Old Map of North East London in 1746 by John Rocque - Wanstead, Walthamstow, Leyton, Aldersbrook, Woodford, E7, E9, E10, E11, E12, E15 Size:28x40in (70x100cm) it's still a lovely map

it's still a lovely map of how London used to look 200 years ago

Rotherhithe

The level of detail on this one is really quite incredible

Edinburgh Waverly station hasn't yet been built in the centre of town

bridges and even forests

Old Map of North East London in 1746 by John Rocque - Wanstead, Walthamstow, Leyton, Aldersbrook, Woodford, E7, E9, E10, E11, E12, E15 Size:28x40in (70x100cm) it's still a lovely mapPublished almost 300 years ago by master mapmaker John Rocque, this is the first detailed map of North East London. It was originally published in 1746, following a highly accurate survey of London and its suburbs starting in 1740. It is a beautiful, highly detailed and extremely rare old map. This is sheet 4 of 16, covering the London Borough of Redbridge and Waltham Forest, one of the boroughs that form part of Greater London that is located in the