Stanford's Library Map of London and it's Suburbs, 24 Sheets, On the Scale of Six Inches to a Mile

A wonderful new edition of Edward Stanford's renowned map of London, featuring introductory notes by Ralph Hyde. A scarce new edition. Unbound, loose and rolled. A smart facsimile of Edward Stanford's important and detailed map of London and it surrounding suburbs. With an introduction by Ralph Hyde. This map was first published in 1862, and was so popular that it is still in print today. Edward Stanford set our to create to most accurate map of London possible, resulting in this brilliantly detailed map, printed across twenty four sheets on a scale of six inches to a mile. Offering a unique insight into Victorian London, during rapid expansion and change in the city due to the Industrial Revolution. Complete with twenty-four sheets of maps. Unbound, loose and rolled. In very smart condition. Pages very bright and clean. Some scattered handling marks to the title sheet and to the reverse of the final map. Some creasing to the lower corner of the final map. Near Fine.