A map of the British Isles in 1838 (On a coin of course!)

I've been digging through my old stuff lately and found this medal. Quite a beautiful one in WM. BHM 1809.





I find it interesting how navigationally it's almost entirely correct, but the sizes of territories are way off in many cases! Anyway, just thought I'd show it off as it's a bit interesting. (I actually have the accompanying paper slip from 1838 listing all those counties, but it's in really poor condition and fragile so I didn't want to mess around photographing it)

Quote: "oggy"​I've been digging through my old stuff lately and found this medal. Quite a beautiful one in WM. BHM 1809.
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​I find it interesting how navigationally it's almost entirely correct, but the sizes of territories are way off in many cases! Anyway, just thought I'd show it off as it's a bit interesting. (I actually have the accompanying paper slip from 1838 listing all those counties, but it's in really poor condition and fragile so I didn't want to mess around photographing it)

The cartographers of the past were an amazing lot. Some of the stuff they have done is mighty impressive.
Nice medal with great detail​

Nice and beautiful details indeed, here they are selling a similar medal https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=lot&sid=4289&lot=731

Any picture of Ireland that doesn't have that horrible squiggly line in the northeast corner looks great to me.

Quote: "apuking"​Nice and beautiful details indeed, here they are selling a similar medal https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=lot&sid=4289&lot=731

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I have a bid on that one at a cheeky 50 euros haha!

I think that's BHM1810 - there's 3 in total, this is BHM1808 https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=lot&sid=2686&lot=769

Pretty medals which I wish were in silver

That is amazing and a good historical piece showing the outlines of the Royal counties and Shires before the 1870s boundaries being redrawn.