Old Map of Lancashire in 1611 by John Speed - Manchester, Liverpool, Preston, Blackburn, Burnley, Windermere Size:75x100 cm - UNFRAMED whose Norman castle had already

whose Norman castle had already stood for centuries by the time this map was drawn

Whether you’re a seasoned sommelier or an aspiring wine enthusiast

and the map's coverage extends to the ground around present-day Port Talbot and Barry

It makes an excellent gift for boaters

Derived from rare historical documents

Old Map of Lancashire in 1611 by John Speed - Manchester, Liverpool, Preston, Blackburn, Burnley, Windermere Size:75x100 cm - UNFRAMED whose Norman castle had alreadyAn oddity of the historic county of Lancashire is that its boundary once reached north across Morecambe Bay to take in a detached block of the Lake District, and John Speed's 1611 map, engraved in Amsterdam by Jodocus Hondius for his Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain, shows the county in exactly that older, larger form, complete with Windermere and the fells around it as part of what was then known as Lancashire over the Sands. That northern