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[London] : 1755. An attractive antique map of the western fringe of the City of London, running south from the lower end of Goswell Street, past Barbican (now Beech Street), along Aldersgate Street and St. Martin's le Grand, with Noble Street and Foster Lane to the east, St. Botolph Aldersgate and Little Britain to the west. The map is decorated with a baroque cartouche and the names of seventy-two smaller side-streets and alleys are given in a keyed index. Originally produced by Richard Blome in the late seventeenth century, the map remained unpublished until 1720, with the present version originally produced for the part-work edition of John Stow's "A Survey of the Cities of London and Westminster" (London : 1754-1757).
Copper line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 305 x 178mm (approx. 12" x 7"). Just a touch of tanning, but otherwise in very good state. A guaranteed genuine antique map. Adams 37/054. Hyde (Ward Maps) 1/2.

£100

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[London : 1766]. An attractive antique map of the western fringe of the City of London, running from Barbican (now Beech Street) down to Newgate, via Aldersgate Street and St. Martin's le Grand, with Noble Street and Foster Lane to the east, and Little Britain to the west. The map is decorated with a rococo title-piece, the arms of George Nelson (the then alderman), views of the churches of St. Anne & St. Agnes and St. Botolph Aldersgate, and a compass rose. Originally produced for the "London Magazine" for April 1766. Other maps in this series were engraved by Thomas Bowen and this would also appear to be his work.
Copper line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 184 x 236mm (approx. 7-1/4" x 9-1/4"). Old and slight vertical folds, but in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique map. Hyde (Ward Maps) 4/1.

£75

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[London] : 1754 [but 1772]. An attractive antique map of the western fringe of the City of London, running from Barbican (now Beech Street) down to Newgate, via Aldersgate Street and St. Martin's le Grand, with Noble Street and Foster Lane to the east, and Little Britain to the west. The map is decorated with a rococo cartouche, the arms of the then alderman (William Benn), views of the churches of St. Anne & St. Agnes and St. Botolph Aldersgate, and a compass rose. Engraved by Benjamin Cole and originally produced for the part-work edition of William Maitland's "History of London" (London : 1753-1756) - with the present impression dated to 1772.
Copper line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 242 x 377mm (approx. 9-3/8" x 14-7/8"). Two short marginal nicks, just touching the engraved surface, but in very good state. A guaranteed genuine antique map. Adams 38/010. Hyde (Ward Maps) 3.

£125

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