchased by G W Bacon, who re-issued the maps in 1876.
In addition to John Dower, other engravers who created plates were Edward Weller, B R Davies and T Etting.
