North's British Empire Exhibition Map Mapmaker(s)_Joseph Ellis printed area measurement 61 x

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Blaeu issued the first editions of his British atlas

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North's British Empire Exhibition Map Mapmaker(s)_Joseph Ellis printed area measurement 61 xThe British Empire Exhibition was, at the time, the largest exhibition staged anywhere in the world; a high profile, postwar statement of confidence in the future of Empire, it attracted 27 million visitors. The focus of this map is the layout of the exhibition itself, with its pavilions for the dominions and colonies, the vast palaces of industry and engineering, and the newly built Wembley stadium, all described on the verso. Via a specially