Long-eared Owl on Bare Tree Branch by Ohara Koson, 1900 Size:39x70in (99x178cm) This map is truly remarkable

This map is truly remarkable due to its accuracy and level of detail

published in 1665 by Joan Blaeu

and thus he commissioned an amazingly fun map

The northern stretches of Lambeth are developed - but it's still fields further south

is also included

Long-eared Owl on Bare Tree Branch by Ohara Koson, 1900 Size:39x70in (99x178cm) This map is truly remarkableLong eared Owl on Bare Tree Branch by Ohara Koson (1900) captures a solitary raptor poised in winter quiet, its keen gaze and tapering ear tufts set against the hush of a moonlit sky. A leading figure in early 20th century Japanese printmaking, Koson was celebrated for kach esensitive portrayals of birds and flowers that unite exacting observation with elegant design. Here, he distills the essence of a cold night: bare twigs, a single perch, and a