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1955 Bartholomew Children's Pictorial Map of London

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1955 Bartholomew Children's Pictorial Map of London

LondonChildrens2-bartholomew-1955

Whimsical pictorial map of London.

Title


Children's Map of London.
  1955 (undated)     21.5 x 29 in (54.61 x 73.66 cm)     1 : 10000

Description


A colorful and attractive c. 1955 pictorial map of London printed by John Bartholomew & Sons. The comp covers central London from Hyde Park to Aldgate and from Green Park to Waterloo Station. The map was issued to raise funds for the Hospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond Street London. The map identifies most major roads with important buildings rendered pictorially. The whole is filled with charming quotations from various authors ranging from Rudyard Kipling, Alfred Noyes, Benjamin Franklin, and others. The whole is surrounded by decorative work intended to represent London life and folklore.

CartographerS


Leslie George Bullock (March 12, 1895 – November 29, 1971) was an English civil servant and cartographer active London during the middle part of the 20th century. Bullock was educated at the Alleyns School of Dulwich. After his schooling he took work with the Union Assurance Company with whom he trained as a fire surveyor. When World War I broke out he joined the Territorial Army. After the war he took work with the Port of London, where he remained until about 1932, when he was transferred to Scotland. Bullock enjoyed visiting London where he felt the truest way to experience the city was by riding the bus or talking a walk, where he would notice and appreciate little vignettes of life. This idea transferred to his cartographic designs, which are defined by small slice-of-life vignettes. All of his cartographic work was published by the firm of John Bartholomew. His most notable maps are his Children's Map of London, his historical maps of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales, his city plan of Glasgow, and his United Nations Map of the World. More by this mapmaker...


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Condition


Average. Backed on original linen. Some soiling and repaired splits on original fold lines, especially near margins. Some damage to corners - see image.

References


OCLC 15687173, 231767608.