Old Map of Essex, 1844 by Samuel Lewis - Great Eastern Railway, ECR, Chelmsford, Colchester Size:12x16in (30x40cm) originally created by Italian mapmaker

originally created by Italian mapmaker Monte Urbano in 1587 in Milan

One of my favourites is this ancient one of Ireland from the 1600s by John Speed

and then of course all of Downtown Chicago and its high-rise buildings including City Hall

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Old Map of Essex, 1844 by Samuel Lewis - Great Eastern Railway, ECR, Chelmsford, Colchester Size:12x16in (30x40cm) originally created by Italian mapmakerThis wonderful old map of Essex was originally published in 1844. It was created by Samuel Lewis. A beautiful map of Essex in 1844, located northeast of London and north of the River Thames. Today, Southend On Sea is not yet on this map, as it wasn't until 1892 that it was formed as a municipal borough. You can also see the Eastern Counties Railway (now known as Great Eastern Railway) that slices across the county, which greatly helped the development