North's British Empire Exhibition Map Mapmaker(s)_Joseph Ellis Barnes […] Glasguae [Glasgow]

Barnes […] Glasguae [Glasgow]

The anecdotal nature of some of the information strongly suggests a basis in agents' reports (as well as intercepts

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North's British Empire Exhibition Map Mapmaker(s)_Joseph Ellis Barnes […] Glasguae [Glasgow]The British Empire Exhibition was, at the time, the largest exhibition staged anywhere in the world; a high profile, postwar statement of confidence in the future of Empire, it attracted 27 million visitors. The focus of this map is the layout of the exhibition itself, with its pavilions for the dominions and colonies, the vast palaces of industry and engineering, and the newly built Wembley stadium, all described on the verso. Via a specially