Maps of Islington
LONDON FERACISSIMI ANGLIAE REGNI METROPOLIS
The title of this map of London appears at the top of the plate, flanked by Tudor and city arms. A note on the history of London features at bottom left and on the Steelyard at bottom right. Illustrated figures of merchants appear at bottom centre. Published in 'Civitates Orbis Terrarum', the map is similar in detail to the 'Copperplate Map', the earliest printed map of London of which no complete copy survives. Merchant ships, cranes, mills, bull and bear baiting pits, the large tennis courts at Westminster and the stags in St. James’s are examples of London business and leisure activities. Walled gardens, elegant churches and livery halls testify to the high quality of life enjoyed by its citizens. Braun, Georg & Hogenberg, Frans
Plan of London, West.r and Southwark, w.th y.e Riv.r Thames, as they were survey.d and publisht by Authority toward y.e latter end of y.e reign of Queen Elizaabeth, or about y.e year of our Lord 1600.
This is the fourth edition of Braun &Hogenberg's map view of London. The title in cartouche at the foot of the plate replaces the figures of merchants from the earlier editions. Tudor arms feature at top right, with the city arms at top left and descriptive notes at bottom right and bottom left. Published in Hatton's 'A New View of London; or, an Ample Account of that City', the map is similar in detail to the 'Copperplate Map', the earliest printed map of London of which no complete copy survives. Merchant ships, cranes, mills, bull- and bear-baiting pits, the large tennis courts at Westminster and the stags in St. James’s are examples of London's business and leisure activities. Walled gardens, elegant churches and livery halls testify to the high quality of life enjoyed by its citizens. Braun, Georg & Hogenberg, Frans
LONDINUM Vulgo LONDON
This later edition of Braun & Hogenberg's map of London and Westminster was published in Janssen's 'Illustrorem Principumque Urbium Septentrionalium Europae'. The map's title appears in a cartouche at the foot of the plate, replacing the figures of merchants of the first edition. Tudor arms feature top right, with city arms at top left and descriptive notes to the bottom right and bottom left. The map is similar in detail to the 'Copperplate Map', the earliest printed map of London of which no complete copy survives. Merchant ships, cranes, mills, bull and bear baiting pits, the large tennis courts at Westminster and the stags in St. James’s are examples of London's business and leisure activities. Walled gardens, elegant churches and livery halls testify to the high quality of life enjoyed by its citizens. Braun, Georg & Hogenberg, Frans
A Plan of London, Westminst.r and Southwark
This is derivative of Hatton's edition of Braun & Hogenberg's map-view of London. Unusually for a map of its time, most of the buildings are represented in plan instead of pictorially. The Latin text at the foot of the plate in the original are replaced by notes, in English, on the geographic and demographic growth of the city. Braun, Georg & Hogenberg, Frans
LONDINUM FERACISSIMI ANGLIAE REGNI METROPOLIS
This derivative of Braun & Hogenberg's 1572 map of London was published in Belle Forest's 'La Cosmographie universelle de tout le monde'. The map's title features at the top of the plate, flanked by Tudor and city arms. Descriptive notes in French appear at bottom left and bottom right, with figures of merchants at bottom centre. The map is similar in detail to the 'Copperplate Map', the earliest printed map of London of which no complete copy survives. Merchant ships, cranes, mills, bull- and bear-baiting pits, the large tennis courts at Westminster and the stags in St. James’s are examples of London business and leisure activities. Walled gardens, elegant churches and livery halls testify to the high quality of life enjoyed by its citizens. Braun, Georg & Hogenberg, Frans
AUTHENTIC REMAINS AND PROBABLE SITE OF ROMAN LONDON FROM THE BEST AUTHORITIES
This engraved map of Roman London was based on archaeological discoveries of the first half of the 19th Century. The map's title and scale bar feature at bottom right, with keys to sites of archaeological discoveries (coins, urns and vases in the City of London and in Southwark) in reference tables at top right and bottom left.
Bowles's reduced new pocket plan of the cities of London
1 : 15700 Londýn (Anglie) Bowles, Carington Carington Bowles
LONDON 20
A miniature map of London and Westminster with title at the foot of the plate and areas outside the built-up area coloured green.
