1884 Europe Map by John Arrowsmith, Published by Stanfords of London
Europe in 1884 looked nothing like it does today. This map catches the continent at the height of its imperial era: Russia holding Finland and much of Poland, a newly unified Germany with Alsace and part of Lorraine, Austria-Hungary drawn as a single country reaching into the northwestern Balkans, and the Ottoman Empire still governing Albania and much of present-day Greece.
John Arrowsmith drew it, and Stanfords of London published it. Map Shop reproduces it from a high-resolution scan of the original held in the Edward Stanford Cartographic Collection archive.
What the sheet shows:
- Country boundaries outlined in bright colour against a pale background
- Subtle hachuring for mountain ranges, printed faintly so town names and regional labels stay legible
- An unusually dense set of named smaller rivers
- Latitude and longitude ruled at 5 degree intervals
Finishing options include paper, lamination, mounting to foam core, black or walnut rails, and framing in black or walnut molding.

