Old Map of Lancashire in 1611 by John Speed - Manchester, Liverpool, Furness and Windermere Kensington map including its stunning coastline

including its stunning coastline

and Fraserburgh appears on the northern coast among the fishing settlements that would later grow into major herring ports

It is reproduced at high resolution from the original 1844 plate and offered in a range of sizes

and artistic inspiration

allowing you to enjoy this stunning geological record for years to come

Old Map of Lancashire in 1611 by John Speed - Manchester, Liverpool, Furness and Windermere Kensington map including its stunning coastlineJohn Speed included this map of Lancashire in his Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine, published in 1611 and widely regarded as the first county atlas of England and Wales to combine detailed maps with descriptive text and town plans. What sets this particular sheet apart is Speed's treatment of Lancashire's detached northern district, known historically as Lancashire over the Sands, a stretch of land separated from the rest of the county by