GREENWICH Blackheath Lewisham Deptford New Cross Rotherhithe, Sheet 18 from Bacon’s Large Scale Atlas of London (1934), is a masterclass in interwar urban cartography and a compelling portrait of southeast London at a moment of transition. Bacon’s authoritative hand captures the sweep of the Thames and the dense weave of neighborhoods across SE3, SE4, SE7, SE8, SE10, SE13, SE14, SE15, and SE16, with the clarity and color-coding that defined the firm’s London atlases. This is a city map of consequence: it shows how riverside industry, new housing estates, and venerable town centers cohered into a living metropolis. The enumerated SE postal districts give structure to the sprawl, while the precisely drawn street plan reveals the everyday routes—commercial, domestic, and maritime—that underpinned the area’s social and economic life in 1934.

The map’s riverine drama is irresistible. From Rotherhithe’s working quays along Rotherhithe Street to Deptford’s historic maritime frontage at Watergate Street and St. Margaret’s Street, the Thames is presented as engine and stage. Greenwich’s gracious curve is anchored by the Royal Naval College and the foot tunnel, while the East Greenwich riverfront—linked by Woolwich Road—shows the heavy industry that powered the capital. Across the inlets, the Surrey Commercial Docks and the Rotherhithe Tunnel articulate a freighted landscape of movement. The layering of shipyards, granaries, gasworks, and wharves, set beside terraced streets and parishes, makes this an unusually vivid city map: it conveys both the scale of London’s port economy and its proximity to everyday life.

Inland, Bacon charts the green lungs and rising suburbs with equal finesse. Blackheath Common spreads like a great heathery plateau, edged by Blackheath Park, The Hill, and Kidbrooke Park Road; Greenwich Park rises toward the Observatory, a landmark boldly set within its avenues. The River Ravensbourne is traced from Lewisham—where Lewisham High Street and Loampit Hill converge—down to Deptford Creek at Greenwich, while the Quaggy’s meanders shape quieter residential pockets. Parks such as Southwark Park, Deptford Park, Hilly Fields, and Telegraph Hill Park appear as carefully preserved civic spaces amid Brockley’s terraces and New Cross’s academic quarter around Goldsmiths. Streets like Brockley Road, Pepys Road, and St. John’s Road stitch these neighborhoods into coherent districts, offering a rare, textured reading of social topography.

The sheet excels at showing connectivity—how London worked. Major arteries such as Old Kent Road and New Cross Road align with tram corridors and arterial schemes, while rail infrastructure of the Southern Railway is minutely depicted: New Cross and New Cross Gate, Brockley, St Johns, Deptford, Greenwich, and Lewisham stations, with viaducts stepping over Deptford Creek. Deptford High Street and Greenwich High Road, etched as commercial spines, reveal market life and services at the heart of older town centers. The enumerated SE districts, introduced in the early 20th century, are crisply labeled, aiding orientation across parish lines and new estates. It is a metropolitan diagram you can read at the scale of a wharf, a platform, or a park gate.

Behind this clarity stands George W. Bacon & Co., whose interwar atlases set the standard for dependable, eminently readable city mapping. Bacon’s Large Scale Atlas of London balanced visual elegance with granular utility—color-coded neighborhoods, distinct typography, and scrupulous delineation of streets, railways, and open spaces. This sheet exemplifies that ethos: it captures the seam where riverine industry met modern suburb and where historic towns—Greenwich, Deptford, Lewisham—retained identity amid 1930s growth. For historians, urbanists, and anyone tracing family or street histories, the presence of thoroughfares such as Greenwich High Road, Deptford High Street, Woolwich Road, and New Cross Road provides fixed points in time—an authoritative, richly legible map of a city becoming itself.

