Old Map of Renfrewshire in 1665 by Joan Blaeu - Glasgow, Renfrew, Paisley, Inchinnan, Bishopton, River Clyde north london work leaving or housewarming gift

work leaving or housewarming gift for someone from Venice or someone interested in the history of the Venetian Lagoon

Around the edges of the map there are portraits of various monarchs of the time - a few of the Henrys

O'Sullivan

there's a region called Roumelia

The locations on this map include: New York Botanical Garden

Old Map of Renfrewshire in 1665 by Joan Blaeu - Glasgow, Renfrew, Paisley, Inchinnan, Bishopton, River Clyde north london work leaving or housewarming giftThis exceedingly rare, old full colour map of the county of Renfrew in Scotland was created by master mapmaker Joan Blaeu from his workshop in Amsterdam and originally published in 1665 as part of his Theatrum Orbis Terrarum Sive Atlas Novus. Originally handcoloured almost 400 years ago, this is one of the finest examples of this map that I've ever seen. Some of the locations on this map include: Renfrew, Paisley, Inchinnan, Bishopton, Govan, Houston,