1840 Birmingham.

This highly detailed map of Birmingham, England, was published by the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, also referred to as SDUK. The map provides a bird’s eye view of the city, which is located in the West Midlands and is the second largest of the UK. It is located near the geographic centre of England at a crossing point of the national railway and motorway systems. Located just 110 miles to the northwest of London, the region is one of the country’s primary industrial and commercial regions, and it acts as an administrative, recreational and cultural centre.    The map depicts the city as it was in the middle of the 19th century, with boundaries of boroughs and wards colour coded. Open spaces such as greens and parks are coloured green, as is Mill Pool, which dates to the 13th century. Shapes of buildings are indicated, all streets are depicted and named. Along the bottom of the map are images of important architectural edifices which had been built over the years as th