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FIRST FORENSIC MAP / FAMOUS MURDER TRIALS: Map of the Roads, near to the Spot Where Mary Ashford was Murdered
5,500.00€
The probably first separately published forensic map showcases the location of a well-publicized early 19th century femicide, followed by a famous court case, which brought changes to English legal history. The author was Rowland Hill (1795-1879), an English social reformer and inventor. He is mostly famous as the inventor of the first adhesive pre-paid postal stamp, the Penny Black, in…

