Cartographer:
STANFORD, Edward
Title:
South West [London].
Stock Code:
7062
Method:
Steel engraving
Publisher:
Edward Stanford
Colouring:
Original colour
Atlas:
STANFORD’S NEW MAP OF THE COUNTY OF LONDON ON THE SCALE OF FOUR INCHES TO ONE MILE
Size: (W x H):
80cm x 65.5cm
31½ inches x 26 inches
Date:
c. 1900
Price:
£600
These four sheets, from Stanford’s beautifully detailed 20 part folding map, are joined together to show south west London. Extends from Hammersmith in the north to Kingston in the south, and from Twickenham in the west to Balham in the east. As explained in the map’s title page: “The parks and open spaces under the control of the London County Council are coloured red blue-green. Other parks and open spaces are coloured yellow-green. The Main Roads, Omnibus and Tramway routes are coloured brown.” Two keys to adjoining sheets and two scales on bottom margin, scale is 4 inches to 1 mile.
Very good condition.