Category Archives: Subj_Maps of London

Ogilby and Morgan’s Map

Posted on 19 Jan 2022 by adrianprockter

Above: Small scale representation of the whole map. Details easy to identify are – Lincoln’s Inn Fields on the far left (with High Holborn above them and Strand below). St Paul’s Cathedral towards the centre. Part of London Bridge is … Continue reading →

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Maps of London (Background Page)

Posted on 17 Jan 2022 by adrianprockter

Until printing presses were invented, any map or book was completely hand-produced. This meant that only one copy was made. For another copy to be made, the whole book or print had to be laboriously copied by hand. It is … Continue reading →

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Copper Engraving Map

Posted on 14 Jan 2022 by adrianprockter

Above: An overlay made by the Museum of London for an exhibition of the three Copper Engravings in the 1990s. Photocopies (in black and white) for each of the three copper engravings were overlaid onto an enlarged copy of the … Continue reading →

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Braun and Hogenberg Map

Posted on 12 Jan 2022 by adrianprockter

Above: Small version of the Braun and Hogenberg map. The Braun and Hogenberg map of London was published in a large book of maps of many of the cities around the world. The town atlas eventually became six volumes and … Continue reading →

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Agas Map or Woodcut Map of London

Posted on 10 Jan 2022 by adrianprockter

Above: A very small reproduction of the remaining map. Notice the gaps between the map sections which are due to the edges of the original wooden blocks being damaged. There are eight blocks – two small ones on the left … Continue reading →

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Rocque’s Small Scale Map – Hills of South London

Posted on 27 Jan 2020 by adrianprockter

Above: A reduced part of Rocque’s small scale map showing the hills of South London (Click image to enlarge to 1280×800). John Rocque’s small scale map of London covers almost all of Inner London as well as much of Outer … Continue reading →

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Rocque’s Small Scale Map – River Thames

Posted on 24 Jan 2020 by adrianprockter

Above: Small scale map of London (Click image to enlarge to 1280×900). John Rocque’s small scale map shows nearly all of Inner London and a large part of the Outer London Boroughs, particularly to the west. Working from the bottom … Continue reading →

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Rocque’s Small Scale Map of London

Posted on 22 Jan 2020 by adrianprockter

Above: Small scale map of London (Click image to enlarge to 1280×900). John Rocque (c1709–62), surveyor, cartographer, engraver and map-seller. He was born no later than 1709 because in that year he came to England with his parents who were … Continue reading →

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Rocque’s Large Scale Map – River Procession

Posted on 20 Jan 2020 by adrianprockter

Above: The long river procession passing Somerset House (Click image to enlarge to 1280×800). John Rocque must have been a very interesting man. We don’t know a great deal about him – apart from the obvious fact that he was … Continue reading →

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Rocque’s Large Scale Map – River Thames

Posted on 17 Jan 2020 by adrianprockter

Above: Rocque’s Large Scale Map of London (Click image to enlarge to 1710×900). When John Rocque was surveying his Large Scale Map of Central London – before it was published in 1746 – it was still possible to see open … Continue reading →

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