Streets and roads on this map

• Abbey Street
• Blackheath Park
• Brockley Road
• Deptford High Street
• Eliot Bank
• Fleet Street Hill
• Greenwich High Road
• Hall Road
• Kidbrooke Park Road
• Lewisham High Street
• Loampit Hill
• New Cross Road
• Old Kent Road
• Pepys Road
• Rotherhithe Street
• St. John's Road
• St. Margaret's Street
• The Hill
• The Strand
• Trenchard Street
• Turnham Road
• Watergate Street
• Whitefoot Lane
• Woolwich Road
• Yardley Street

Notable Features & Landmarks

• Thames River and associated waterfront areas
• Blackheath common
• Public parks and open spaces
• Enumerated postal districts (SE notation)
• Various landmarks and residential areas in each district

Historical and design context

• Publication Details: Sheet 18 from Bacon’s Large Scale Atlas of London (1934) by George W. Bacon & Co.
• Creation Date: 1934
• Mapmaker/Publisher: George W. Bacon & Co., noted for their authoritative mapping of London during the interwar period.
• Themes: Focuses on urban layout, neighborhood connections, and Thames-side zones, emphasizing the development patterns of early 1930s southeast London.
• Covered Areas: Districts include SE3 Blackheath, SE4 Brockley, SE7 Charlton, SE8 Deptford, SE10 Greenwich, SE13 Lewisham, SE14 New Cross, SE15 Peckham, and SE16 Rotherhithe.
• Design Style: Features a detailed street layout typical of interwar cartography, including colorful labeling and a clear depiction of neighborhoods.
• Historical Significance: Provides insight into the urban development and infrastructure of southeastern London during the 1930s, representing the social and economic landscape of the time.

Please double check the images to make sure that a specific town or place is shown on this map. You can also get in touch and ask us to check the map for you.

This map looks great at every size, but I always recommend going for a larger size if you have space. That way you can easily make out all of the details.

This map looks amazing at sizes all the way up to 50in (125cm). If you are looking for a larger map, please get in touch.

The model in the listing images is holding the 18x24in (45x60cm) version of this map.

The fifth listing image shows an example of my map personalisation service.

If you’re looking for something slightly different, check out my collection of the best old maps to see if something else catches your eye.

Please contact me to check if a certain location, landmark or feature is shown on this map.

This would make a wonderful birthday, Christmas, Father's Day, work leaving, anniversary or housewarming gift for someone from the areas covered by this map.

This map is available as a giclée print on acid free archival matte paper, or you can buy it framed. The frame is a nice, simple black frame that suits most aesthetics. Please get in touch if you'd like a different frame colour or material. My frames are glazed with super-clear museum-grade acrylic (perspex/acrylite), which is significantly less reflective than glass, safer, and will always arrive in perfect condition.

This map is also available as a float framed canvas, sometimes known as a shadow gap framed canvas or canvas floater. The map is printed on artist's cotton canvas and then stretched over a handmade box frame. We then "float" the canvas inside a wooden frame, which is available in a range of colours (black, dark brown, oak, antique gold and white). This is a wonderful way to present a map without glazing in front. See some examples of float framed canvas maps and explore the differences between my different finishes.

For something truly unique, this map is also available in "Unique 3D", our trademarked process that dramatically transforms the map so that it has a wonderful sense of depth. We combine the original map with detailed topography and elevation data, so that mountains and the terrain really "pop". For more info and examples of 3D maps, check my Unique 3D page.

Many of our maps and art prints are chosen as thoughtful gifts for homes, offices, studies and meaningful places.

Choose a framed option for the easiest ready-to-hang gift, or choose an unframed print if the recipient may prefer to select their own frame.

We make orders locally in 23 countries around the world, so gifts can often be produced close to the recipient. This helps them arrive faster, travel more safely, and avoid customs or import duty surprises.

• We can deliver directly to the recipient
• Framed pieces arrive ready to hang
• Unframed prints are carefully packed in a strong protective tube
• Almost every order is made locally, for faster, safer gifting
• 90-day returns give the recipient time to decide

If you are not sure what to choose, please contact us. We can help you pick the right map, size, finish or delivery option.

Most orders are made locally and delivered in around 2–3 working days, depending on the product, size and destination.

We print and frame maps and artwork in 23 countries around the world, so your order is usually made close to you or your recipient. That means faster delivery, less time in transit, and no customs or import duty surprises.

Personalised and customised pieces usually take an extra 1–2 working days, because we prepare your design and send it to you for approval before printing.

Very large framed orders can take a little longer, as they need extra care in production and delivery.

Every order is carefully packaged: unframed prints are sent in a strong protective tube, while framed pieces are securely packed with protective materials around the frame.

