Thomas More's London (black and white version) Woodside

Thomas More's London (black and white version) WoodsideThis detailed illustration shows an aerial view of London as it might have looked during the lifetime of Sir Thomas More (1478 1535), the humanist writer, statesman and latter day Catholic saint who served at the court of the Tudor king Henry VIII. Originally drawn using a fine line pen on smooth board, the composition is based on the famous view of London from Braun and Hogenberg's Civitates Orbis Terrarum (1617). A number of important locations

and Gibraltar

The border draws inspiration from Morris’s iconic wallpaper and textile patterns

His route took him through cities like Valladolid

Los principales monumentos y lugares de interés señalados en el mapa con círculos numerados y enumerados alfanuméricamente a un lado

the border decoration is inspired by the Victorian railway station architecture prevalent in the borough

un distrito de Valencia en España y el centro histórico de la ciudad

The Torres de Serranos (Serranos Towers) is a famous icon of the city of Valencia in Spain and is one of two surviving medieval city gates that once formed part of the city's defences

The coat of arms at the top left of the image is the official arms of the borough and the smaller four shields reference heraldic symbols found on the coats of arms of Hampstead

which became part of the modern-day borough of Haringey in 1965

All local railway stations and tram stops are marked

Lower Morden

This special limited edition version of my Antique-Style Map of Europe is a digitally design inspired by 19th-century antique map prints