This Elizabethan tapestry map has been restored and is on display for the first time in over a century. It depicts Oxfordshire as well as a vast area stretching from Cheltenham to central London. Landmarks of the capital depicted include the old London Bridge and St Paul's Cathedral, as well as Southwark Cathedral and Lambeth Palace. Note ye olde spellings of some of the place names.
See the map at Weston Library, Oxford. Admission is free.
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