A MAP of LONDON, WESTMINSTER and SOUTHWARK. With ye New Buildings to ye Year 1733
This pocket map of London was published as the frontispiece to Volume I of "A Survey of the cities of London and Westminster, Borough of Southwark", by Robert Seymour. No new survey of the London area had been made between William Morgan's in 1682 and John Rocque's of 1746. The marked similarity of this map to the William Roades' 1731pocket map is testimony to this. The title of this drawing appears in a square tablet at top left, with prominent buildings shown pictorially. Robert Seymou (pseudonym of John Mottley)
A New and Exact Plan of Ye City of London and Westminster, the Borough of Southwark, 1735
This map of London is probably based on an earlier map by William Morgan dating 1681-82. It features title in cartouche near bottom centre, rates of coaches and ferries to the right of the title and explanatory note to the left. The map is divided in squares with margins lettered for reference and key in columns at the foot of the plate. Westminster Bridge and other prominent buildings represented pictorially. Jeffreys, Thomas
London surveyed, or, a new map of the cities of London and Westminster and the boroguh of Southwark : shewing the several streets and lanes with the most of the alleys & thorough fairs with the additional new buildings to this present year 1742
1 : 5280 Bowles, John, 1701-1779 Printed for John Bowles at the Black Horse in Cornhill
A new mapp of the city of London
1 : 7900 Londýn (Anglie) Overton, Henry John Overton
A Pocket MAP of LONDON, WESTMINSTER and SOUTHWARK With the New Buildings to ye Year 1760. Not Extant in any other Map.
The title of this map appears in ornamental cartouche at top left, with fares of hackney coaches in tables at top- and middle-right. Fares of water ferries feature at bottom centre. The built-up area is stippled in the City of London itself, and hatched elsewhere, with the city boundaries outlined in colours. The map is a later edition of the map first issued by George Foster in 1739, updated to include the approaches to Westminster Bridge and the intended new bridge at Blackfriars. Sayer, Robert
A Pocket MAP of LONDON, WESTMINSTER and SOUTHWARK With ye New Buildings to ye Year 1759
This pocket map of London is reminiscent of Henry Overton's map of 1731.The title and scale bar appear at top left, fares of hackney coaches feature at top and middle right, and fares of water ferries at bottom centre. A note on distances, churches and public buildings is included at bottom right with the city boundaries outlined in colour. Robert Whity, who issued this map in 1759, added a sheet to include the development north of Oxford Street in the estate of Henry Cavendish, Duke of Newcastle, where Cavendish Square was at the centre of a new residential district being built by Edward Harley, the duke’s son-in-law. Whity, Robert
A Pocket MAP of LONDON, WESTMINSTER And SOUTHWARK With ye New Buildings to ye Year 1745
This is a later edition of a map first issued by Lyne in 1741. The title and scale bar appear at top left, with fares of hackney coaches in tables at top and middle right, fares of water ferries at bottom centre, and an advertisement for a set of the arms of the great twelve livery companies at bottom left. The map shows St. Paul's Cathedral, the Tower of London and Westminster Bridge three-dimensionally, with the built-up area stippled within the City and hatched elsewhere and with the boundaries of the City outlined in colour. Lyne, S.
A MAP of LONDON, WESTMINSTER And SOUTHWARK With ye New Buildings to ye Year 1764
This pocket map of London was published in 'A New History of London' by the Reverend George Reeves. Its title appears in a square table near top left, with built-up areas in the city stippled while other built-up areas are hatched. St. Paul's Cathedral and other prominent buildings are represented pictorially. The map is a derivative of a 1740 map showing the housing development north of Cavendish Square, which was never built.
The LONDON GUIDE, or A POCKET PLAN of the CITIES OF LONDON & WESTMINSTER and BOROUGH of SOUTHWARK with the BEW BUILDINGS, &C to the present year 1767.
The title of this map of Georgian London features along the top. Rates of hackney coaches are noted at top- and middle-right, with rates of water ferries at bottom centre. A member of the Joiners Livery Company, Carrington Bowles continued the family printing and publishing business started by his father, John, and uncle, Thomas. Bowles, Carington
A New and Accurate PLAN of the CITIES of LONDON AND WESTMINSTER, including the NEW ROADS & NEW BUILDINGS. 1765
This map shows the London, Westminster and Blackfriars bridges across the Thames, marking the many stairways down to the water necessary before the bridges were built.
