WARING

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[ North London Railway, City Branch. ] Two maps from engineer's office: first, signed by Baker and 'Waring Brothers', an original drawing of route from Westmoreland St to Dalston; second, 24-foot lithograph of route from Camden to Dalston Lane.

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[ William Baker (1817-1878), civil engineer; North London Railway, City Branch; Waring Brothers, railway contractors ]
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[ North London Railway, London. ] The first map (original and signed by Baker) dated 1863: Waring Brothers, London. The second (lithographed) map by C. F. Cheffins, Lithographer, London, undated, with additions from a previous map by Waterlow & Sons.
£800.00

Both maps rolled up. The first around 9 feet long and the second around 24 feet long. Both made up of panels, laid down on cloth backing. Both aged and worn, with light fraying to extremities. ONE: Original map, drawn in black ink, and coloured in red, cream, purple, pink and blue. Title on reverse: 'NORTH LONDON RAILWAY | CITY BRANCH | DRAWING NO 1', and, on labels also on reverse, 'PLAN | Westmoreland St. to Dalston | 50 ft. Scale', and '20'. Dimensions: 53 x 281 cm. Scale: 500 feet to 10 inches. Signed at bottom right: 'William Baker | March 16. 1863' and 'Waring Brothers | 16 March 1863'.

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