1738 Maitland Map of London -- A View of London about
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This is a lovely map showing London in the Elizabethian era from Westminster to the Tower around 1558. Only London Bridge crosses the River Thames from Southwark, which shows some development; including bear baiting and bull baiting pits. Also seen are early iterations of the crossroads of Charing Cross, the City Wall up north, medieval gates, St. Paul?s Cathedral (before the 1666 fire) and the windmills of Finsbury Field, etc. Numerous boats including fishing boats can be seen in the Thames, overlooked by large cannons of the Tower of London. The index on the bottom lists 95 additional unlabeled locations, referenced by numbers and letters. The caption below the index notes that this is a reduced version of the map in ?a large print in the collection of Sr. Hans Sloane,? successor to Sir Isaac Newton as President of the Royal Society. Published as the frontispiece to Maitland's History of London in 1739.
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Very Good. On laid paper. Margins extended by attaching the plans to matting paper. Slight toning and staining. Slight loss of text on the very bottom. Issued folds. Uncolored.
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1738 Maitland Map of London -- A View of London about
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