How did the Murillo map get to the same castle where Harry Potter had his first flying lessons?
History accounts say when the British forces invaded the country in 1762, they confiscated from churches copper plates which enabled them to print Spanish maps when they were back in London. The copper plates were used to print copies of the Murillo Velarde map which were sold to public libraries and cartographic collectors, one of them the Duke of Northumberland, who owns Alnwick Castle.
In April 2012, a devastating flood hit Northumberland County and the current duke, George Algernon Percy, decided to auction off 80 of the family’s heirlooms, which included the Murillo Velarde map, to finance the rehabilitation of his estate and the surrounding areas.
And as they say, the rest is history.
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