Old Map of Bristol in 1588 by Braun and Hogenberg - Brightstowe, Bristol Bridge rare vintage illustrated fantasy realm Tunbridge Wells or the Kent

Tunbridge Wells or the Kent coast

and this map highlights the key channels and depths necessary for safe passage

depth contour

and a natural choice for a housewarming when a friend or relative first moves to the island

Together these names offer a rare

Old Map of Bristol in 1588 by Braun and Hogenberg - Brightstowe, Bristol Bridge rare vintage illustrated fantasy realm Tunbridge Wells or the KentThis map of Bristol was published in 1588 by Georg Braun and Frans Hogenberg, making it one of the first and rarest printed maps of the city ever produced. It first appeared in their monumental Civitates Orbis Terrarum, or Cities of the World, a cartographic masterpiece featuring 546 town plans, and shows Bristol under its older name of Brightstowe, as the city was known at the time. Bristol Bridge sits at the centre of the map, leading towards High