Old Colonial Map of Malaysia Peninsula, 1860 by Fullarton - Singapore, Penang, Malacca, Naning - British Settlements military The map shows South America

The map shows South America before its colonies and countries started to become independent republics from Spain later in the 1800s

Ever wondered what Underground maps used to look like

Like many old cities

shows the Scottish capital when many of its suburbs were still open fields and hills

put together by Edward Wells in 1712

Old Colonial Map of Malaysia Peninsula, 1860 by Fullarton - Singapore, Penang, Malacca, Naning - British Settlements military The map shows South AmericaThis is a delightful, rare, handcoloured map of the "British Settlements in the Malay Peninsula", originally published by Fullarton & Co in 1860. Old maps of southeast Asia are particularly rare, particularly high quality maps like these from the colonial era. The map shows detailed views of the Island of Singapore, a close up view of Singapore town and harbour, Penang (then known as Prince of Wales Island), Labuan off the coast of Borneo, and Malacca