Old Map of Bristol, 1588 by Braun - Brightstowe, Avon, St Nicholas, Newgate, Coat of Arms Size:18x24in (45x60cm) Toronto and Ottawa

Toronto and Ottawa

to Tower Hamlets and Bow on the right side

This old pictorial map

Anthony of Padua

deer stalking

Old Map of Bristol, 1588 by Braun - Brightstowe, Avon, St Nicholas, Newgate, Coat of Arms Size:18x24in (45x60cm) Toronto and OttawaPublished in 1588 by Georg Braun and Frans Hogenberg, this is one of the first (and rarest) printed maps of Bristol or Brightstowe as it was known then. This map was first published in Civitates Orbis Terrarum the Cities of the World which was a cartographical masterpiece featuring 546 maps. Some 450 years ago, Bristol looked very different indeed. You may struggle to identify many landmarks except for the river, castle, and perhaps a few churches and