A map of Elizabethan London
A View of London about the Year 1560.
London, 1738. Coloured. 310 x 475mm.
£780.00
Description
A reduced version of one of the first plans of London, incorrectly attributed to Agas. The style is much the same as Braun & Hogenberg, with the buildings shown in profile. St Paul's Cathedral is in the centre of the map, London Bridge has buildings on it, and The Globe and the Bull-Baiting Ring can be seen on the south bank of the river.
Published as the frontispiece to Maitland's 'History of London'.
Condition:
A good example.References:
HOWGEGO 8 (b).Related products
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