Plan Shewing Shropshire Union Canals lithographed by Gresty and Birchall, Chester circa 1875. On folding linen size 63 by 59 cm. Covers an area from Manchester in the north, Lake Bala and Newtown in the west, Buxton in the east to Birmingham in the south. A colour-coded key provides information on seven different canals. The map also shows the coalfields of the region. Folds into stiff boards with title and a label of the Earl of Powis to the front. VG condition.