The wards of Coleman Street and Bassishaw at the end of the 17th century

A detailed plan of the wards of Coleman Street and Bassishaw, showing the area around Moorgate in the City of London. The old London Wall runs across the map, with Moorgate in the centre, Moorfields at the top, next to Bethlehem Hospital. A 60-point key references various place names. The map was engraved by Richard Blome c.1695 but not published until 1720, with his name removed from the title. In 1695 William III granted Blome a privilege to publish 'A Survey or description of the citties of London and Westminstr'. Although the British Library holds examples of his maps with Blome's name, none were published until John's Strype's 'A Survey of the Cities of London and Westminster', a continuation of 'Stow's Survey'. This example comes from the first edition, with no apparent attempt to update Blome's mapping.