Old Map of England & Wales in 1884 by Letts - London, Birmingham, Manchester Size:18x24 inch - UNFRAMED With its fine detailing

With its fine detailing

The artwork perfectly encapsulates the whimsical yet realistic style for which Audubon’s natural history illustrations are renowned

and the wooded slopes of the Chiltern Hills along the county's eastern edge round out the sheet

with an intricate layout that highlights old land grants

As the city expanded rapidly in the 1850s and 1860s

Old Map of England & Wales in 1884 by Letts - London, Birmingham, Manchester Size:18x24 inch - UNFRAMED With its fine detailingPublished in Letts's popular Victorian atlas and dated 1884, this map is as much a statistical chart as it is a work of cartography, tracing the rapidly expanding railway network of England and Wales at the height of the railway age. Lines radiate out from London, already the hub of the national network, connecting the capital to major cities including Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds and Bristol. Beyond the main trunk routes, the map also