Original antique map published in 1863 for the Weekly Despatch Atlas.
Original colour.
Lithographic plate by Day & Son.
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.
