Map Liverpool (5 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. [1919]. Folding colour map on linen, 18 inches by 24 inches. Linen backed with pale green card covers. Scale about 4 inches to a mile. Extending South to Sefton Park, North to Bootle and Orrell Park, East to Old Swan and Queen's Drive, and including the line of docks. Main thoroughfares and important buildings have been enlarged for clarity. In Fine condition. UK postage will be reduced at checkout on this item.

A Most Attractive Map extending to 32" x 22" in near Fine condition. Scarce indeed !

Single sheet. 16" x 18". This scarce pictorial map is a guide to all sites of Beatles interest in their native city of Liverpool. It is featured in the book "A History of the 20th Century in 100 Maps," by Tim Bryars and Tom Harper, who call it "the first 'official' Beatles souvenir item specifically produced for Liverpool." The map was commissioned by Liverpool's Public Relations Office as part of a promotional souvenir pack that launched Liverpool's Beatles tourism industry in 1974, albeit 4 years after the band had broken up. Here they are locked in 1968, in the style of their animated film ,"Yellow Submarine." The map was designed by the commercial art studio McCaffrey and Sharp of Liverpool. Ref. Bryars and Harper, pp. 166-167. Fine, with original fold creases. Slight toning along portions of a few folds.

By: SDUKDate: 1836 (published) LondonDimensions: 12 x 15 inches (30.5 x 38 cm)This interesting first edition map of Liverpool was published by the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, also referred to as SDUK.The map provides a bird's eye view of the city as it had developed by 1836. It depicts the city's seawalls along the Irish Sea, and its many docks. All streets and roads are delineated and named, and parks and important buildings and places are denoted. Three interesting insets are above the map, including one of a perspective of the city from the sea dated 1729, and a city plan of the same date. Between them is an inset depicting the offshore lighthouse tower called the Black Rock Lighthouse. Along the bottom of the map are images of important architectural edifices which had been built over the years as the city's wealth increased.History of LiverpoolThe city is located at the estuary of the River Mercy as it empties into the Irish Sea. It is an important commercial and industrial center for all of west England. In the modern era it is probably best known as the hometown of the Beatles.Although the city was not of significant enough import to be mentioned in the Domesday Book, historically the area has been settled for thousands of years, dating back at least to the Iron Age, and subsequently inhabited and controlled by various tribes until approximately 70 CE when Roman troops established a fort and settlement at nearby Chester. Following Roman withdrawal the area was farmed by native Britons, including Anglo-Saxon and Celtic kingdoms.In 1207 the city was granted a Royal Charter by King John, who needed a port in NW England from which to send military troops to reinforce his interests in Ireland. In addition to the port, a castle was built and a market established, which drew people to the area. In the early 13th century a charter was granted allowing the creation of a merchants' guild which would act as a governing body to be established, and by 1351 the settlement was large enough to elect its own mayor.The next few centuries saw Liverpool develop into an important trade port, importing animal hides from Ireland and exporting iron and wool. Its population remained low, but trade kept the port city strong until the English Civil War, when it was sacked.Due to its geographic location, Liverpool began to grow again as trade with the colonies in North America and the West Indies expanded in the 16th and 17th centuries. Stone and brick buildings began to appear, including a mercantile exchange and a town hall, and boasting locals often referred to it as a 'Second London'.As the infamous trade of slaves took hold, and sugar and tobacco trade increased, the city prospered and indeed, at one point was the fastest growing city in the world. By 1851 its population was 300,000 and by 1880 had surpassed 600,000. The population now is close to one million, and Liverpool is considered the third most important port city in England. In 2008 Liverpool was named the European Capital of Culture.The SDUK was founded in 1828 by Henry Peter Brougham, an idealistic British nobleman. The aim of the society was to promote self-education and egalitarian sharing of knowledge by providing instruments of learning such as maps and various other publications. Despite being affiliated with London University and various major publishing houses, the Society ultimately failed to achieve its goal as the publications were too costly for the targeted middle to lower class echelons of British society. At the same time, its publications were not grand enough or fine enough to appeal to the aristocracy.Condition: This map is in A condition with a small separation at one corner which has been repaired with archival material on the verso. Some hand colouring.Inventory #12320 1200 W. 35th Street #425 Chicago, IL 60609 | P: (312) 496 - 3622.

Very good. Even overall toning. Light wear and soiling along original fold lines. Blank on verso. Size 13.25 x 20 Inches. This is a 1936 Liverpool and London and Globe Insurance Company map of the United States. Depicting the entire continental United States, pictorial vignettes highlight important events in the history of the Liverpool and London and Globe Insurance Company in the United States, many of which are devastating fires, since this company primarily sold fire insurance. The vignette on the upper right recounts the company losses incurred due to the Chicago, Boston, Baltimore, and San Francisco fires. Other vignettes tout the company's involvement in investing in the first steam fire engine in Philadelphia, the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad at Promontory, Utah, and Chief Executive Swinton Boult's trip from New Orleans to San Francisco to open the first insurance office on the West Coast. A Look at the Map's Details Major cities throughout the United States, including New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, New Orleans, and San Francisco are labeled and have dates next to them indicating when the first agent of the Liverpool and London and Globe was appointed in that city. Small fire icons below some cities, such as Boston, Troy, Baltimore, New Orleans, and San Francisco mark fires after which the Liverpool and London and Globe paid out claims. The scrolls provide more information concerning the evolution of the company in New York, New Orleans, and San Francisco. The other scrolls laud the role the Liverpool and London and Globe played in insuring the railroad industry, particularly during the construction of the transcontinental railroad and that the company held policies in all forty-eight states, many of which were the first policies in the state. Views of company Buildings across the United States are illustrated along the bottom border, while a short company history is situated to the right. The Liverpool and London and Globe Insurance Company The history of the Company is one of mergers. The Liverpool Fire and Life Insurance Company was founded in 1836 in Liverpool by Swinton Boult which wrote its first policy in the United States three weeks after the company was founded. Liverpool bought the London, Edinburgh and Dublin insurance Company in 1847 to form the Liverpool and London Insurance Company. Then, with the acquisition of the Globe Insurance Company in 1864, the Liverpool and London and Globe Insurance Company was formed. In 1919 the Liverpool and London and Globe was purchased by the Royal Insurance Company, but the old name was maintained. Publication History and Census This map was published by the Liverpool and London and Globe Insurance Company in 1936. This is the only known example.