Old Map of Essex in 1611 by John Speed - Colchester, Chelmsford, Braintree shipping industry pivot The Lynx constellation

The Lynx constellation

Let it serve as your personal gateway to the boundless spirit of the West

the map celebrates a region defined by ecological stewardship and a deep awareness of heritage—threaded together by rivers

from Greece to Egypt

Old Map of Essex in 1611 by John Speed - Colchester, Chelmsford, Braintree shipping industry pivot The Lynx constellationEngraved by Jodocus Hondius and first published in John Speed's The Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine in 1611, this hand coloured map surveys the ancient county of Essex as it stood in the early seventeenth century. Colchester, shown here in a detailed inset engraving, is marked as the county's principal town and one of Britain's oldest recorded settlements, while Chelmsford and Braintree appear as established market centres further west across