Old Map of the British Isles in 1562 by George Lily - Bertelli and Lafreri Edition, England, Scotland, Ireland Size:16x20 inch - UNFRAMED Whether you’ve traced your roots

Whether you’ve traced your roots to Finland or dream of exploring polar seas under the midnight sun

Whether displayed in a Bristol townhouse or a Cotswold cottage

this 1931 piece fosters a deeper connection to global heritage

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 Whether you’ve traced your rootsLong 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