| Title: |
A Collection of Early Maps of London 1553 - 1667 |
| Author: |
Braun and Hogenberg, Agas, Hollar, Leake |
| First Published: |
1553 - 1667 |
| ISBN: |
0 903541 41 6 |
| Description: |
This volume contains facsimiles of the most important printed maps of London published before 1667. With the exception of the Braun and Hogenberg's map, all are exceedingly rare. Two of the maps are incomplete, the so-called 'Copperplate Map' of c. 1553-9 and the 'Great Map' of London by Wenceslaus Holler c. 1658 but both are of such significance in the cartographic history of London that they could hardly be omitted from this collection. The collection contains an illustrated introduction and bibliography on three sheets by John Fisher, Assistant Keeper of Prints and Maps at the Guildhall Library.
The maps included in this collection are:
- The Copperplate Map, 1553-9, at a scale of 25 inches up to 34 inches to the mile (varies) on two sheets
- Braun and Hogenberg's map, 1572, at a scale of 6 1/2 inches to a mile on one sheet
- The 'Agas' Map, c. 1562, at a scale of 28 inches to the mile on 7 sheets
- Hollar's 'Great Map of London', c.1658, at a scale of 21 inches to the mile on one sheet
- Leake's Survey of the Post-Fire City, 1667, at a scale of 17 1/2 inches to the mile on two sheets
Published in association with Guildhall Library, London. |
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25 sheets |
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22.5" x 17.5" |
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A$84.70 inc GST (A$77 export) |
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| Title: |
A Large & Accurate Map of City of London |
| Author: |
John Ogilby & William Morgan |
| First Published: |
1676 |
| ISBN: |
0 903541 22 X |
| Description: |
In 1666, London was almost twice the size it had been at the moment of James I's accession, with much of the new development to the West of the City's boundaries. This left the City itself in its mainly medieval structure of a maze of streets, courtyards and alleys between the churches, almost all of them being tortuous, dark and evil-smelling. It was this structure that the Great Fire cleared away in 1666. There was a requirement to rebuild the City in such a manner as to render another Great Fire impossible. When the Corporation of London's proposals came before Charles II in Council in 1667, they were returned with orders to plot the proposed streets on a map so that the King might better be able to judge their breadth and give directions accordingly. In 1676, the Ogilby and Morgan Survey of the City of London was published. This represents very nearly the first linear ground plan or 'plot' of any British town. It was certainly the first large, multi-sheet plan of a British plan to be so delineated. This facsimile also contains an illustrated introductory text and bibliography by Ralph Hyde, Keeper of Maps and Prints at the Guildhall Library.
Published in association with Guildhall Library, London. |
| Pages: |
26 |
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22.5" x 17" |
| Scale: |
52 inches to 1 mile |
| Price: |
A$93.50 inc GST (A$85 export) |
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| Title: |
An Exact Survey of the Cities of London, Westminster and Borough of Southwark with the Country near 10 miles round 1741 - 1745 |
| Author: |
John Rocque |
| First Published: |
1746 |
| ISBN: |
0 903541 17 3 |
| Description: |
This facsimile contains a reproduction of the original proposal by John Rocque, list of subscribers, an index and key map and the map itself on 16 sheets. Introduction by James Howgego, Keeper of Prints and Pictures, Guildhall Library.
Published by Harry Margary and Philimore & Co Ltd, Chichester. |
| Pages: |
24 sheets |
| Size: |
32.5" x 22.5" |
| Scale: |
26 inches to 1 mile |
| Price: |
A$161.70 inc GST (A$147 export) as loose sheets, or A$198.55 inc GST (A$180.50 export) for card bound |
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| Title: |
Index of the Plan of the Cities of London and Westminster and Borough of Southwark |
| Author: |
John Rocque |
| First Published: |
1748 |
| ISBN: |
0 903541 21 1 |
| Description: |
This index was published to accompany the John Roque map of London and Westminster and Borough of Southwark. It contains a preface by M. Foulkes and P. Davall, a list of the subscribers, an explanation of the index and a fold-out key map, on a sheet measuring 18" x 11". As would be expected, it gives the map references for the features on the map, from the large streets to the smaller alleys, from important public buildings to the smaller public houses and inns, churches, Livery Halls, lanes, ditches, walls and yards, to name but a few of the items listed.
Published by Harry Margary and Philimore & Co Ltd, Chichester. |
| Pages: |
64 pages |
| Size: |
11.5" x 8.9" |
| Scale: |
26 inches to 1 mile |
| Price: |
A$36.30 inc GST (A$33 export) |
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| Title: |
Key Map of London |
| Author: |
John Rocque |
| First Published: |
1746 |
| ISBN: |
0 903541 16 5 |
| Description: |
This most attractive map was originally published with the Exact Survey of the Cities of London, Westminster and Borough of Southwark with the Country near 10 miles round 1741 - 1745, details of which see above. |
| Pages: |
1 sheet |
| Size: |
22" x 35" |
| Scale: |
5.5 inches to 1 mile |
| Price: |
A$46.20 inc GST (A$42 export) |
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| Title: |
Stanford's Library Map of London and its Suburbs |
| Author: |
Edward Stanford |
| First Published: |
1862 |
| ISBN: |
0 903541 33 5 |
| Description: |
The 1850's had seen a growth in the demand for universal knowledge and with it the establishment of a free public library system. Publishers were not slow to grasp the implications of the 'Public Libraries Act, 1850' and books designed with the public library user specifically in mind soon began to make their appearance. Edward Stanford embarked on an ambitious cartographic project: a series of large copper-engraved wall maps of the continents which he called Stanford's Library Maps. The London map of this series was published in 1862 at a scale of 6 inches to the mile. This facsimile contains an illustrated introductory text and bibliography by Ralph Hyde, Keeper of Maps and Prints at the Guildhall Library on three sheets.
Published in association with Guildhall Library, London. |
| Pages: |
28 sheets |
| Size: |
15" x 18" |
| Scale: |
6 inches to 1 mile |
| Price: |
A$46.20 inc GST (A$42 export) |
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