Old Map of Brecon Wales, 1611 by John Speed - Beacons, Crickhowell, Powys, Trecastle oxfordshire cannon batteries

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including: Aberdeenshire

which only adds to the charm

There are a few big cities that you'll recognise - but many villages and towns haven't yet been founded

the finest English cartographer and mapmaker of the era

Old Map of Brecon Wales, 1611 by John Speed - Beacons, Crickhowell, Powys, Trecastle oxfordshire cannon batteriesThis old, full colour and exceedingly rare map shows the ancient county of Brecon (or Brecknockshire as it was known then), Wales 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 printed large. I can