Old Colour Map of South London in 1891 - Streatham, Tooting, Mitcham, Norbury - SW17, SW16, CR4 Size:48x60in (120x150cm) between Titchfield Street and Tottenham

between Titchfield Street and Tottenham Court Road used to mostly be gardens

vignettes of different types of Eastern folk

I recommend you zoom into the detailed images to check it out

and he likely couldn't interpret some of the unusual letters used in their language

This map looks great at sizes up to 3m (10ft)

Old Colour Map of South London in 1891 - Streatham, Tooting, Mitcham, Norbury - SW17, SW16, CR4 Size:48x60in (120x150cm) between Titchfield Street and TottenhamOriginally 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