If you need your order by a particular date, please contact us before ordering. We’ll check the best production route and delivery option for your location.

Express delivery is available at checkout for most countries. Next-day delivery is available in the UK, US, Singapore and the UAE.

Your order is covered by our 90-day returns policy and 10-year guarantee.

Read our full delivery and local production guide

Our standard frame is a gallery-style black ash hardwood frame, with a simple, modern look. It is approximately 20mm (0.8in) wide. You can also view some lovely customer photos of framed maps and art.

We use super-clear acrylic glazing, also known as Perspex or Acrylite, instead of traditional glass. It is lighter, safer, and has lower reflectivity, giving the artwork a clearer, cleaner appearance.

Six standard frame colours are available at no extra cost: black, dark brown, dark grey, oak, white, and antique gold. Custom framing and mounting/matting is also available for customers looking for something more specific.

Most maps, art prints, and illustrations are also available as a framed canvas. We use matte cotton canvas, stretch it over a sustainably sourced wooden box frame, and then float the piece within a wooden outer frame. The finished result is beautifully presented, with no glazing between you and the artwork.

All frames are supplied ready to hang, with either string or brackets fitted to the back. Very large frames will include heavy-duty hanging plates and/or a mounting baton. If you have any questions, please get in touch.

We can also supply old maps and artwork on canvas, foam board, cotton rag, and other materials.

If you would prefer to frame your map or artwork yourself, please read our size guide before ordering.

My maps are extremely high quality reproductions of original maps.

I source original, rare maps from libraries, auction houses and private collections around the world, restore them at my London workshop, and then use specialist giclée inks and printers to create beautiful maps that look even better than the original.

My maps are printed on acid-free archival matte (not glossy) paper that feels very high quality and almost like card. In technical terms the paper weight/thickness is 10mil/200gsm. It's perfect for framing.

I print with Epson ultrachrome giclée UV fade resistant pigment inks - some of the best inks you can find.

I can also make maps on canvas, cotton rag and other exotic materials.

Learn more about The Unique Maps Co.

Map personalisation

If you're looking for the perfect anniversary or housewarming gift, I can personalise your map to make it truly unique. For example, I can add a short message, or highlight an important location, or add your family's coat of arms.

The options are almost infinite. Please see my map personalisation page for some wonderful examples of what's possible.

To order a personalised map, select "personalise your map" before adding it to your basket.

Get in touch if you're looking for more complex customisations and personalisations.

Map ageing

I have been asked hundreds of times over the years by customers if they could buy a map that looks even older.

Well, now you can, by selecting Aged before you add a map to your basket.

All the product photos you see on this page show the map in its Original form. This is what the map looks like today.

If you select Aged, I will age your map by hand, using a special and unique process developed through years of studying old maps, talking to researchers to understand the chemistry of aging paper, and of course... lots of practice!

If you're unsure, stick to the Original colour of the map. If you want something a bit darker and older looking, go for Aged.

See some amazing examples of Aged maps.

Se non sei soddisfatto del tuo ordine per qualsiasi motivo, contattami per un rimborso senza problemi. Si prega di consultare la nostra politica di reso e rimborso per ulteriori informazioni.

Sono molto sicuro che ti piacerà la tua mappa restaurata o la stampa d'arte. Lo faccio dal 1984. Sono un venditore Etsy a 5 stelle. Ho venduto decine di migliaia di mappe e stampe d'arte e ho oltre 5.000 recensioni reali a 5 stelle.

Utilizzo un processo unico per restaurare mappe e opere d'arte che richiede molto tempo e lavoro. Trovare le mappe e le illustrazioni originali può richiedere mesi. Utilizzo tecnologia all'avanguardia e incredibilmente costosa per scannerizzare e restaurarle. Di conseguenza, garantisco che le mie mappe e stampe d'arte siano superiori alle altre - ecco perché posso offrire un rimborso senza problemi.

Quasi tutte le mie mappe e stampe d'arte sembrano fantastiche a grandi dimensioni (200 cm, 6,5 piedi+) e posso anche incorniciarle e consegnarle a te, tramite un corriere speciale per oggetti di grandi dimensioni. Contattami per discutere delle tue esigenze specifiche.