Old Car Map of British Islands - Isle of Wight, Scilly, Man, Jersey, Guernsey south london large prints of this map

large prints of this map up to 220 inches (550cm) tall

Many of the geopolitical borders that you see on this map would be dramatically shifted over the next few decades

You can clearly see how each nation was vying to reach the South Pole first

many of London's street names and landmarks already exist - particularly in built-up areas like Westminster and the City of London

Malone (O'Malone)

Old Car Map of British Islands - Isle of Wight, Scilly, Man, Jersey, Guernsey south london large prints of this mapThis rather fascinating pictorial map of the "Principal Islands of Southern Britain" was created by A. E. Taylor and published in 1933 by Esso which was known as Standard Oil in the US and only a few months previous as Pratts Oil in the UK. Taylor was commissioned to create a series of maps of the United Kingdom and Ireland to encourage people to drive around the country in their new fangled motor carriages (aka cars) which, of course, would consume