Looking down the Incline Plane where the Shropshire Canal met the Wombridge Canal in Donnington Wood

Looking up towards the Cockshutt from where the Shropshire Canal once came

From Howard Williams's 'A Tour of the East Shropshire Canals' - 1962

Joining in with #gritsaltbinmonday & #mapsonmonday - sitting proud on the upper reaches of the Wrockwardine Wood Incline Plane of the (once) Shropshire (tub-boat) Canal

The picture shows two elaborate decorations for the John Speed map of Cheshire made in 1610. The drawings show two angels holding small banners and spinning a globe.

Speed Map of Cheshire, 1610 (Angels)
The cartouche and illustrations on this 17thC map are very well executed, the elaborate decorations suit the #map really well. Download the whole map for FREE from our website: tinyurl.com/y7upvd2y
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