Old Map of Bedfordshire 1611 by John Speed - Bedford, Luton, Dunstable, St Neots, Leighton Buzzard Size:16x20in (40x50cm) They weren't called the Channel

They weren't called the Channel Islands back in the 1600s

including parts of Bethnal Green

and parts of London that would later become Piccadilly Circus and Regents Street

It's delightful to look between the two maps and see just how much London developed in 30 years

Old Map of Bedfordshire 1611 by John Speed - Bedford, Luton, Dunstable, St Neots, Leighton Buzzard Size:16x20in (40x50cm) They weren't called the ChannelThis old, full colour and exceedingly rare map shows the ancient county of Bedfordshire in 1611. It was created by John Speed and engraved by Jodocus Hondius, and originally published in Speed's "The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine". This map looks great at all sizes: 12x16 inches (31x41cm), 18x24 inches (45. 5x61cm) and 24x36 inches (61x91. 5cm), but it looks even better when printed large. I can create beautiful, large prints of this map up