Old Map of Lincolnshire in 1611 by John Speed - Lincoln, Grimsby, Grantham, Boston western hemisphere At the top of the

At the top of the map is the phrase

Ipswich was fairly well-developed - you might even recognise some of the streets from central Ipswich

but south of the river in Southwark

This old map was hand coloured almost 450 years ago and

Today we would call these areas the suburbs of London - but back then

Old Map of Lincolnshire in 1611 by John Speed - Lincoln, Grimsby, Grantham, Boston western hemisphere At the top of theThis old, full colour and exceedingly rare map shows the ancient county of Lincolnshire as it was in 1611. It was created by John Speed and engraved by Jodocus Hondius, and originally published in Speed's "The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine". This map looks great at all sizes: 12x16 inches (31x41cm), 18x24 inches (45. 5x61cm) and 24x36 inches (61x91. 5cm), but it looks even better when printed large. I can create beautiful, large prints of