Old London-Centered Aviation Route Map, 1947: Azimuthal Equidistant; BOAC 27-city distances; Edward Stanford Finish:Framed map parallel ridges throw evenly spaced

parallel ridges throw evenly spaced shadows

and an appealing aesthetic charm

A charming map of Northern Ireland

a renowned cartographer of the era

not only served a practical navigational purpose but also played a role in the larger British imperial strategy

Old London-Centered Aviation Route Map, 1947: Azimuthal Equidistant; BOAC 27-city distances; Edward Stanford Finish:Framed map parallel ridges throw evenly spacedThe Air Age Map of the World Centered on London, compiled in 1947 by the British Overseas Airways Corporation and published by Edward Stanford Ltd., is a statement piece from the dawn of commercial jet age thinkingbefore the jets themselves arrived. It reimagines the globe through the lens of flight, with London as the fixed point from which the worlds major cities radiate in luminous arcs. In the wake of World War II, BOAC used this cartographic