Old Map of Cornwall in 1611 by John Speed - Falmouth, Redruth, St Austell, Truro, Penzance

This is a striking and detailed map of Cornwall from John Speed's 1611 atlas "The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine." Cornwall is England's most distinctive county, a Cornish-speaking Celtic land extending into the Atlantic, and Speed's map captures why Cornwall has always been experienced as a world apart.

Truro appears as the county town, positioned centrally. The north Cornish coast is marked with dramatic cliff-line geography around Tintagel, Padstow, and Bodmin, while the south coast shows fishing ports including Fowey, Falmouth, and Penzance, with St Ives on the north coast. The Tamar River forms the ancient border with Devon, Bodmin Moor dominates the interior, and smaller settlements like Liskeard, Launceston, Redruth, and Helston reveal the dispersed pattern of rural Cornwall, alongside the tin mining regions that gave the county its medieval wealth.

Excellent as a birthday, Christmas, Father's Day or housewarming gift for anyone with Cornish heritage or an interest in Cornwall's maritime history.