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Railway map, ?mahogany jigsaw puzzle, Cruchley's
Travelling Railway Map of England and Wales, scale about 20
miles to 1 inch, by George F Cruchley, published by Gall and
Inglis, Edinburgh, Lothian, jigsaw made by William Peacock,
London, 1870s.
The map is cut out county by county, fairly true to the
printed borders, note that Yorkshire is cut in two with an
interlocking join; the counties have a coloured line round
the edge and are tinted, four colours are used, of course.
The companion picture on the box label has female figures of
Europe, Asia, America and Africa, and small scenes of a
gentleman's study with globe, palette, retort, bust, clock,
book, etc, a scene of a train entering a tunnel by the sea,
with a steam and sail coaster, and a quayside scene with
locomotives, anchor, goods, etc.
?Sold by Charles Henry, 22 King Street, Manchester,
Lancashire.
The railways shown suggest a date in the late 1870s.
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