{"product_id":"old-edwardian-street-map-of-london-by-bacon-1910-thames-westminster-hyde-park-regents-park-kew-richmond-park","title":"Old Edwardian Street Map of London by Bacon, 1910: Thames, Westminster, Hyde Park, Regent's Park, Kew \u0026 Richmond Park","description":"\u003cp\u003eBacon's Larger-Print Map of London and Suburbs, issued by G. W. Bacon in 1910, is an Edwardian city portrait engineered for absolute clarity. Marked “1 mile” and styled with enlarged lettering, it invites swift orientation across the metropolis and its burgeoning outskirts, with the Thames threaded boldly through the center. Bacon’s hallmark practicality meets elegant color-work to separate districts, parks, and arterial roads at a glance—an urban navigator’s dream at the height of London’s pre-war expansion. Notably, the sheet pushes west to Richmond, a rare breadth for maps of this scale, capturing the frontier where suburbia met river meadows. As a city map, it is compelling for its simultaneity: the historic core, the modern transport age, and the leafier edge of a capital on the move.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe West End unfurls in confident detail: Oxford Street, Regent Street, Piccadilly, and Shaftesbury Avenue stitch together the theater district around Leicester Square and Drury Lane, while Charing Cross Road and the Strand stream to Trafalgar Square and the government heartland beyond. The Victoria Embankment formalizes the riverfront; the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey stand just upstream, with St James’s Park, Green Park, Hyde Park, and Kensington Gardens forming a green hinge behind. Museums and market districts sit within easy reach—Tottenham Court Road and High Holborn signal the scholarly and commercial quarter around the British Museum, while King’s Road and Abingdon Road open toward fashionable Kensington and Chelsea. Bridges and thoroughfares are plotted with lucid intent, making the city’s civic and cultural grammar instantly legible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNorth of the West End, Bacon’s clarity pays particular dividends. Baker Street, Edgware Road, and Euston Road define the great northern arc, with Albany Street skirting Regent’s Park and its zoological gardens. Camden High Street climbs toward the railway viaducts and markets, then splits into the arteries of Holloway Road and Barnsbury Road—Islington’s terrace-lined avenues where Edwardian growth pressed outward. The map’s larger-print labels tame the famously intricate street pattern, while inset panels outline principal public transport routes, situating tramways and Underground interchanges within the broader fabric. This is city mapping as a working instrument, but it also captures a social topography: residential squares near Marylebone, commercial corridors converging on Euston Road, and the steady beat of stations feeding a metropolis in motion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo the east, the City’s tight weave gives way to Shoreditch High Street and Whitechapel Road, the great market and manufacturing corridors leading toward the docks. South of the river—the historic South Bank—a skein of wharves and rail depots lines the Thames, while inland arteries like Wandsworth Road, Brixton Road, and Clapham Road chart the Victorian and Edwardian suburbs that powered London’s daily commute. Chelsea Bridge Road leaps the river to the Chelsea embankment; Fulham Road and Hammersmith Road carry the westward tide through terraces and football grounds toward the upper Thames. The map’s color and labelling bring this industrial-commercial ecology to life, showing how the river, the streets, and the transport lines knit neighborhoods into a single, functioning organism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost distinctive is the sweep to Richmond, where Richmond Road threads toward river bends, towpaths, and parkland. This westward extension—uncommon at this scale—encompasses the botanical marvel of Kew Gardens, the royal expanses of Richmond Park, and the leafy interstices of Barnes and Putney, revealing how green space softens the city’s edge. Here the Thames broadens and meanders, and the suburban ideal takes form in villas, commons, and rail-linked hamlets. For historians and connoisseurs of London, this broader skyline is the map’s signature flourish: it pairs the dense intelligence of central streets with the restorative fringe of parks and riverside, a testament to Bacon’s mastery of clear, beautiful, supremely useful city cartography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStreets and roads on this map\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbingdon Road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlbany Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBaker Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBarnsbury Road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrixton Road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCamden High Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCharing Cross Road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChelsea Bridge Road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClapham Road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDrury Lane\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEdgware Road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEuston Road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFulham Road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHammersmith Road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHigh Holborn\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHolloway Road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKing's Road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLeicester Square\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOxford Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePiccadilly\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRegent Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRichmond Road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShaftesbury Avenue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShoreditch High Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSouthbank\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStrand\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTottenham Court Road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVictoria Embankment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWandsworth Road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhitechapel Road\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNotable Features \u0026amp; Landmarks\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThames River\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVarious parks and open spaces\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMajor street layouts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInset areas for public transport routes (if visible)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLandmarks (if identifiable)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHistorical and design context\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYear of creation: 1910\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDesigned with enlarged, easy-to-read lettering for practical reference.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNoted as “1 mile,” featuring London and surrounding suburban districts.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOffers an Edwardian-era view of the metropolis and the Thames.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotably extends out to Richmond, unlike many maps of this scale.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher context: G. W. Bacon was known for producing high-quality maps in the early 20th century, focusing on clarity and practicality for users.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDesign\/style context: The map employs vibrant colors and large font styles, enhancing legibility; typical of the early 20th century mapping style.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHistorical significance: Offers insight into early 20th-century London, reflecting urban development and the expansion of suburbia during the Edwardian period.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlease double check the images to make sure that a specific town or place is shown on this map. You can also get in touch and ask us to check the map for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis map looks great at every size, but I always recommend going for a larger size if you have space. That way you can easily make out all of the details. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis map looks amazing at sizes all the way up to 70in (180cm). If you are looking for a larger map, please \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/contact-us\"\u003eget in touch\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlease note: the labels on this map are hard to read if you order a map that is 20in (50cm) or smaller. The map is still very attractive, but if you would like to read the map easily, please buy a larger size.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe model in the listing images is holding the 16x20in (40x50cm) version of this map.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe fifth listing image shows an example of my map personalisation service.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you’re looking for something slightly different, check out my collection of the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/all-old-vintage-antique-maps\"\u003ebest old maps\u003c\/a\u003e to see if something else catches your eye.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlease \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/contact-us\"\u003econtact me\u003c\/a\u003e to check if a certain location, landmark or feature is shown on this map.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis would make a wonderful birthday, Christmas, Father's Day, work leaving, anniversary or housewarming gift for someone from the areas covered by this map.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis map is available as a giclée print on acid free archival matte paper, or you can buy it framed. The frame is a nice, simple black frame that suits most aesthetics. Please get in touch if you'd like a different frame colour or material. My frames are glazed with super-clear museum-grade acrylic (perspex\/acrylite), which is significantly less reflective than glass, safer, and will always arrive in perfect condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Unique Maps Co.","offers":[{"title":"16x20in (40x50cm) \/ Map","offer_id":57882452787584,"sku":"UM00273340A","price":585.0,"currency_code":"CNY","in_stock":true},{"title":"16x20in (40x50cm) \/ Framed map","offer_id":57882452820352,"sku":"UM00273341A","price":1298.0,"currency_code":"CNY","in_stock":true},{"title":"16x20in (40x50cm) \/ Framed canvas map","offer_id":57882452853120,"sku":"UM00273342A","price":0.0,"currency_code":"CNY","in_stock":true},{"title":"18x24in (45x60cm) \/ Map","offer_id":57882452885888,"sku":"UM00273343A","price":677.0,"currency_code":"CNY","in_stock":true},{"title":"18x24in (45x60cm) \/ Framed map","offer_id":57882452918656,"sku":"UM00273344A","price":1484.0,"currency_code":"CNY","in_stock":true},{"title":"18x24in (45x60cm) \/ Framed canvas 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