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C1923
Map of Trinidad 1923
Mapmaker:
Survey Department
Scarce, detailed c.20th colour lithographed map of Trinidad with a colour reference key at left published by the controversial firm of Waterlow and Sons. Waterlow & Sons became controversial due to their involvement in the Portuguese Bank Note Affair of … Read Full Description
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S/N: CI-TRIN-1923–506017
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Full Title:
Map of Trinidad 1923
Date:
C1923
Mapmaker:
Survey Department
Condition:
In good condition, with folds as issued.
Technique:
Lithograph printed in colour.
Image Size:
466mm
x 345mm
Paper Size:
455mm
x 373mm
AUTHENTICITY
Guaranteed Vintage Item
dated:
1923
Description:
Scarce, detailed c.20th colour lithographed map of Trinidad with a colour reference key at left published by the controversial firm of Waterlow and Sons.
Waterlow & Sons became controversial due to their involvement in the Portuguese Bank Note Affair of 1925, where they printed 580,000 fraudulent 500-escudo notes from the Bank of Portugal’s own plates for criminal conspirators, leading to a massive counterfeit scandal. The firm knowingly printed the notes without the Bank’s authority, breaching their contract and resulting in a landmark court case where Waterlow & Sons was found liable for significant damages.
