Old Colour Map of South East London, 1891 - Norwood, Crystal Palace, Penge, Sydenham - SE27, SE19, SE20, SE26 wiltshire with parts of City of

with parts of City of London and Islington visible

There's shipping lanes

First published in 1801

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Old Colour Map of South East London, 1891 - Norwood, Crystal Palace, Penge, Sydenham - SE27, SE19, SE20, SE26 wiltshire with parts of City ofOriginally 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