Plan for the Great Exhibition of 1851, showing the layout of the first and second tiers of the building and the exhibiting spaces allotted to various countries. Lithographic print on paper with hand colouring and annotations in ink, lined with linen and with a hand-sewn red silk trim and hanging loops. British, c.1851 Architectural plan of both tiers of the exhibition space, annotated and colour coded to show the areas assigned to exhibitors from various countries. Lithographic print on paper, with hand colouring and annotations in black ink, backed with linen and lined with a hand-sewn border of red silk, attached with brown cotton thread. Two loops of the red silk are attached to each of the top corners.