Old Colour Map of South West London, 1891 - Wimbledon, Merton, Summerstown - SW19, SW17 SW20 collection_pinned such as London

such as London

unique version of one of the finest old

zoom into the listing images and marvel at just how much detail is packed into the map

which focuses on the towns of Tooting and Streatham in the south London boroughs of Wandsworth and Lambeth

Old Colour Map of South West London, 1891 - Wimbledon, Merton, Summerstown - SW19, SW17 SW20 collection_pinned such as LondonOriginally 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