Betts' British Empire Exhibition Map Printed Area Measurement_25.5 x 33 cm contributing his own biography of

contributing his own biography of Spenser as well as additional notes

The map was engraved for Denis Diderot's Encyclopédie

inscribed ('From the writer') and initialled by the author

a son of Beilby senior from his second marriage

one of the great works of the Enlightenment

Betts' British Empire Exhibition Map Printed Area Measurement_25.5 x 33 cm contributing his own biography ofThe British Empire Exhibition originally ran between April and November 1924, but it was not a financial success, and the decision was taken to reopen it after a winter break, with some variations. J. C. Betts map was created for this new, 1925 season. He was a founder member of the Clement Danes Studio, and he designed an elegant map of the central area for the Underground Group, issued in Winter 1924 25 and Summer 1925. Condition & Materials Folding