Old Map of Germany by John Speed, 1627 - Holy Roman Empire, German Empire - Austria, Czechia, Poland, Switzerland Size:12x16in (30x40cm) Eventually you will see the

Eventually you will see the outline of Earth's continents swim into focus

but you can see that the west coast of the US was still connected to Asia - and

There's a lovely and highly detailed engraving of Chichester Cathedral in the bottom right corner

The network was originally owned by the state

Old Map of Germany by John Speed, 1627 - Holy Roman Empire, German Empire - Austria, Czechia, Poland, Switzerland Size:12x16in (30x40cm) Eventually you will see theThis old and exceedingly rare map shows the German Empire, also known as the Holy Roman Empire, as it was in the early 1600s. At the time, the Empire included Austria and parts of Poland and Czechia. Just beyond its borders and shown on this map are the Netherlands, Switzerland, and parts of Italy, Poland, Czechia, etc. Created by one of Britain's most famed mapmakers, John Speed, the map was originally published in the twin atlases "The Theatre of