Old Map of British Isles by Abraham Ortelius, 1595 - England, Ireland, Wales, Scotland - Britannia, Hibernia old colour map Here's a delightful and unusual

Here's a delightful and unusual vintage map of the London Underground E

This is the first printed map of southeast England

The ideal size is 16x20 inches (40x50cm) or larger

The colours show the height of the land - the dark blues are the low-lying areas

Old Map of British Isles by Abraham Ortelius, 1595 - England, Ireland, Wales, Scotland - Britannia, Hibernia old colour map Here's a delightful and unusualThis is a very fine example of the very first atlas map of the British Isles by Dutch cartographer Abraham Ortelius in 1595. This map was originally handcoloured more than 425 years ago and has been lovingly restored by The Unique Maps Co. Curiously oriented to the west, with Great Britain laying horizontally in a way that you've probably never seen before, this is one of the finest and rarest old maps of what would eventually become the British