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A Plan of the City's of London, Westminster and Borough of Southwark, with the new Additional Buildings Anno, 1720.: P.14787-R

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

A Plan of the City's of London, Westminster and Borough of Southwark, with the new Additional Buildings Anno, 1720.

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Weller, Edward
Publisher: Cassell, Petter & Galpin
Draughtsman: Parker, S.; Senex, John (After)

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Description

A lithographic reproduction after John Senex and S. Parker's 1720 plan of London, published c.1880 as part 68 of Cassell's _Old & New London_. The original, engraved plan was published in, _A New General Atlas Containing A Geographical And Historical Account Of The World_ in 1721. The title is printed across top of the map: 'A PLAN of the CITY'S of LONDON WESTMINSTER and Borough of SOUTHWARK with the new Additional Buildings Anno, 1720.'. At upper left is a dedication within a cartouche with the City arms and insignia, pennants and cornucopia: 'A New Map of / LONDON / Most humbly Inscrib'd to the Rt. Wor / shipfull Sr. [Sir] Peter Delme, Kt. [Knight] & Aldermn. [Alderman] / of London. 1720. / Revised by Jno [John] Senex.'. The plan shows the layout of streets to the north, south, east and west of the River Thames, with public squares, churches, buildings and street-names marked. A numbered list of churches and public buildings in Westminster, London and Southwark are presented in tabulated form across the lower quarter of the map. The original engraver's name at lower right of the image: 'S. Parker Delin et Sculpt'. The printmaker's name along the lower edge of the sheet at the far left: 'E. Weller, Litho, Red Lion Square'. Publication details along the lower edge at the centre: 'PUBLISHED WITH PART 68 OF CASSELL'S OLD & NEW LONDON.'. Publisher name given along the lower edge at lower right: 'PUBLISHED BY CASSELL, PETTER & GALPIN, LA BELLE SAUVAGE YARD, LUDGATE HILL, LONDON, E.C.'.

Legal notes

Given by E. Evelyn Barron, 1938-07-20

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1938-07-20) by Barron, E. Evelyn

Dating

19th Century
Production date: circa AD 1880

Note

Height 534mm x width 705mm

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Lithography

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.14787-R
Primary reference Number: 225389
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Audit data

Created: Wednesday 5 September 2018 Updated: Monday 15 January 2024 Last processed: Monday 15 January 2024

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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