Old Colour Map of East London in 1891 - Victoria Park, Hackney, Bow, Stratford, Tower Hamlets - E9, E20, E3, E15 Finish:Framed canvas map which would see the continued

which would see the continued exploration of the Antarctic region

covering much of North Africa to the west

but all of the major towns and cities are already visible - Cork

sadly - that wouldn't come for a few more decades yet

you can see that things go a bit weird north of California

Old Colour Map of East London in 1891 - Victoria Park, Hackney, Bow, Stratford, Tower Hamlets - E9, E20, E3, E15 Finish:Framed canvas map which would see the continuedOriginally 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