This wonderful old map of Shrewsbury was originally published in 1746. It was created by John Rocque.
This handcoloured plan map of Shrewsbury shows how the town looked almost 300 years ago. The most recognisable part of the town is the shape of the land surrounded by the River of Severn (the longest river in England).
During the 18th century, Shrewsbury was an important market town and had a strategic position near the border of Wales and England. It was where stagecoaches travelling from London to Holyhead often stopped (Holyhead port was where you can get a ship to Ireland). As you can see on the map, the town is in between the Welsh Bridge to the West and the English Bridge to the East (known as the Stone Bridge).
This map looks great at all sizes: 12x16in (30.5x41cm), 18x24in (45.5x61cm), 16x20in (40.5x51cm), 24x36in (61x91.5cm), 30x40in (76x101.5cm), 37x50in (94x127cm), 45x60in (114x152.5cm) and 52x70in (132x178cm), but
it looks even better when printed large.
I can create beautiful, large prints of this map up to 80in (203cm). Please get in touch if you're looking for
larger, customised or different framing options.
The model in the listing images is holding the 18x24in (45.5x61cm) version of this map.
The fifth listing image shows an example of my map personalisation service.
If you’re looking for something slightly different, another option would be this amazing map of Shropshire by John Cary in 1805.
The locations on this map include: River Severn, Stone Bridge, Shrewsbury Abbey, Welsh Bridge, Frankwell, High Street, Wyle Cop, Beeches Lane, Town Walls and Bowling Green.
Please contact me to check if a certain location, landmark or feature is shown on this map.
This would make a wonderful birthday, Christmas, Father's Day, work leaving or housewarming gift for someone interested in Shrewsbury or someone from the town of Shrewsbury.
This map is available as a giclée print on acid free archival matte paper, or you can buy it framed. The frame is a nice, simple black frame that suits most aesthetics. Please get in touch if you'd like a different frame colour or material. My frames are glazed with super-clear museum-grade acrylic (perspex/acrylite), which is significantly less reflective than glass, safer, and will always arrive in perfect condition.