Old Map of Europe, 1570 - The First European Atlas - by Abraham Ortelius Finish:Map com/uk/listing/772872374/lettss-railway-statistical-map-of

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Christmas or Father's Day gift for someone from West Africa or who is interested in the slave trade

Please note the unframed 24x30 inch map has white edges around the map

an artist with strong socialist tendencies who no doubt baulked a little at the idea of Britannia (that's the woman in the middle sitting on a globe) ruling over all her subjects

large prints of this map up to 37x50 inches (95x125cm) (130x180cm)

Old Map of Europe, 1570 - The First European Atlas - by Abraham Ortelius Finish:Map com/uk/listing/772872374/lettss-railway-statistical-map-ofThis is a very fine example of the very first atlas map of Europe, first published by Dutch cartographer Abraham Ortelius in 1570. This map was originally handcoloured almost exactly 450 years ago and has been lovingly restored by The Unique Maps Co. By the 1500s we already had a pretty good understanding of the shape and size of Europe and most of its islands. There's a few oddly shaped land masses, but it looks remarkably close to a modern map of