Bacon, G.W. – Hayes, Bromley Common, Orpington, Bickley, St. Mary Cray, Sheet 28. – Original antique map. Lithograph with original colour. Published by Bacon’s Geographical Establishment, 1908

Original antique map. Published by G.W. Bacon, 1900 for the “New Large scale Atlas of London and the Suburbs”.

G.W. Bacon (George Washington) 1830-1922

Following bankruptcy in 1867, Bacon set-up his publishing business on the Strand in 1870. To establish his company, he acquired the plates of Edward Weller, previously used in 1863 for “The Dispatch Atlas”.

Bacon modified and updated the plates, improved the clarity of text and added a colour wash to the maps to make them more attractive. The much improved maps first appeared in the “The New Ordnance Atlas of the British Isles” in 1881. Subsequent editions were printed up until 1912.

In 1904 he published the New Atlas of London. This Atlas was continually published for many years after his death.

Scale 4 inches to the mile.