Old Map of Montgomeryshire, Wales, 1611 by John Speed - Powys, Maldwyn, Montgomery, Newtown, Welshpool, Llanidloes arabic The Avon and Frome (or

The Avon and Frome (or Froom back then

and the country now spanned from the Baltic in the east to the Pacific in the west

The Bastille is still visible on this map - the Storming of the Bastille had occurred just a few years prior

Towards the top of the map you can see the Amazon River and it emptying out into the Atlantic in Macapa

and operated by the Post Office

Old Map of Montgomeryshire, Wales, 1611 by John Speed - Powys, Maldwyn, Montgomery, Newtown, Welshpool, Llanidloes arabic The Avon and Frome (orThis old, full colour and wonderful map shows the ancient county of Montgomeryshire, Wales (now part of Powys) as it was in 1611. It was created by John Speed and engraved by Jodocus Hondius, and originally published in Speed's "The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine". This map looks great at all sizes: 12x16 inches (31x41cm), 18x24 inches (45. 5x61cm) and 24x36 inches (61x91. 5cm), but it looks even better when printed large. I can create