Old Map of County Durham, 1665 by Joan Blaeu - Darlington, Stockton-on-Tees, Sunderland, Hartlepool, Newcastle, Gateshead Size:20x28in (50x70cm) the Philippines

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scudding pink clouds and a few Douglas DC-4 airplanes (or perhaps the Lockheed Constellation

Take a close look and you can spot Pembroke

This is one of the earliest

Old Map of County Durham, 1665 by Joan Blaeu - Darlington, Stockton-on-Tees, Sunderland, Hartlepool, Newcastle, Gateshead Size:20x28in (50x70cm) the PhilippinesThis is an exceedingly rare, old full colour map of the ancient county of Durham (then the Bishopric of Durham) created by master mapmaker Joan Blaeu from his workshop in Amsterdam and originally published in this Theatrum Orbis Terrarum Sive Atlas Novus in 1665. Originally handcoloured almost 400 years ago, this is one of the finest examples of this map that I've ever seen. This map looks great at all sizes: 12x16 inches (31x41cm), 18x24 inches (45.