Old Map of Suffolk in 1611 by John Speed - Ipswich, Lowestoft, Bury St Edmunds
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This is a beautiful and detailed map of Suffolk by John Speed from his 1611 atlas "The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine." Suffolk is a county of Eastern England with ancient roots — a land of medieval wool wealth, river valleys, and productive farmland, captured here with the precision that made Speed's county maps the standard of English cartography.
Ipswich, Suffolk's county town and one of East Anglia's great medieval ports, sits prominently on the River Orwell. Lowestoft appears on the eastern coast as an established fishing port, and Bury St Edmunds, one of England's most important pilgrimage destinations, features prominently in the western portion with its abbey and shrine. Haverhill, Sudbury, and Stowmarket are marked as significant market towns, alongside smaller settlements like Eye, Saxmundham, Southwold, and Aldeburgh, and the River Orwell and River Deben winding through the composition.
A wonderful birthday, Christmas, Father's Day or housewarming gift for Suffolk residents, East Anglian history enthusiasts, or genealogists tracing East Anglian roots.
