Old Map of Lancashire, 1654 by Joan Blaeu - Manchester, Liverpool, Preston, Blackburn, Windermere Finish:Framed canvas map Compiled in the 1850s and

Compiled in the 1850s and 60s

This is a huge map - it was over 150cm wide originally - and there's a vast amount of detail

but the other continents are just about there: Europe

is 130x90cm (52x35in) or 150x100cm (59x39in)

Old Map of Lancashire, 1654 by Joan Blaeu - Manchester, Liverpool, Preston, Blackburn, Windermere Finish:Framed canvas map Compiled in the 1850s andThis is an exceedingly rare, old full colour map of Lancashire created by master mapmaker Joan Blaeu from his workshop in Amsterdam and originally published in this Theatrum Orbis Terrarum Sive Atlas Novus in 1654. Originally handcoloured almost 400 years ago, this is one of the finest examples of this map that I've ever seen. This map looks great at all sizes: 12x16 inches (31x41cm), 18x24 inches (45. 5x61cm) and 24x36 inches (61x91. 5cm), but it