Very Old Map of London, 1572 by Georg Braun - City of London, Westminster, Southwark lake district Notting Hill

Notting Hill

published by Dutch mapmaker Abraham Ortelius in his 1575 edition of the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum - the most important collection of world maps of the 16th century

The locations on this map include: Caslisle

Boston's street names and landmarks haven't changed much in the last 150 years - so it's nice to find your favourite street and imagine what it might've looked like all those years ago

Ireland was rather oddly shaped back in 1611

Very Old Map of London, 1572 by Georg Braun - City of London, Westminster, Southwark lake district Notting HillPublished in 1572 by Georg Braun and Frans Hogenberg, this is the oldest full, true map of London. This is Elizabethan London as Shakespeare would've known it. This map was originally handcoloured more than 430 years ago and it still looks fantastic, after it has been lovingly restored by the Unique Maps Co. This map looks great at all sizes: 12x18 inches (31x46cm), 18x24 inches (45. 5x61cm) and 24x36 inches (61x91. 5cm), but it looks even better when