Old Map of Cairo in 1572 by Georg Braun - River Nile, Giza, Egypt, Great Pyramids & Sphinx, Ottoman Empire berwickshire The Danube and Sava rivers

The Danube and Sava rivers are very clearly marked

Isle of Skye and Isle of Arran

Paddington Cemetery

Around the edge of the map are quite stunning engravings of allegory

Old Map of Cairo in 1572 by Georg Braun - River Nile, Giza, Egypt, Great Pyramids & Sphinx, Ottoman Empire berwickshire The Danube and Sava riversPublished in 1572 by Georg Braun and Frans Hogenberg, this is the oldest full, true map of Cairo. If Shakespeare ever visited Cairo, this is what it would've looked like. This map was first published in Civitates Orbis Terrarum the Cities of the World which was a cartographical masterpiece featuring 546 maps. Originally handcoloured almost 450 years ago, this is one of the finest examples of this map that I've ever seen. This map was published when