Search Results for ‘United Kingdom’, ‘Reproduction of Old Mapping’ - 35 matches found

Sea Charts of the British Isles

The Sea Charts of the British Isles takes the reader on a circumnavigation of 'these sceptred isles', as Shakespeare referred to them, to explore through various charts this multitude of sea ports, fishing...

Great Britain: David & Charles Victorian Survey Maps of England and Wales

This series is a fascinating set of reproductions of the First Series One-Inch maps for England and Wales. They date from the nineteenth century, and show the countryside as it was at the time in considerable...

Great Britain: Speede County Maps of Great Britain

A series of attractive historical county maps by John Speede dating from about 1610-1611. The towns and villages are marked by little drawings, with features such as hills and forests shown likewise...

Ireland: Historical Ordnance Survey Street Plans

Reproductions of old large-scale Ordnance Survey plans. The plans are in black and white, and are highly detailed - individual houses and gardens are shown, along with churches, public buildings, street...

The British Empire 1905

Map showing the British Empire at roughly its greatest extent, colouring the British-ruled territories in red.
This interesting reproduction includes detail of global trade, shipping routes, coaling...

The British Empire 1905

Map showing the British Empire at roughly its greatest extent, colouring the British-ruled territories in red.
This interesting reproduction includes detail of global trade, shipping routes, coaling...

Grand Panorama of London from the Thames

The Grand Panorama of London from the Thames presents an eighteen foot long continuous view of the river eastwards from the Houses of Parliament to the Isle of Dogs and westwards back to Deptford. Originally...

Mapping England

Mapping England shows, through a series of compelling maps - both historic and contemporary - how England has scrutinized itself, been seen by others and how it has recorded its ever-changing circumstances...

Maps of My Life

In Maps of My Life, Guy Browing revisits the places and maps that made an impression on his early life. Weaned on maps, educated by maps and ever so slightly in love with maps, he presents a selection...

Stanfords Map of London 1951

This is the only available reproduction of a London map from the mid 20th century. It measures 70x100cm, and depicts the centre of the capital on the eve of the Festival of Britain.
Coverage extends...

Maps in Tudor England

The map as we understand it today - a plan, drawn accurately to a defined scale, constructed by triangulation, and showing features by a range of conventional signs - was effectively an invention of...

Find your way around London c.1830

Christopher Greenwood carried out the final stages of the large scale survey for this map in 1824-6. Original surveys of London were very rare. Most London maps were derived directly or indirectly...

Find your way around Mid-Georgian London 1746

John Roque's 9 year survey, culminating in the publication of this map in 1746, was the first map of London to be based on an original survey since that of William Morgan in 1682. The map was published...

Find your way around Mid-Victorian London 1862

The Stanford's Library Map of London and its Suburbs was originally a 24-sheet set of maps covering Victorian London during a period of rapid expansion and improvement.
Here the map is presented on...

A Balloon View of London, 1851

One of several maps and panoramas of London to come out in 1851, the year of the Great Exhibition. This is an aerial panorama, naming streets and showing many individual buildings. The view is looking...

Bacon's Atlas of London (Sheet 4)

Detailed survey map showing the postal district boundaries in pale colours. Streets and major buildings are named. Including Paddington, Bayswater, Marylebone and most of Mayfair.

Bacon's Up to Date Map of London 1902

This reproduction of the Bacon's Up to date Map of London published in 1902 shows the city as it expanded at that time, from Hammersmith to the west to Limehouse to the east. Tube and train lines are...

Bacon's Up to Date Map of London 1902

This is an elegant reproduction of the Bacon's Up to date Map of London published in 1902 shows the city as it expanded at that time, from Hammersmith to the west to Limehouse to the east. Tube and...

Charles Booth's Descriptive Map of London Poverty 1889

Set of four loose sheets of inner London (each measuring 52x63cm), colour-coding each street according to the relative wealth of its inhabitants in the 1880s. A fascinating look at what London life...

Historical Maps Of London

The Cassini Historical Maps of London provide a unique and fascinating overview of 150 years of London’s rich history from 1805 to 1946.They reveal how the capital engulfed surrounding villages to become...