Old Map of Worcestershire in 1611 by John Speed - Worcester, Bromsgrove, Kidderminster, Malvern, Droitwich Size:24x32 inch - UNFRAMED anthropology

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it adds a refined and intelligent presence

The map’s pastel color palette

and cultural landmarks that once symbolized hope

Old Map of Worcestershire in 1611 by John Speed - Worcester, Bromsgrove, Kidderminster, Malvern, Droitwich Size:24x32 inch - UNFRAMED anthropologyWorcestershire was among the English counties John Speed surveyed for The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine, published in 1611 and engraved, like the rest of the atlas, by Jodocus Hondius in Amsterdam. It arrived at a moment when county mapping in England was maturing quickly, building on the pioneering work of Christopher Saxton a generation earlier but adding the decorative town plans, historical notes, and heraldic detail that became Speed's