Old Map of West London in 1862 by Edward Stanford - St John's Wood, Kilburn, Kensal Green, Finchley Road, Willesden Size:24x32 inch - UNFRAMED anatomical precision

anatomical precision

planetarium

and centuries of medieval dynasties forging treaties through both royal marriages and fiery battles

Faint pencil-like shading suggests the swirl of fresh waters meeting wide skies

It’s an excellent choice for Marine Corps graduations

Old Map of West London in 1862 by Edward Stanford - St John's Wood, Kilburn, Kensal Green, Finchley Road, Willesden Size:24x32 inch - UNFRAMED anatomical precisionEdward Stanford built his reputation as the pre eminent map publisher of Victorian London, and this sheet comes from his ambitious Library Map of London, issued in 1862 across twenty four sheets that together stretched to roughly two metres in width. Stanford had opened his map selling business near Charing Cross in 1853, and within a decade, working with chief cartographer John Bolton, he produced a survey detailed enough that the Royal Geographical