Old Map of Somerset in 1665 by Joan Blaeu - Bath, Bristol, Portishead, Weston-super-Mare, Taunton, Yeovil lake district To buy the actual antique

To buy the actual antique map would cost you more than £50

The map shows the Roman Empire at its largest

This old map of Bristol in 1750 is another masterpiece created by John Rocque

I also have this same map in its monochrome copperplate form

The full map consists of 24 sheets and was almost 4 metres wide by 2 metres tall

Old Map of Somerset in 1665 by Joan Blaeu - Bath, Bristol, Portishead, Weston-super-Mare, Taunton, Yeovil lake district To buy the actual antiqueThis is an exceedingly rare, old full colour map of Somerset created by master mapmaker Joan Blaeu from his workshop in Amsterdam and originally published in this Theatrum Orbis Terrarum Sive Atlas Novus in 1665. 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 looks