The British Empire worldwide (1850) - Milhaud Maps

This map, made by John Bartholomew Jr. in the 1850s, shows the extent of the British Empire throughout the world. John Bartholomew and Son, the publisher created by John Bartholomew Sr., the father of John Bartholomew Jr., was the one who established the iconic pink red color to represent the British Empire. This map is one of the first in which it is used, something that was repeated in decades later on maps of many other authors, such as Walte…