Old Colour Map of South London in 1891 - Battersea, Chelsea, Oval, Stockwell, Wandsworth - SW3, SW1, SE11, SW8, SW11, SW9, SW4 oxfordshire including the main Leeds railway

including the main Leeds railway station - though back in 1851 it was called Bradford station

Colchester

housewarming or Christmas gift for a world explorer - or perhaps someone interested in the history of cartography

Many of Bristol's main roads and rivers are clearly visible here: the Avon runs from east to west

You can see some examples of these colourful maps in the product gallery

Old Colour Map of South London in 1891 - Battersea, Chelsea, Oval, Stockwell, Wandsworth - SW3, SW1, SE11, SW8, SW11, SW9, SW4 oxfordshire including the main Leeds railwayOriginally hailed as "the most perfect map of London that has ever been issued" by the Royal Geographical Society when it was published in 1862, it's safe to say that Edward's Stanford's library map of London was a masterpiece of cartography. This here is a beautifully handcoloured map from the 1891 edition of Stanford's map. The map was originally published in 24 sheets. Altogether the map would've measured about 2 metres wide (78 inches). This here