Sheet  43, Old Series 1". c1855. Monmouth, Hereford, Malverns, Gloucester. Hand-coloured engraving, 72 x 99.5cm, four quarter sheets dissected, mounted on linen, and folded to 24 x 16.5cm with index map pasted on top outside fold. Topographic date1831 for SW and SE quadrants. Geological date 1845/1855 (sic). Issue date 1853 for NW and NE quadrants. No geological dates on SW and SE quadrants. Some dates lost in the joining of the four quarters.  Clear plate marks, faint geological survey blind stamp. Water stains in left margin, otherwise clean, bright colours. In good condition.