The Map

Full Title:	A Plan Of The Cities Of London And Westminster, And Borough Of Southwark, With The New Buildings 1767
Publisher:	Anonymous
Date:	1767
Size:	54cm x 32cm (21" X 12¾")
Scale:	4¼" : 1 statute mile
Extent:	New River Head - Shadwell - Newington Butts - Hide Park.
Description:	Folding plan on 18th century paper. Hand coloured. Title set in top margin.

This 1767 London plan came from an American collector, who had erroneously attributed it to John Pine (1690-1756). It is cited in Howgego (No. 144) as Anonymous, and was most likely published in The Gentleman's Magazine (first published in 1731 by Edward Cave), The Universal Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure (first published 1740), or similar publication.

The plan is split at the folds and has been repaired with archival tape.

Image Sizes and Download Times

The scans of this plan were originally loosley based on the folded sections, however these did not work well for display on this site. The sectioning of the map displayed here differs from the original folds, which is apparant as the folds can clearly be seen in the body of the images.

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