Old Map of Manchester & Salford by Fothergill, 1844: Irwell, Bridgewater Canal, L&M Railway, Piccadilly, Ancoats Size:24x36in (60x90cm) Back in 1799

Back in 1799

a small part of today's East London was a part of the county of Kent

This westward extension—uncommon at this scale—encompasses the botanical marvel of Kew Gardens

Imprimerie Chaix played a pivotal role in shaping the aesthetics of the Belle Époque

Old Map of Manchester & Salford by Fothergill, 1844: Irwell, Bridgewater Canal, L&M Railway, Piccadilly, Ancoats Size:24x36in (60x90cm) Back in 1799A New Plan of Manchester and Salford, with their Vicinities captures the metropolis at its 1844 industrial zenith, when Cottonopolis bound the worlds first modern city to the engines of commerce. The River Irwell cleaves Manchester from Salford, its course acting as both boundary and conduit, while the Bridgewater Canal threads mercantile districts to inland ports. Early railwaysincluding the pioneering Manchester to Liverpool lineannounce a new age