WALLIS'S PLAN of the CITIES of LONDON and WESTMINSTER 1797
This is the first edition of a map published seven times over a period of 16 years. This plan has been physically trimmed resulting in the loss of some information. The scale bar and list of Hackney coach fares would have been to the bottom right. Wallis, John
Plan nouveau et correct des villes et fauxbourgs de Londres et Westminster et du bourg de Southwark
1 Plan : Kupferdruck ; 28 x 48 cm Le Rouge Georges Louis le Rouge
A pocket map of London, Westminster and Southwark
1 Plan : Kupferdruck ; 26 x 51 cm Hoole; Seale printed and sold by H. Overton and J. Hoole at the White Horse without Newgate
A New Mapp of the CITTY OF LONDON much Inlarged since the great Fire in 1666
This title of this map of Stuart London appears along the top, with the City arms depicted at top left, and a reference panel at top right. A scale bar with dividers features at bottom left, with the key to individual churches in Southwark in a banner at bottom right. Like many other contemporary plans of London, this one is derivative of Hollar's posthumously published map of1685. Overton, John
PLAN of the CITY'S of LONDON, WESTMINSTER and Borough of SOUTHWARK; with the new Additional Buildings; Anno 1720
This map appeared in "A New General Atlas Containing a Geographical and Historical Account of the World", published by Daniel Browne et al. in 1721. Its title runs along the top, with dedication to Sir Peter Delme, Knight and Alderman, in cartouche at top left. The city arms and insignia, compass rose and scale bar feature at the foot of the plate. Reference tables to places in Westminster, London and Southwark appear in panels below the plan. Parker, S.
A New and Exact PLAN of the CITIES OF LONDON & WESTMINSTER and the Borough of SOUTHWARK. With all y.e Additional New Buildings to y.e Present Year 1724
The title of this map of London appears in cartouche at middle right, with compass rose at top right, and a key to buildings at bottom right. A historical note appears at bottom centre along with a scale bar, the fares of hackney coaches and water ferries, and illustrations of oars and sculls. This map is divided into squares with numbers along borders for reference. Smith, John
The CITY GUIDE or A Pocket MAP of LONDON, WESTMINSTER And SOUTHWARK With ye New Buildings to ye Year 1742
The title of this pocket map appears in a panel at top left, with the publisher's imprint below the plan and fares of hackney coaches and water ferries in tables at top right and bottom centre. The map shows the new bridge at Westminster and represents the built-up within the city by stippling. An engraver by trade, Thomas Bowles acquired Morden & Lea's stock at the beginning of the 18th Century and started a successful publishing house whose output was almost entirely derivative. Thomas Bowles's business was separate from that of his brother John, but the two often worked together. Bowles, John & Thomas
Grundstriss der Statt LONDON wie solche vor und nach dem Brand anzuschen sampt dem Newen Model wie selbige wid rum Auffgebauwet werden solle
This is a map of London immediately after the great fire of 1666. The map was first published by the Merian Heirs of Frankfurt in 1677, appearing in the anthology "Theatri Europei". The title appears in a scroll along the top, flanked by royal and city arms. Notes on shading and an inset plan of Robert Hooke’s designs for rebuilding the city appear in another scroll at the foot of the plate. Hooke's plan is given with its own key and reference table.
PLATTE GRONDT DER STADT LONDON MET NIEUW MODEL EN HOE DIE AFGEBRANDT IS
This later edition of the Frederick de Wit's 1666 plan features minor alterations to the title and some additions on the outskirts of the city. The map's title appears along the top, with the key to parish churches (in scrolls) at top left and top right and dividers at top right. An engraving depicting the city on fire is inset at bottom right. Below the plan, a description of the fire is reported in Dutch and French. This edition of the map shows cherubs holding the reference tables and a waterman with oars leaning against the view of the city. Wit, Frederick de
The ICHNOGRAPHY of the Cities of LONDON and WESTMINSTER and the Borough of SOUTHWARK 115x
This small map was published in 'The Natural History of England' by the scientist and instrument-maker Benjamin Martin. It comprised part of the complete 'General Magazine of Arts and Science' issued between 1756 and 1761. The map's title features in a square table at top right, and represents the built-up area within the city boundaries with stippling, and other built-up areas with crosshatching. "Ichnography" means ground-plan. Owen, William
A PLAN of the CITIES of LONDON AND WESTMINSTER and BOROUGH of SOUTHWARK 1771
The reference key of this map extends along the right margin and bottom of the map, with the title is in a cartouche. This map shows proposed lines of approach towards Blackfriars Bridge, later abandoned. Andrews, J.
