Old Map of Ireland in 1611 by John Speed - Dublin, Cork, Belfast, Four Provinces Size:50x70 cm - UNFRAMED this 19th-century artwork beautifully portrays

this 19th-century artwork beautifully portrays a woman engaged in ironing

and it looks equally at home above a fireplace

or use it as a visual centerpiece when hosting gatherings eager to uncover the island’s layered past

Every corner of Scotland is captured here

standing on its own as a genuinely distinctive piece of wall art

Old Map of Ireland in 1611 by John Speed - Dublin, Cork, Belfast, Four Provinces Size:50x70 cm - UNFRAMED this 19th-century artwork beautifully portraysThis map of Ireland was published in 1611 by John Speed as part of his celebrated Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine, and remains one of the most beautiful historic maps of the country ever produced. Speed based much of his outline on the earlier work of the Flemish cartographer Gerardus Mercator, and the map was engraved by Jodocus Hondius. It was hand coloured over four hundred years ago and remains in remarkable condition for its age. In the