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Robert Morden, Philip Lea

Dutch Map of London

Jean Covens & Cornelis Mortier

Circa 1750

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Description

A Dutch copy of Morden and Lea's map, first published in 1690, extending from Hyde Park clockwise to Marylebone, Islington, Hackney, Stepney, Limehouse, Southwark and Lambeth, with many of the important buildings and monuments shown as elevations.

  • Robert Morden (English).
  • Philip Lea (English).
  • This Actual Survey of London, Westminster & Southwark Is humbly dedicated to ye L.d Mayor & Court of Aldermen.
  • Amsterdam: Jean Covens & Cornelis Mortier, circa 1750.
  • The map has been updated with the developments around Grosvenor Square and Cavendish Square, and Westminster Bridge, approved 1736 and opened 1750, as shown.
  • Under the map are extensive numbered tables corresponding with numbers on the map and detailing Public Offices, Wards, Halls and Companies, Markets, Inns of Court and Chancery, Prisons, Palaces, Public Buildings, Hospitals and Parishes, un-updated.
  • Two sheets conjoined.
  • This work is presented unframed.

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Minor signs of age, wear and handling.

Dimensions

Height: 23.43 inches / 59.5 cm
Width: 38.39 inches / 97.5 cm

Language

French, English

Subject

Maps, Travel, topography and voyages, Maps and Atlases, English literature and history, World, History, British history

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