Old Map of Russia and Tartary, 1584 by Ortelius - Rare Chart of Moscow, Siberia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan herman moll Winchcombe and Winterbourne

Winchcombe and Winterbourne

landmarks and other university buildings

it's because it was built for the Festival of Britain

another option would be this amazing map of the same area by Christopher Saxton in 1576

The route mostly covers the counties of Berkshire

Old Map of Russia and Tartary, 1584 by Ortelius - Rare Chart of Moscow, Siberia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan herman moll Winchcombe and WinterbourneThis is a very fine example of one of the first printed maps of Russia and parts of Tartary (sometimes known as Tartaria) what the Europeans called the vast Central Asian land east of the Caspian Sea. It was published by Dutch mapmaker Abraham Ortelius in his 1584 edition of the Theatrum Orbis Terrarum the most important collection of world maps of the 16th century. This map was originally handcoloured almost exactly 450 years ago and has been