The Oarsman's and Angler's Map of the River Thames 1893

Explore Britain's best-loved waterway with this detailed, one inch to the mile map. Over eight foot in length, it shows all 164 miles from the source to London. Riverside towns and villages are marked with historical information and details of the locks and how to operate them. For fishermen, the best pools where trout, pike, perch and others were to be found. There are also details of toll charges and angling laws and a description of life on the river over a century ago when the Thames was the nation's favourite place for recreation and sport. This version of the map is printed on one sheet in three sections with a printed coloured "mount" suitable for framing.