A plan for rebuilding the city of London, after the great fire in 1666 : design'd by that great architect Sr. Christopher Wren ; and approv'd by King and Parliament, but unhappily defeated by faction / J. Gwynn delin. ; E. Rooker, sculp.
Published / Created:
[London] : Publish'd October 3d. 1749, & sold by the proprietors at Palladio's Head in Long Acre, [1749 October 3]
Physical Description:
1 map ; 16 x 4 cm, on sheet 30 x 42 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Maps & Atlas (printed)
Scale:
Scale approximately 1:9,320 -- (W 0°07ʹ19ʺ--W 0°04ʹ25ʺ/N 51°31ʹ08ʺ--N 51°30ʹ21ʺ).
Notes:
Includes explanatory text at top left and right, personifications of London and the Thames with coat of arms, symbols of industry and trade, ruins and new buildings in the background at lower centre and explanation below; within ornamental frame.
Subject Terms:
Great Fire, London, England, 1666 -- Maps. | London (England) -- Maps -- Early works to 1800. | City planning -- England -- Early works to 1800. | City planning.