Unknown. Survey of London Westminster Southwark (c1730-1750)    

Title

Plan: “Survey of London Westminster Southwark…”

Maker

Artist/ cartographer: Unknown

Engraver: Unknown

Printer/ publisher: Jean Covens and Corneille Mortier

Material

Laid paper, ink, watercolor

Origin

Netherlands, Amsterdam

Date:

c. 1730-1750

Dimensions:

Paper- 24 5/8” X 40”

Plate- 23 ½” X 38 ½”

Image- 22 5/8” X 38 ¼”

Description:

Colored engraving showing a plan of London, Westminster and Southwark: This Actual Survey of London Westminster Southwark is Humbly Dedicated to y^e L^d Mayor & Court of Alderman  § “Plan de la Ville de Londres Westmunster Southwark Dedié aux tres Nobles Seigneurs Le Lord Maire & Counseillers de la ville [title, across top]  | Unidentified coat of arms [center top]  |  se Vendeut A Amsterdam, Chez Jean Covens et Corneille Mortier Libraires et  Marchands des Cartes [lower left]. Across the bottom of the plan are various legends including a key to the wards listed on the map, a table of parishes within the walls, and lists of hospitals, halls and companies, markets, Inns of Court, prisons, palaces and public buildings.

Source:

Purchase

Relation:

See View of London (TP.1959.021.004)

Comments:

Language:

En and Fr

Rights:

Permission to use the photograph must be obtained in writing from Tryon Palace Historic Sites & Gardens, New Bern, North Carolina. It must be accompanied by the caption” From the collection of Tryon Palace Historic Sites & Gardens, New Bern, North Carolina; North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, Division of Archive and History.”

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