this print serves as both an educational piece and an artistic statement
the Buckeye State has been a crucible of American enterprise and collaboration
and anyone fascinated by regional development
and lasting vibrancy
once briefly considered the county town in its own right
Old Map of Essex in 1844 by Samuel Lewis - Chelmsford, Colchester, Maldon Size:A0 (84x119cm) - UNFRAMED this print serves as bothDrawn by Samuel Lewis in 1844, this map records the county of Essex at a pivotal moment, just as the railway age was beginning to reshape the county's towns and villages. Chelmsford, the county town, sits at the centre of the sheet, with the ancient town of Colchester, recorded as Britain's oldest town, marked to the east, and the market towns of Saffron Walden, Maldon and the port of Harwich shown across the rest of the county. One of the most