Old Map of Surrey in 1611 by John Speed - Guildford, Croydon, Richmond, Woking big ben highlight this print remains one of

this print remains one of the most celebrated works of early astronomy

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The elegance of Cassiopeia’s posture and flowing garments adds an artistic sophistication to this astronomical composition

Old Map of Surrey in 1611 by John Speed - Guildford, Croydon, Richmond, Woking big ben highlight this print remains one ofLong before Croydon, Richmond and Kingston were transferred into Greater London under the London Government Act of 1965, they belonged firmly within Surrey, and this map of the county, engraved for John Speed's 1611 Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine, shows them as Surrey towns among the others surveyed for Speed's landmark atlas. Engraved in Amsterdam by Jodocus Hondius and hand coloured in the style typical of the atlas, the sheet carries the