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This map shows travel time from London in 1881
This map shows travel time from London in 1881
Notes:
1. A lot of people hoped this was a time travel map. Sorry. Wouldn't that be amazing?
2. The print is available here http://images.rgs.org/search.aspx?view=&search_ctl%3Akeyword=Isochronic&search_ctl%3Aimage_type_list=0&search_ctl%3Acollection_list=-1&search_ctl%3AimageSubmit.x=16&search_ctl%3AimageSubmit.y=13&search_ctl%3Adate_range_list=0&search_ctl%3AregionEvent=0&search_ctl%3AdropdownThemes=0&search_ctl%3AsearchPhotographOrPersonShown%3A0=on&search_ctl%3AsearchPhotographOrPersonShown%3A1=on&search_ctl%3Arefine_keyword_field=&isAdvancedSearchDisplay=&search_ctl%3Acollection_choosed=&search_ctl%3AisButtongotoPressed=no&dropCollection=0 …
3. Background on the map (written in 1881) https://www.jstor.org/stable/1800138?seq=2#page_scan_tab_contents …
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