Wallis's
Plan Of
The Cities
Of
London
And Westminster
1801
The Map
| Full Title: |
Wallis's Plan of the Cities of London and Westminster
1801 |
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| Publisher: |
John Wallis, No.16 Ludgate Street |
| Date: |
January 24th 1801 |
| Size: |
89cm x 45cm (35" x 17¾") |
| Scale: |
6¼" : 1 statute mile |
| Extent: |
Pentonville - Stepney - Lambeth - Hyde Park |
| Description: |
Folding map. Slipcase in poor condition, though label
is better preserved. Hand coloured sections laid down on linen. Title on oval
at top left. Explanation of symbols, Hackney-Coach Fares and Scale at bottom right.
This map is extended East by an extra sheet 17¾" x 8¼", from Rotherhithe
to Stepney. |
An unrecorded variant of Howgego No. 214
(4), this copy does not include the additional title "The Isle Of Dogs and
the New Docks for the West India Trade" in an oval at the top left as cited
in Howgego, nor the imprint "Published
May 18th 1801 by J. Wallis".
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