Old map of the British Empire, first published circa 1895, republished 2018. British possessions are documented in red. Steamer routes, sailing vessels, railways, prinicpal exports, & telegraph cables are all detailed as the key. Inset maps of Russian & Dutch possessions, & German & French possessions. This reproduction was taken from what used to be called a “cloth-dissected” map, made when the map itself was cut into sections & each section then individually pasted onto an overall cloth backing for the whole map. In this version the whole map is backed onto cloth in one piece but the gaps between the sections have been reproduced in the printing to preserve the style & the feeling of the original. Each individual map is presented folded in a colourful case covered with a unique design marbled paper – no two cases are identical.PLEASE NOTE: this title is also available in a larger size reproduction. To see the list of all the titles in this series from Old Folding Maps please click on the series link.