Old Map of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly in 1829 by Greenwood & Co. - Penzance, St Ives, Plymouth, Land's End, Padstow framed Mid-Atlantic sea map the Pyramids of Egypt

the Pyramids of Egypt

highlighting major cities such as Philadelphia

rendering a county then still recovering from decades of plantation and war

this piece brings an academic yet decorative touch to kitchens

Old Map of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly in 1829 by Greenwood & Co. - Penzance, St Ives, Plymouth, Land's End, Padstow framed Mid-Atlantic sea map the Pyramids of EgyptChristopher Greenwood built his cartographic reputation not by copying earlier surveys but by sending his own teams of surveyors out across England's counties with theodolites and chains, determined to outdo even the government's own mapping efforts. Trading as Greenwood & Co. with his brother and son, he financed each county map through advance subscriptions from local gentry, a slow and expensive process that meant the Cornwall sheet did not reach