Old Map of Surrey in 1724 by Herman Moll - Guildford, Woking, Croydon, Richmond, Southwark early travel illustration Skiddaw and Great Gable

Skiddaw and Great Gable

and famous explorers

earthy tones and careful shading preserve the artistry of historical mapmaking

The precise detailing captures the city’s intricate roadways

Each labeled district unveils a chapter of resilience—stockyards churning with new arrivals

Old Map of Surrey in 1724 by Herman Moll - Guildford, Woking, Croydon, Richmond, Southwark early travel illustration Skiddaw and Great GableHerman Moll arrived in London from continental Europe in the late seventeenth century and built a career as one of the most prolific engravers and publishers of maps in early Georgian England, working from a shop near the Strand that became a meeting place for the era's leading scientists and travel writers. Around 1724 he produced a set of county maps for a work often known by the later nickname 'Beauties of England and Wales,' each sheet decorated