Mercantile map of the World on Mercator's projection 1868

Map of the world showing principal railway routes, steam routes, telegraph cables and ocean currents. British Empire coloured in red. Insets: Bermuda; Trinidad; Aden; Jamaica; Malta Harbour; Gibraltar; Heligoland; Seychelle and Amirante Islands; Mauritius; Malacca and Nanning; Singapore; Penang; Perim; Labuan; Hong Kong. Tables:largest empires; principal ocean steam routes; British imperial possessions. Chart has dark green cardboard covers attached

Object Details

ID: G201:1/78
Collection: Charts and maps
Type: Chart
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Bartholomew, John; William Collins, Sons & Co
Places: World
Date made: 1868
Measurements: Overall: 110 cm x 160.3 cm; Sheet: 110 cm x 140.3 cm