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Stanford`s New Library Chart of the World (1920) – A1 Wall Map, Canvas

The Stanford’™s New Library Chart of the World is from a fascinating series of reproductions from our Edward Stanford Cartographic Collection archive. This map was published by Stanfords in January 1920 and says ‘˜drawn to an equatorial scale of 350 nautical miles to 1 inch.Displays submarine telegraph cables.Published just after World War I the boundaries are as per the Treaty of Versailles. The British Empire, at its height, is shown in dark pink.This is a very interesting map for anyone with an interest in history as it shows the world as it was in the 1920s from a British cartographer’™s viewpoint. This is for the A1 canvas version.