Old Map of London by John Rocque, 1746, F2 - Tower of London, Shad Thames, St Katherine Dock, Tower Hamlets, Bermondsey Size:20x28in (50x70cm) the American flamingo (pelecanus erythrorhynchos)

the American flamingo (pelecanus erythrorhynchos) is already correctly labelled here

The map has been wonderfully handcoloured

This map has many interesting and unique details

Africa and the Middle East

Published in 1926 by Ernest Clegg

Old Map of London by John Rocque, 1746, F2 - Tower of London, Shad Thames, St Katherine Dock, Tower Hamlets, Bermondsey Size:20x28in (50x70cm) the American flamingo (pelecanus erythrorhynchos)This is the greatest old map of London ever created. Put together by surveyor and cartographer John Rocque and engraver John Pine in 1746, this map has an incredible level of detail. The cities of London and Westminster are already quite developed, but south of the river in Southwark, Lambeth and Lewisham it's still mostly fields. This map looks great at all sizes: 12x16 inches (31x41cm), 18x24 inches (45. 5x61cm) and 24x36 inches (61x91. 5cm), but it