One of the few Georgian maps of Hampstead
Hampstead.
London, 1814. Coloured. 450 x 420mm.
£1,500.00
Description
A rare map of Hampstead and its environs, compiled by J. & W. Newton and engraved by J. Quilley for John James Park's 'The Topography and Natural History of Hampstead, in the County of Middlesex'. The boundaries are the Edgeware Road on the left, clockwise to North End, The Spaniards Inn, Haverstock Hill and Primrose Hill. The title vignette features St John-at-Hampstead Church.
John James Park (1795-1833), a noted jurist and legal historian, was the son of Maria Hester Reynolds Park, one of the most prolific of the 18th century women composers.









