Old World Map, 1700 - Rare Monochrome Antique Atlas Map, Vintage Wall Art by Paolo Petrini Size:12x16in (30x40cm) Inset in the bottom left

Inset in the bottom left is a map of the Florida Keys

Big cities

This map shows the historic South Eastern District of London

which areas have fallen from higher to lower wealth levels

but just about legible

Old World Map, 1700 - Rare Monochrome Antique Atlas Map, Vintage Wall Art by Paolo Petrini Size:12x16in (30x40cm) Inset in the bottom leftThis is probably the rarest antique atlas world map that has ever been published. Created around 1700 by Paolo Petrini in Naples, Italy, there are almost no copies of this map still in circulation. To buy the actual antique map would cost you more than 50,000. This variant is even rarer than the handcoloured version. Back in the 1700s, our understanding of the world wasn't quite what it is today. California is an island! There's still no Antarctica