Old Map of Montgomeryshire, Wales, 1611 by John Speed - Powys, Maldwyn, Montgomery, Newtown, Welshpool, Llanidloes arabic Workington

Workington

The Avon and Frome (or Froom back then

The Bastille is still visible on this map - the Storming of the Bastille had occurred just a few years prior

Most of Europe's knowledge of Korea came from Jesuits sending letters back

Armenia and Azerbaijan

Old Map of Montgomeryshire, Wales, 1611 by John Speed - Powys, Maldwyn, Montgomery, Newtown, Welshpool, Llanidloes arabic WorkingtonThis old, full colour and wonderful map shows the ancient county of Montgomeryshire, Wales (now part of Powys) 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