San Francisco native David Rumsey's map collection spans from around 1500AD to the present day He has digitized more than 125,000 of these maps and shared them online on DavidRumsey.com READ ...

An curved arrow pointing right. An interactive map shows the location and details of every murder and manslaughter in London, dating back to the early 1800s. Produced by Joe Daunt. Original ...

The interactive map gives fresh insight into the late 19th ... and revealed stark differences with major routes used in modern London. A detailed image of the routes, uploaded to sharemap.org ...

But for those familiar with our capital city, these fascinating pictures taken when photography was in its infancy will bring back to life a London which has changed so much over the last 150 years.