Old Map of Scotland, Shetland Isles and Orkney in 1654 by Joan Blaeu from the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum Sive Atlas Novus Size:20x28in (50x70cm) This map was originally dissected

This map was originally dissected into 12 regions

Regents Park

Dotted across the maps are also cute observations

The next 100 years would see London (and the British Empire) dramatically expand

featuring Hyde Park

Old Map of Scotland, Shetland Isles and Orkney in 1654 by Joan Blaeu from the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum Sive Atlas Novus Size:20x28in (50x70cm) This map was originally dissectedThis is an exceedingly rare, old full colour map of Scotland, including the Shetland Islands and Orkney, created by master mapmaker Jean Blaeu from his workshop in Amsterdam and originally published in this Theatrum Orbis Terrarum Sive Atlas Novus in 1654. This old map is essentially two panels: Scotland on the left and Shetland Isles and Orkney on the right. Back in medieval times Latin was the language of maps, and Scotia Regnum was the medieval