Bacon's Large-Scale Map of the Transvaal and Orange Free State, showing the entire British Frontier .
London: G. W. Bacon & Co, Ca. 1895. First printing. A second edition titled Bacon's New Large Scale Map of the South African Republic (Transvaal), Showing Orange Free State, and Frontiers of British Territories was issued later (1899).
This large color Second Boer War era map, with five insets, including the following: Map Showing the Routes from England and India to South Africa; Environs of Cape Town; [untitled inset] showing coast and Lorenco Marquez (today Maputo, capital of Mozambique); South Africa [with surrounding countries: Bechuanaland to west, Orange Free State and Cape Colony to the south]; and Durban & Port Natal. The first inset shows routes from all parts of the British Empire, including from Australia and New Zealand. The inset of Lorenco Marquez shows the railroad line, built in 1895, connecting that Portuguese colonial city to Pretoria.
Brown cloth and stiff paper wrappers, with title printed in red and black. 'NO. 5' printed at upper left corner; price printed "two shillings on cloth, in case, 4s". Unfolded measures 35 x 26 3/4" high. Short splits at a few horizontal folds; longer split at horizontal fold just below where map attaches to stiff wrapper. Wrappers a bit dusty. OCLC 71591961. Very good overall. Item #20374
Price: $275.00