Old Map of Glamorgan, Wales by Creighton, 1844: Cardiff, Swansea, Merthyr, Gower, Taff Vale Railway calgary and Mombasa

and Mombasa

New London County

Nafplion's historical significance from Byzantine and Frankish rule to its role in the Greek War of Independence

offering a glimpse of Wallsend before modern landmarks arose

depicted with exquisite detail in the main section of the map

Old Map of Glamorgan, Wales by Creighton, 1844: Cardiff, Swansea, Merthyr, Gower, Taff Vale Railway calgary and MombasaGlamorganshire County is the original title of this 1844 presentation of Waless dynamic southern shire, drawn by R. Creighton, engraved with crystalline finesse by J. & C. Walker, and issued by Samuel Lewis & Co. within the celebrated topographical corpus that defined his age. Hand colored outlines clarify county and sub county jurisdictions, while elegant hachures model the lands rise and fall with tactile immediacy. A delicate compass rose, its