A & C Black 7 - Railways Black's Picturesque Guide first appeared in 1843 and, like all other A & C Black guide books, was republished regularly. The first edition contained a map of England and Wales; by 1845 there were 10 maps, by 1848 there were 14 and by 1855 a total of 25 maps were being issued. The first editions were not numbered, but by 1855 adverts within the volume were advertising the 3 rd edition. The editions from 1878 had 54 maps when the title was also changed. The map below has the signatures of Schenck and M’Farlane but these were soon removed and the signature of John Bartholomew is found on most maps used by the Blacks. Friedrich Schenck was born in Offenbach, Germany, in 1811 (full name Emil Ernst Friedrich Theodor Schenck) and died in Edinburgh in 1885. He trained as lithographer and artist in Munich and Paris. In 1840 he moved to Edinburgh at the invitation of Samuel Leith and proceeded to give talks on lithography to the R.S.S.A. (he was