Old Map of France, 1627 by John Speed - Belgium, Normandy, Brittany, Cote d'Azur, Pyrenees Size:A2 (420x594mm) This is a fascinating world

This is a fascinating world map - one of the best I've ever seen

There's also a lot of information about British trade

This is a rare and beautifully restored map of Wales in 1610

villages and even forts (the Civil War was only a few years away

Shaftesbury

Old Map of France, 1627 by John Speed - Belgium, Normandy, Brittany, Cote d'Azur, Pyrenees Size:A2 (420x594mm) This is a fascinating worldThis old and exceedingly rare map shows France, Belgium (then part of the Netherlands) and small parts of England, France, Germany and Spain as they were in the very early 1600s. Created by one of Britain's most famed mapmakers, John Speed, the map was originally published in the twin atlases "The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine" and "A Prospect of the Most Famous Parts of the World." This map looks great at all sizes: 12x16 inches (31x41cm),