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London 'A-Z' production material

Design
1961 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Pen and ink and blue pencil drawing on tracing paper showing a map of London from Chancery Lane in the West to Whitechapel High Street in the East. Inscribed throughout with street names.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleLondon 'A-Z' production material (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Pen and ink and pencil on tracing paper
Brief description
The original artwork for part of the London 'A-Z' in pen and ink on tracing paper, prepared for reproduction and publication by the Geographers' A-Z Map Company, 1961
Physical description
Pen and ink and blue pencil drawing on tracing paper showing a map of London from Chancery Lane in the West to Whitechapel High Street in the East. Inscribed throughout with street names.
Dimensions
  • Height: 67.4cm
  • Width: 91.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
ITEM 12 (Handwritten in ink on an adhesive address label and stuck to top of drawing)
Credit line
Given by Mrs Phyllis Pearsall MBE, FRGS
Subject depicted
Place depicted
Collection
Accession number
E.857-2003

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Record createdSeptember 24, 2004
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