Old World Map from 1651 by John Speed - Rare Colour Vintage Wall Art Size:A1 (594x841mm) In the top left corner

In the top left corner is a detailed engraving of Winchester

It looks truly beautiful at that larger size

Here are some other towns and landmarks that you can clearly see on this map: Blackheath

which focuses on the southeast London boroughs of Bromley

Around the edges of the map are detailed engravings of prominent buildings in Birmingham

Old World Map from 1651 by John Speed - Rare Colour Vintage Wall Art Size:A1 (594x841mm) In the top left cornerThis is an exceedingly rare, full colour map of the world from 1651 by one of the founding fathers of cartography, John Speed. Amongst collectors, the original version of this map is one of the rarest and most valuable old world maps. Back in 1651, our understanding of the world wasn't quite what it is today. California is an island! And there's no Antarctica or Australia just the 'Southern Unknown Land'. Take a closer look at North America and there