Old Map of the British Isles in 1562 by George Lily - Bertelli and Lafreri Edition, England, Scotland, Ireland Size:16x20 inch - UNFRAMED Viking raiders

Viking raiders

It is a captivating decor piece that combines geography

each famed for centuries of fishing fleets

and early Spanish exploration

The fine print retains the charm of the original document while enhancing legibility

Old Map of the British Isles in 1562 by George Lily - Bertelli and Lafreri Edition, England, Scotland, Ireland Size:16x20 inch - UNFRAMED Viking raidersLong before the Ordnance Survey, and even before Christopher Saxton's county atlas, an English exile living in Rome produced one of the first reasonably accurate printed maps of the whole of Britain and Ireland. George Lily, a Catholic scholar who had left England during the Reformation, published his map of the British Isles in 1546, and it was quickly recognized on the Continent as a significant improvement over earlier, cruder depictions of the