Old Map of Picardy, France by Visscher, 1690: Calais, Lille, Amiens, Reims, Scarpe-Escaut Park 36x20max70min16 Vegetation & Land Use" map

Vegetation & Land Use" map

There are some obvious omissions though - there are no bridges to Brooklyn

It was the site of the Diet of Worms

Cuneo - A city known for its fertile land and the production of wine and cheese

Rochdale (1086) - Notable for Rochdale Pioneers who started the modern Cooperative movement

Old Map of Picardy, France by Visscher, 1690: Calais, Lille, Amiens, Reims, Scarpe-Escaut Park 36x20max70min16 Vegetation & Land Use" mapImmerse yourself in the rich history of the Picardy region of France with the 'Picardia vera et inferior' map, crafted by renowned cartographer Nicolaes Visscher II in 1690. This piece, whose title translates to 'True and Lower Picardy', provides a detailed depiction of the different regions and political divisions of the time. Visscher, the grandson of Claes Janszoon Visscher, hailed from a lineage of esteemed mapmakers from the Dutch Golden Age, and