Old Colour Map of England & Ireland in 1605 by Abraham Ortelius - History & Monarchy Family Tree - Stuarts, Tudors, Plantagenets

This is one of the oldest, full colour complete maps of England and Ireland, published in 1605 by Abraham Ortelius. There's an incredible level of detail on this map, with most towns, cities and even some villages in England and Ireland labelled on this map. This old map was hand coloured over 400 years ago and, as you can see, is still in amazing condition for a map of this age.

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 beautiful, large prints of this map up to 52x70 inches (130x180cm). Please get in touch if you're looking for larger, customised or different framing options.

The model in the listing images is holding the 20x16 inch (50x40cm) version of this map.

I also have this same map in its monochrome form. Depending on your room’s aesthetic/decor, you might prefer this version.

Most of the villages and towns are in Modern English, but some of the counties are in their old Latin form - such as Southsexia (Sussex), Cantium (Kent) and Devonia (Devon).

Ireland was rather oddly shaped back in 1605, but all of the major towns and cities are already visible - Cork, Dublin, Belfast, etc. Scotland is just about visible at the top of the map - you can see up to Edinburgh (or Edenburg!) but not much further.

And of course, Wales and all of its towns are clearly visible. You might be wondering what Brecknock is... well, it's the archaic form of Brecon!

A curious 'family tree' of monarchs adorns the right hand side, with Elizabeth I and James VI, the most recent monarchs, at the top of the tree. This tree ends roughly with the Tudor and Stuart monarchs, and goes all the way back to the Plantagenets and then William the Conqueror in 1066 - the Duke of Normandy.

This would make a wonderful birthday, Christmas, Father's Day, work leaving or housewarming gift for someone who has a keen interest in the history of England and Ireland.

This map is available as a giclée print on acid free archival matte paper, or you can buy it framed. The frame is a nice, simple black frame that suits most aesthetics. Please get in touch if you'd like a different frame colour or material. My frames are glazed with super-clear museum-grade acrylic (perspex/acrylite), which is significantly less reflective than glass, safer, and will always arrive in perfect condition.