KNIPE (J A) Geological Map of Scotland, Lochs, Mountains, Islands, Rivers and Canals. The Railways

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KNIPE (J A) Geological Map of Scotland, Lochs, Mountains, Islands, Rivers and Canals. The Railways and Principal Roads, and Sites of the Minerals, by J. A. Knipe. Author of the Geological Map of the British Isles, Inscribed to H.R.H. Prince Albert. London, Edward Stanford 1858. Folding lithographic hand coloured dissected map, linen backed, 1097 x 844mm, lacking slip case.

Condition report:

Apparently a first edition of this rare map. Reference: Toland, Ryder & Torrens. 'The Life and Works of James Alexander Knipe (?1803-1882), British Itinerant Geological Map Maker', Earth Science History, vol. 32, No. 2, 2013.