W H Foster & Co. W H Foster and George Sellick distributed a map of Plymouth at the same time. As Foster's map has the legend " Lithographed and Published " it has been assumed that he originally published the map (in covers) and that George Sellick was able to purchase copies from him. These were adorned with adverts on the reverse especially for him. Sellick produced an album of views of Plymouth c.1890. The views are photo-lithographic views on one long concertina pull-out. There were 24 views (one double page, several two to a page) on 18 pages. A Tips for Tourists page was pasted in, and stuck onto the back cover was the large folding map. The map, as Foster's, is dated 1890 and, in addition, two adverts on the reverse of the map mention dates of 1889 and 1890. According to the Sellick company website, Sellicks was established in 1840. It was originally owned by the Sellick family and traded mainly as a retail stationer and bookseller. When the last of the S...
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