Old Map of Oxfordshire, 1611 by John Speed - Oxford, Banbury, Abingdon, Bicester Connaught In the top left corner

In the top left corner is a detailed engraving of Warwick

this map was used by the British army to invade and capture New York and New Jersey in 1776 and 1777 at the start of the revolutionary war

just about every town north of the river in London

What we have here is the second ever printed world map

Old Map of Oxfordshire, 1611 by John Speed - Oxford, Banbury, Abingdon, Bicester Connaught In the top left cornerThis old, full colour and wonderful map shows the ancient county of Oxfordshire as it was 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". The detailed engraving shows some of the university colleges that already existed in 1611, such as New College, All Souls, Queens, Magdalen, Trinity and Corpus Christi. Their coats of arms also adorn the left