Whether appreciated for its historic value
and it's just as fitting as a Mother's Day present for an Ulster-born mum living far from home
A great choice for birthdays
ensuring new generations can marvel at an era when precise cartography was essential for commerce
like the rest of the atlas
Old Map of West Yorkshire in 1611 by John Speed - York, Bradford, Sheffield, Leeds Size:50x70cm-UNFRAMED Whether appreciated for its historicThis is a spectacular map of West Yorkshire by John Speed, published in 1611 in his monumental "The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine." Speed's Yorkshire map represents the wool trade capital of medieval England, rendered with his characteristic precision and artistry. York, the ancient capital of the North, commands a prominent position as a cathedral city of national importance. From York, the map unfolds to reveal Bradford, an emerging centre