Old Map of Holland and Utrecht, 1595 by Abraham Ortelius - Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Hague, Utrecht canterbury Watford and St Albans

Watford and St Albans

London is in the top left of the map

now the Glasgow Botanic Gardens

this ancient county has been split up into Warwickshire

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Old Map of Holland and Utrecht, 1595 by Abraham Ortelius - Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Hague, Utrecht canterbury Watford and St AlbansThis is a very fine example of one of the first printed maps of Holland and Utrecht, published by Dutch mapmaker Abraham Ortelius in his 1595 edition of the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum the most important collection of world maps of the 16th century. This map was originally handcoloured almost exactly 450 years ago and has been lovingly restored by The Unique Maps Co. Back in 1595, our understanding of Holland and the Netherlands wasn't quite as accurate