'Deacon's Synchronological Chart, Pictorial and Descriptive, of Universal History with Maps of the World's Great Empires and a Complete Geological Diagram of the Earth drawn by Professor Edward Hull.' Fully opened, it extends approximately 17 feet long. 1/6 
14 colour printed charts, hinged with linen. A late Victorian representation of 'The Stream of Time' graphically depicting the history of the world from creation (4004 BC, of course) and the appearance of humans (Adam and Eve) to the late nineteenth century. 2/6
Each panel of the chart consists of information, maps and illustrations, created in a combination of chromolithograph, wood relief and block printing. 3/6
The synchronological chart attempts to unravel the complex threads of the Old and New Testaments, before merging into a secular record of various world empires and leaders. We find out such important dates as when Noah lived, when the Ark touched down on Mt. Ararat... 4/6
..... when the Tower of Babel was built and the beginning of the separation of mankind due to language differences, the evolving of ethnology, the building of the pyramids, the invention of agricultural tools, and the awakening of the Christian era. 5/6
The chart divides into an upper part showing genealogy and a lower part which shows the origins of nations, including their rulers or type of government, plus other important people such as Galileo and Newton. 6/6
