Old Map of County Down in 1685 by Sir William Petty - Bangor, Donaghadee, Hillsborough Size:70x100 cm - UNFRAMED Whether featured in a traditional

Whether featured in a traditional study or as a statement piece in a modern living area

where generations of students have taken to punts on summer afternoons

scientists

this artwork beautifully reflects the Victorian-era fascination with North American fauna

Old Map of County Down in 1685 by Sir William Petty - Bangor, Donaghadee, Hillsborough Size:70x100 cm - UNFRAMED Whether featured in a traditionalThis map of County Down was originally published in 1685 by Sir William Petty, based on his Down Survey of Ireland, the first ever detailed land survey carried out on a national scale anywhere in the world. Petty, a polymath who made significant contributions across science, economics and cartography, undertook the survey to measure land in Ireland following the English Civil War, much of which had been fought on Irish soil, so that it could be