Old Monochrome Map of Isle of Wight, 1611 by John Speed - Newport, Ride, Cowes, Sandown, Shanklin, Southampton Connaught Illinois and California can be

Illinois and California can be seen and are all colour coded to show the state lines

Droitwich and more

In the top right corner is a lovely table that details the statistics of all the shires

focusing on the stretch of Thames spanned by London Bridge

Streatham Park

Old Monochrome Map of Isle of Wight, 1611 by John Speed - Newport, Ride, Cowes, Sandown, Shanklin, Southampton Connaught Illinois and California can beThis old and wonderful map, in its original black and white monochrome shows the ancient county of the Isle of Wight (or Wight Island as it was known then) in 1611. It was created by John Speed and engraved by Jodocus Hondius, and originally published in Speed's "The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine". This map looks great at all sizes: 12x16 inches (31x41cm), 18x24 inches (45. 5x61cm) and 24x36 inches (61x91. 5cm), but it looks even better when