The city of London, in the time of the Saxons (about the year 1000), April 25th, 1817
- Title(s):
- The city of London, in the time of the Saxons (about the year 1000) [cartographic material] : compiled from the most authentic documents.
- Published/Created:
- London : Published ... by J. & E. Wallis, 42, Skinner Street, April 25th, 1817.
- Physical Description:
- 1 map ; 40 x 53 cm
- Holdings:
- Rare Books and ManuscriptsFolio A 2018 15Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection[Request]
- Copyright Status:
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Full Orbis Record:
- http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/13595666
- Classification:
- Maps & Atlas (printed)
- Scale:
- Scale not given
- Notes:
- Abbey, J.R. Life in England in aquatint and lithography, 1770-1860, 565
BAC: British Art Center copy is hand-colored and mounted on linen. Bound with two additional aerial views: Banks, John Henry. A panoramic view of London. London: Edward Wallis, [1845] -- London and Westminster in the reign of Queen Elizabeth anno dom. 1563. London: J. Wallis, 1789.
Map of London in the reign of the Saxon King Ethelred II, with the history of Roman and Saxon London written in a panel below the plan. The map shows the Roman wall still standing, but the street plan suggests that, compared to the Roman period, the built-up area occupied a much smaller part of the walled city and that the population was in rapid decline. - Subject Terms:
- London (England) -- History -- To 1500 -- Maps.London (England) -- Maps.Romans -- England -- London -- Maps.
- Form/Genre:
- Aerial views -- England -- London.
Maps -- England -- London.
Etchings -- Hand-colored -- 1817. - Export:
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