Stanford’s General Map of the World, 1920 is a vintage world map reproduction sourced from the Edward Stanford Cartographic Collection archive. Originally drawn in the aftermath of World War I, this historical map captures the post-war political landscape in striking detail. Colonial possessions and dominions are color-coded, with the British Empire marked in its signature red. Territories under the League of Nations Mandate appear clearly labeled alongside updated national boundaries.
Beyond politics, this antique world map includes topographic features like mountain ranges and an extensive river network. Main railway routes cross landmasses, while principal shipping lanes span oceans with annotated distances. Latitude and longitude lines appear at 15-degree intervals, each longitude line noting the time difference from the Greenwich Meridian. The projection used is Mercator’s.
This digitally restored print from Map Shop is produced from a high-resolution scan of the original. It works as both a wall art statement piece and a serious reference for WWI-era geography and early 20th-century cartography.

