Map
ca.1880 (drawn)
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| Place of origin |
Map of England in pen and ink over pencil. Counties are defined and indicated, outlined in red, yellow, green, orange, pink and blue inks. Grid lines superimposed over map.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Pen and ink and watercolour over pencil on paper |
| Brief description | Map of England, ink on paper, by Beatrix Potter, Great Britain, circa 1880, Linder Bequest cat. no. LB.87 |
| Physical description | Map of England in pen and ink over pencil. Counties are defined and indicated, outlined in red, yellow, green, orange, pink and blue inks. Grid lines superimposed over map. |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Credit line | Linder Bequest [plus object number; written on labels on the same line as the object number] |
| Object history | Acquired by the V&A from Leslie Linder (1904-1973) in 1973 as part of the Linder Bequest, a collection of ca. 2150 watercolours, drawings, literary manuscripts, correspondence, books, photographs, and other memorabilia associated with Beatrix Potter and her family. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Hobbs, Anne Stevenson, and Joyce Irene Whalley, eds. Beatrix Potter: the V & A collection : the Leslie Linder bequest of Beatrix Potter material : watercolours, drawings, manuscripts, books, photographs and memorabilia. London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1985.
p.17, cat. no. LB.87 |
| Other number | LB.87 - Linder Bequest catalogue no. |
| Collection | |
| Library number | BP.219 |
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| Record created | February 25, 2014 |
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