Old Map of South America, 1839 by Arrowsmith - Brazil, Galapagos, Islands, Colonial Guyana, Andes, Amazon, Ecuador Size:48x60in (120x150cm) and the British Empire (which

and the British Empire (which was rather big at the time) is all coloured a nice shade of red

In the bottom left corner is a beautiful engraving of Oxford Cathedral

including the Colosseum

with a small bit of Wandsworth

40x60in (102x153cm) and 47x70in (120x178cm)

Old Map of South America, 1839 by Arrowsmith - Brazil, Galapagos, Islands, Colonial Guyana, Andes, Amazon, Ecuador Size:48x60in (120x150cm) and the British Empire (whichA gorgeous map of South America, originally published in 1839 by probably the most sought after mapmaker of the mid 19th century, John Arrowsmith. You can see the Andes mountains on the left side of the continent, the longest continental mountain range at 5,500 miles long! There are also the Galapagos Islands on the map, an archipelago of volcanic islands, which is actually a province of Ecuador and where Darwin developed his theory of evolution.