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Creator:
Rocque, John, -1762
Title(s):
A plan of the cities of London and Westminster, the borough of Southwark, and the contiguous buildings : with all the new roads that have been made on account of Westminster Bridge, and the new buildings and alterations to the present year MDCCLV / engraved from an actual survey made by John Rocque ; this plan extends from east to west near six miles, and from north to south a little more than three, and contains about 11,500 acres of ground.
Published/Created:
[London] : Published by the proprietors of the original survey, John Pine, John Tinney, and Thomas Bowles, 1755.
Physical Description:
1 map on 8 sheets ; 132 x 216 cm., sheets 67 x 54 cm.
Holdings:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Folio B G 2
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Maps & Atlas (printed)
Scale:
Scale [ca. 1:4,873].
Notes:
Map engraved by Robert Benning; lettering by Richard William Seale.
In portfolio, 69 cm.
Relief shown by hachures and land form drawings.
Subject Terms:
Bowles, Thomas -- Publisher.
London (England) -- Maps -- Early works to 1800.
London (England) -- Suburbs and environs -- Maps -- To 1800.
Pine, John -- Publisher.
Southwark (London, England) -- Maps -- Early works to 1800.
Tinney, John -- Publisher.
Westminster (London, England) -- Maps -- Early works to 1800.
Contributors:
Benning, R., engraver.
Seale, Richard William, engraver.
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