Old Colour Map of South West London, 1891 - Wimbledon, Merton, Summerstown - SW19, SW17 SW20 collection_pinned Don't be surprised if you

Don't be surprised if you don't recognise some of the place names though - not all of them have survived to modern day

he even wrote 'SCIENTIFICALLY AND PRACTICALLY CORRECT' at the top of the map

such as London

unique version of one of the finest old

This is literally a map of triangles - but they're very important triangles

Old Colour Map of South West London, 1891 - Wimbledon, Merton, Summerstown - SW19, SW17 SW20 collection_pinned Don't be surprised if youOriginally 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