Old Map of Chester, Cheshire 1581 by Georg Braun - Castle, Cathedral, Roman City Walls netherlands Wigtownshire

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Old Map of Chester, Cheshire 1581 by Georg Braun - Castle, Cathedral, Roman City Walls netherlands WigtownshirePublished in 1581 by Georg Braun and Frans Hogenberg, this is probably the first (and rarest) printed map of Chester. If Shakespeare visited Chester, this is what it would've looked like. This map was first published in Civitates Orbis Terrarum the Cities of the World which was a cartographical masterpiece featuring 546 maps. Chester was a pretty big town almost 450 years ago. But the only structures you'll likely be able to identify are the Roman