Comfort First Personalised Old Map Of Highgate And More [wQjKBrdq]

Step into the past with our exquisite personalised map of Highgate, London, a bespoke treasure that captures the charm and history of one of the city’s most iconic neighbourhoods. Whether you wish to celebrate your own roots, immortalise a meaningful location, or present a unique gift for a special occasion, this vintage map will delight history lovers and locals alike. Every map is custom crafted to showcase the precise spot that matters most to you, connecting your personal story with Highgate’s rich heritage in a truly distinctive way.

Your map reveals the historic tapestry of Highgate, including the leafy expanse of Hampstead Heath, the area now home to the renowned Highgate Cemetery, and the bustling stretch of Highgate Village. You’ll spot the area that would later include landmarks such as Kenwood House, the famous Flask Pub, and the grounds that became Waterlow Park. These references allow you to see the transformation of familiar places over time, providing a fascinating window into the evolution of Highgate.

Our personalised old maps are fully tailored to your needs. You can centre the map on a specific address—be it your childhood home, a favourite haunt, or a memorable meeting spot. Important locations can be highlighted with markers of your choice, and you can add a heartfelt dedication or change the map’s title and subtitle to reflect an inside joke, a special date, or a family name. Each map is meticulously designed and hand-finished, ensuring that your chosen customisations are rendered with care and artistry.

Your personalised map could focus on these areas in Highgate

• Highgate Village
• Hampstead Heath
• Archway Road
• Waterlow Park
• Swain’s Lane
• Dartmouth Park
• Muswell Hill
• Crouch End
• Parliament Hill
• East Finchley

Quality is at the heart of every map we produce. Using giclée printing technology, your map is reproduced in stunning detail on archival-grade paper or artist’s cotton canvas, guaranteeing longevity and crisp clarity. Choose from a range of elegant frames, including FSC-certified wood and float-framed canvas options, each delivered ready to hang. Whether you prefer a classic look or contemporary finish, our framing selections are designed to complement any décor and provide a lasting keepsake.

Every Highgate map is sourced from authentic Ordnance Survey archives, dating from the 1870s through the 1960s. The Ordnance Survey mapping series are celebrated for their beauty and astonishing accuracy, originally created through painstaking fieldwork, hand-drawn drafts, and meticulous engraving. These maps offer not only historical insight but also a visual feast of Victorian and Edwardian cartographic style, making them prized by collectors and history enthusiasts. Your map preserves this artistry, presenting Highgate as it once was, in a piece that will be cherished for generations.

Please note you are purchasing a fully customised old map. Modern landmarks, such as your house, may not have been built yet! You can contact me to check if a certain location, landmark or feature is shown on this map.

Generally, larger maps look much better than smaller maps, because you can enjoy all of the smaller details. If you need a smaller map, I would suggest ‘zooming in’ so that the map covers a smaller area.

Because these maps are custom made to order, we can make you a map that looks great at at any size, from very small (8x10in/20x25cm) all the way to a few metres. If you are looking for a very large map, please get in touch.

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

Every map can be personalised or customised, for example if you want to mark your house or street on the map. The fifth listing image shows an example of my map personalisation service.

This personalised map would make a wonderful housewarming, birthday, Christmas, Father's Day, Mother’s Day, wedding anniversary or work leaving gift for someone from Highgate, or someone who works there.

This map is available as a giclée print on acid free archival matte paper, or on artist’s cotton canvas. Several frame choices are available for free, or custom framing is available for an additional fee. Please get in touch if you’re looking to order a very large map for a hotel or office, or if you’re looking for a size that isn’t available on my shop.