Maps Collection (page 17)

Portslade Industrial School - classroom
Empty desks in classroom at Portslade Industrial School near Brighton in Sussex. Maps hang on the wall. The school opened in 1902 to house children placed there for reasons such as vagrancy, begging

The Sketch front cover - Festival of Britain
Front cover of the Sketch magazine, showing a map of the United Kingdom with rays emanating from the London area, together with a lady in historical costume holding a tray of toys

MAPS / ASIA 1908
Map of the countries surrounding India Date: 1908

British India 1801
Map showing the expanision of the British Dominion in India Date: 1801

Maps / Australia 1908
A map of the commonwealth of Australia and Tasmania Date: 1908

MAPS / INDIA 1908
Map of India Date: 1908

Industry / Australia
A map of south-eastern Australia showing the products of different districts Date: 1908

MAP / DEVON C1857
MAP/DEVON C1857

World Map / St Sever 11C
A world map according to Saint Sever, showing various countries, seas and rivers Date: 11th century

Map / Africa / Algeria C1850
Algeria under French rule, divided into three provinces of Oran, Algiers and Constantine Date: circa 1850

Map / Europe / Corsica C20
Map of Corsica Date: early 20th century

Map / Oxfordshire Mid-18C
Map of Oxfordshire Date: mid-18th century

World Map / Crates Mallos
A world map according to Crates of Mallos, showing Europe, Libya, the Antipodes, and various seas Date: circa 168 BC

Maps / Suez Canal
Map of the Suez Canal Date: 1908

Map / Europe / Scandinavia
Map of Sweden, Denmark and Norway Date: c1800

Map / Asia / China 1871
The CHINESE EMPIRE with Korea and Japan. The Treaty Ports are underlined, Hong Kong is underlined in red Date: 1871

RAF navigators map of Frankfurt
Ordance survey map of Germany around Frankfurt, showing the location of Cologne (Koln), Koblenz, Frankfurt and other towns and cities in the area, compiled and drawn at the War Office

Lady passenger on the underground -- Route Maps
An illustration entitled Route Maps, depicting a seductive lady passenger on the underground reading a little book with the word Kisses on the front cover

The Ever-Growing Popularity of Golf
A demonstration by map of the ever growing popularity of golf in the early part of the 20th century. The illustration shows the many golf clubs and courses within easy reach of London

Cairo to the Cape, an Escorted Tour through Africa
Cover illustration for Cairo to the Cape, an Escorted Tour through Africa. A map of Europe and Africa shows the route from Cairo to the Cape and the stopping places en route -- Port Said, Luxor

French travel & transport poster
Amusing poster issued by the French Ministry of Travel and Transport which appears to be advising intrepid aviators to plan their route in advance, or suffer the consequences

London Theatreland
Map of theatres in London Theatreland

Map Department, WWII
Working in the map department during World War II

Telescope Man - Westminster
A wonderful photographic postcard depicting Big Bens Telescope Man under the Boadicea Statue, Westminster. The statue was sculpted by Lord Thomas Thorneycroft (1815 - 1865)

Battle of Messines 1917
Soldiers of the 13th Brigade (who were to take part in the second phase of the battle) studying a large contour map of the area to be attacked between Petit Pont

1911 Map of Australia

French travel poster - Le Pays de Caux
Poster advertising the Pays de Caux region along the North West French coast with two ladies in swimsuits presenting a map depicting all the resorts with beaches close to hand

Turkish School at Uskudar
The Turkish School at Scutari (Uskudar) - Asian side of the Bosphorus

The Gun Control Room, Britain; Second World War, 1944
Illustration showing the interior of the Gun Control Room, the headquarters of Londons anti-aircraft defences during the Second World War, 1944

World Map 1532 Grynaeus
WORLD MAP OF GRYNAEUS with all manner of exotic creatures on it and around it

Guadeloupe Map
The two main islands, Guadeloupe and Grande Terre, are separated by a narrow channel : they were discovered by Columbus in 1493

Map / Europe / Germany 1866
The growth of Prussia between 1815 and 1866

Map of Arabia Deserta
Map of Arabia Petraea et Deserta, including much of northern Iraq. Petra is down on the left, a few centimetres above the word felicis

Map / Central Africa C1860
Map of Central Africa

Map / Oxfordshire C1857
Map of Oxfordshire

Map / Africa / Angola 1714
Map of Angola, with a mermaid

French Schoolboys C1880
Three French schoolboys in the classroom: one of them is moving the clock forward in the hope that they will be able to go home early

Compass on a Map
A compass with a scale ruler, used as an aid to map reading

Zodiac Star Map 1805
The signs of the zodiac

Map / USA / Pennsylvania 17C
PENNSYLVANIA Late 17th Century map

Star Map of the Northern Hemisphere
Map showing the principal fixed stars in the Northern Hemisphere delineated on the plane of the equator

JOHN SPEED cartographer who produced classic maps of Britain

Bootes Star Map
The constellation of Bootes - holding a club in his right hand and leading two hounds with his left. The beautiful hair of Berenice, daughter of Ptolemy is seen on the right

Guard Star Map
Constellaton showing Camelopardalis (giraffe), Tarandus (deer) and Custos Messum (guard) with his staff and scythe

Hercules Star Map
Hercules and Corona Borealis constellation

Swan Etc Star Map
Lizard, swan, lyre, fox and goose star constellation

Poniatowski Star Map
The Polish astronomer Poniatowski, with the Taurus the bull, shield and serpent constellation he discovered in the 18th century

Map /s America 1582
Part of a map by Juan Martinez atlas, published at Messina, of the Northern countries of South America

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