Old Map of Derbyshire in 1611 by John Speed - Derby, Chesterfield, Buxton Size:18x24 inch - UNFRAMED and the plate was engraved

and the plate was engraved in Amsterdam by Jodocus Hondius

the market town of Peterborough and the port town of Wisbech on the edge of the Wash

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Old Map of Derbyshire in 1611 by John Speed - Derby, Chesterfield, Buxton Size:18x24 inch - UNFRAMED and the plate was engravedThis monochrome reproduction is based on John Speed's 1611 map of Derbyshire, engraved by Jodocus Hondius and originally published in Speed's county by county atlas, The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine. Presented here in classic black and white rather than the original hand tinted colour, it lets the fine linework of the hills, rivers, and lettering take centre stage. The map covers Derbyshire as it stood in the early seventeenth century, well