Old Map of Essex in 1844 by Samuel Lewis - Chelmsford, Colchester, Maldon Size:A0 (84x119cm) - UNFRAMED The detailed street grid reveals

The detailed street grid reveals a developing capital along the banks of the Colorado River

once briefly considered the county town in its own right

birthplace of Sir Francis Drake

and Venetian fortifications

the first detailed land survey carried out on a national scale anywhere in the world

Old Map of Essex in 1844 by Samuel Lewis - Chelmsford, Colchester, Maldon Size:A0 (84x119cm) - UNFRAMED The detailed street grid revealsDrawn 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