17th Century map of the County of Worcestershire, England
John Speed attributes this map of 1611 of the county of Worcestershire to Christopher Saxton. It has a town plan of Worcester with a key to sites, also a compass rose and other decoration while the left side is bordered with coats of arms and the title surrounded by decorative strapwork. Along the left hand side are the coats of arms of the families of the Earls of Worcester and in the bottom right hand corner is a depiction and description of the battle of Evesham that took place in 1265.The map features the Malvern Hills and Forests of Wyre as well as other hills, woods and rivers running through the county. John Speed, a tailor's son from Cheshire is, perhaps, the most famous of British cartographers and one of the earliest. Whilst in his 50's, aided by his patron, Sir Fulke Greville, he produced The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britain, a book of county maps to accompany a history of Great Britain
