Old Map of Essex in 1665 by Joan Blaeu - Colchester, Chelmsford, Basildon, Southend, North London Size:18x24 inch - UNFRAMED Whether you’re decorating a coastal

Whether you’re decorating a coastal retreat

Whether you’ve glimpsed the Azorean peaks firsthand or dream of following old shipping lanes

so that the map reads as much like a history lesson as a guide to place

This artistic map beautifully captures the state’s unique blend of history

The map’s artistry and technical precision showcase the work of a master draftsman

Old Map of Essex in 1665 by Joan Blaeu - Colchester, Chelmsford, Basildon, Southend, North London Size:18x24 inch - UNFRAMED Whether you’re decorating a coastalJoan Blaeu inherited the great Amsterdam mapmaking business founded by his father Willem and pushed it to its most spectacular expression in the Atlas Maior, a multi volume world atlas published in several editions through the 1660s that stood as the largest and most lavish atlas ever printed at the time. Its volume devoted to England and Wales reworked the county surveys originally compiled by Christopher Saxton nearly a century earlier, but re