An isochronic map published by the Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society charts travel times from London to different parts of the world, which ranged from around five to 40 days.

Created by John George Bartholomew, a British royal cartographer who worked for King George V, for the book An Atlas of Economic Geography, the colourful grid is sectioned by isochrones – lines that connect all the points on the map that are accessible within the same amount of time from London, The Economist reports.

Travellers from London could get as far west as the Azores and as far east as the city of Perm in Russia within five days, as well as other areas within the dark pink section at the centre of the map.

Travelling a similar distance to most of Africa would take more than 40 days, the same time it would take to get to Australia.

Londoners could also get as far as Winnipeg, Canada, or Lake Baikal in Siberia within five to 10 days while it could take as much as 20 days to reach Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, which is located closer to Britain.