Old Colour Map of West London, 1891- Fulham, Brompton, Battersea, Hammersmith - SW6, SW10, SW15, SW18, SW10, SW11, SW5, W6 W14 Size:18x24in (45x60cm) Back in the 1600s maps

Back in the 1600s maps often had Latin names

A stunning and exceptionally rare handcoloured celestial chart of the zodiac constellation Gemini

Across the bottom of the map is a key that tells you all the landmarks that are shown on the map - and if you trace your finger up from each label

This is the original (and probably best) map of old London

This is literally a map of triangles - but they're very important triangles

Old Colour Map of West London, 1891- Fulham, Brompton, Battersea, Hammersmith - SW6, SW10, SW15, SW18, SW10, SW11, SW5, W6 W14 Size:18x24in (45x60cm) Back in the 1600s mapsOriginally 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