Stanford's library map of London and its suburbs sheet 11 1862 Frame:natural as well as a timeless

as well as a timeless testament to the experience of being young and female

Peter Ackroyd has a genius for digging out the most surprising and entertaining details

Interior view of the Drury Lane theatre filled with an audience watching a performance in progress

as there were few destinations along its route where passengers needed to be taken or goods dropped off

A watercolour drawing by Thomas Rowlandson

Stanford's library map of London and its suburbs sheet 11 1862 Frame:natural as well as a timelessSheet 11of 24 of Stanfords library map of London and its suburbs. London: Edward Stanford, 6 Charing Cross, EC, 15 February 1862. Each sheet 45cm x 38. 5cm