Old Map of Lancashire, 1654 by Joan Blaeu - Manchester, Liverpool, Preston, Blackburn, Windermere Finish:Framed canvas map but the other continents are

but the other continents are just about there: Europe

Published in London by Whiteman

Compiled in the 1850s and 60s

This is a huge map - it was over 150cm wide originally - and there's a vast amount of detail

probably the finest mapmaker of his time

Old Map of Lancashire, 1654 by Joan Blaeu - Manchester, Liverpool, Preston, Blackburn, Windermere Finish:Framed canvas map but the other continents areThis is an exceedingly rare, old full colour map of Lancashire created by master mapmaker Joan Blaeu from his workshop in Amsterdam and originally published in this Theatrum Orbis Terrarum Sive Atlas Novus in 1654. Originally handcoloured almost 400 years ago, this is one of the finest examples of this map that I've ever seen. This map looks great at all sizes: 12x16 inches (31x41cm), 18x24 inches (45. 5x61cm) and 24x36 inches (61x91. 5cm), but it