Old Map of Warwick - Leicester 1579, by Christopher Saxton - Birmingham, Coventry, Solihull, Nuneaton Size:A2 (420x594mm) In the bottom left is

In the bottom left is a detailed engraving of Canterbury

Whittlesey

full colour and exceedingly rare map shows two of the Channel Islands (Jersey and Guernsey)

This map was originally published on newspaper - the cheapest and most fragile type of paper

empty fields

Old Map of Warwick - Leicester 1579, by Christopher Saxton - Birmingham, Coventry, Solihull, Nuneaton Size:A2 (420x594mm) In the bottom left isCreated almost 450 years ago, this is the first ever printed map of the counties of Warwickshire and Leicestershire published by Christopher Saxton, the father of British cartography. My prints of this map are based on one of the finest examples of one of the best and rarest maps of Warwickshire and Leicester. There's an incredible level of detail on this map, with most towns, cities and even some villages in the West and East Midlands clearly