Antique Map of London (1901) — Edward Stanford, Outer London, Charing Cross Edition Size:16.5" x 11.7" Géographe du Roi

Géographe du Roi

from fragmented confederation to emerging nation

bridging cartography

Issued as part of Stanford’s London Atlas of Universal Geography

just before the dawn of the modern 20th century

Antique Map of London (1901) — Edward Stanford, Outer London, Charing Cross Edition Size:16.5" x 11.7" Géographe du RoiA detailed Edwardian era map of London and its expanding suburbs, published in 1901 by Edward Stanford, the renowned London geographer and mapmaker. Issued as part of Stanfords London Atlas of Universal Geography, this plate captures London at the turn of the century, on the threshold of becoming the worlds first true megacity. The City of London appears in vivid yellow, while the growing outer boroughs, from Hampstead and Kensington to Greenwich and