Antique hand colored detailed map of the region with an explanation texst al lower left.
In 1889, under the Local Government Act 1888 Huntingdonshire became an administrative county, with the new County Council taking over administrative functions from the Quarter Sessions. The area in the north of the county forming part of the municipal borough of Peterborough became instead part of the Soke of Peterborough administrative county, in Northamptonshire.
Original engraving, hand colored.
Size: Sheet app.: Image app.: 17.5 x 23.5 cm. 7 x 9.25 inches, plus margins. Condition: View overall very good, left lower corner taped.
