Old Map of Sussex in 1611 by John Speed - Worthing, Crawley, Brighton, Bognor, Eastbourne, Littlehampton, Horsham Size:18x24in (45.5x61cm) Chelmsford

Chelmsford

like Terra Australia

There's a lovely detailed image of Colchester as it was in 1611 in the top left corner

Even by the 1600s Ipswich was fairly well developed - you might even recognise some of the streets from central Ipswich

Old Map of Sussex in 1611 by John Speed - Worthing, Crawley, Brighton, Bognor, Eastbourne, Littlehampton, Horsham Size:18x24in (45.5x61cm) ChelmsfordThis old, monochrome and wonderful map shows the ancient county of Sussex 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 coat of arms of the Monarch of the United Kingdom appears in the top right, along with the Monarch's motto Dieu et mon droit God and my right. Many of the towns, villages and cities in Sussex are already visible