Old Colour Map of East London in 1891 - Victoria Park, Hackney, Bow, Stratford, Tower Hamlets - E9, E20, E3, E15 Finish:Framed canvas map On the righthand side is

On the righthand side is a timeline from the start of the war in 1939 to 1943

Calderdale (Halifax) and Kirkless (Huddersfield)

sadly - that wouldn't come for a few more decades yet

you can see that things go a bit weird north of California

covering much of North Africa to the west

Old Colour Map of East London in 1891 - Victoria Park, Hackney, Bow, Stratford, Tower Hamlets - E9, E20, E3, E15 Finish:Framed canvas map On the righthand side isOriginally 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