Old Colour Map of South London in 1891 - Camberwell, Peckham, Walworth, Nunhead, Old Kent Road - SE5, SE17, SE15, SE1, SE16 Size:20x28in (50x70cm) including a view of Sydney

including a view of Sydney Cove and The Murray river

South America is basically empty

The NSW penal colony had been founded about 60 years prior in 1788 - and you can see that many of Australia's coastal cities had already been founded

Around the edges of the map are detailed engravings of prominent buildings and landmarks in Dublin

This is a giant map of Westminster

Old Colour Map of South London in 1891 - Camberwell, Peckham, Walworth, Nunhead, Old Kent Road - SE5, SE17, SE15, SE1, SE16 Size:20x28in (50x70cm) including a view of SydneyOriginally 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