Old Map of Bristol, 1588 by Braun - Brightstowe, Avon, St Nicholas, Newgate, Coat of Arms Size:18x24in (45x60cm) This map of Europe would

This map of Europe would make a perfect gift for someone who loves to travel or explore

created and published by Bavarian mapmaker Johann Baptist Homann - one of the most notable European mapmakers of the 18th century

a list of Steam Navigation Companies

and most of them are saying something interesting about the local area

This old pictorial map

Old Map of Bristol, 1588 by Braun - Brightstowe, Avon, St Nicholas, Newgate, Coat of Arms Size:18x24in (45x60cm) This map of Europe wouldPublished in 1588 by Georg Braun and Frans Hogenberg, this is one of the first (and rarest) printed maps of Bristol or Brightstowe as it was known then. This map was first published in Civitates Orbis Terrarum the Cities of the World which was a cartographical masterpiece featuring 546 maps. Some 450 years ago, Bristol looked very different indeed. You may struggle to identify many landmarks except for the river, castle, and perhaps a few churches and