Old Map of Galloway in 1665 by Joan Blaeu - Dumfries, Glenluce, Wigtown, Whithorn, Drummore john rocque which was a smaller city

which was a smaller city than it is today - you can see that much of Southwark

and parts of Italy

the Jaffa Gate

The rest of London was mostly villages and towns surrounded by arable land - as you can see here

Old Map of Galloway in 1665 by Joan Blaeu - Dumfries, Glenluce, Wigtown, Whithorn, Drummore john rocque which was a smaller cityThis exceedingly rare, old full colour map of Galloway in Scotland and part of the county of Dumfries & Galloway was created by master mapmaker Joan Blaeu from his workshop in Amsterdam and originally published in 1665 as part of his Theatrum Orbis Terrarum Sive Atlas Novus. Originally handcoloured almost 400 years ago, this is one of the finest examples of this map that I've ever seen. Some of the locations on this map include: Dumfries, Glenluce,