London, Westminster & Southwark as in the Olden Times by William Newton 1855 map
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'London, Westminster and Southwark as in the Olden Times shewing the City and its Suburbs with the Churches, Monasteries and all the important Buildings as they stood in the Reign of Henry VIII before the Reformation. Accompanied by an Historical and Topographical Memoir compiled from Ancient Documents, Records & other authentic sources. By William Newton, Author of the Display of Heraldry, &c.'
A large and decorative 19th-century reconstruction of pre-Reformation London, prized for its impressive scale and ornate Tudor Revival border. The map depicts the City and its suburbs as they stood in the reign of Henry VIII, showing churches, monasteries, and principal buildings before the Dissolution. A total of 436 buildings are numbered on the plan and identified in the accompanying index. Issued by the architect-antiquary William Newton to accompany his Historical and Topographical Memoir, it is finely executed: copperplate engraving by Thomas Sherratt, with the elaborate ornamental surround designed and printed by J. R. Jobbins.
Size 122 x 146 cm | 48.0 x 57.5 inches
Date Published: October 1855
Type: Large decorative antique copper engraved city plan, dissected and laid onto linen
Author: Newton, William
Publication: London in the Olden Times
Condition: Fair |
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