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Detailed, large scale map of southern England, including London and the Thames the southeast coast, etc., with the canals and newly-built railways shown. Besides a noted engraver and printer of maps, George Bradshaw, 1801-1853, is also noted as the first publisher of a railway timetable, which were known as "Bradshaws," regardless of the actual publisher. The dedicatee, Thomas Telford, 1757-1834, was an engineer who designed and built canals and roads throughout Britain.