Old Monochrome Map of West Yorkshire, 1611 by John Speed - York, Bradford, Sheffield, Leeds, Huddersfield, Harrogate, Skipton india showing a few other companies

showing a few other companies (but a few are missing

but it looks even better when printed large

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Old Monochrome Map of West Yorkshire, 1611 by John Speed - York, Bradford, Sheffield, Leeds, Huddersfield, Harrogate, Skipton india showing a few other companiesThis old and wonderful map, in its original black and white monochrome shows the ancient county of the West Riding of Yorkshire 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