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[London : 1720]. A fine eighteenth century map of the adjacent wards of Coleman Street and Bassishaw in the centre of the City of London. The map runs northwards from Lothbury and Old Jewry to London Wall and what were then the Lower Walks of Moorfields - now Finsbury Circus. The modern Moorgate Street was not then built, but the route it takes parallel to Coleman Street is covered and the Gate itself is shown. Originally produced by Richard Blome in the late seventeenth century, the map remained unpublished until the present version appeared with the 1720 edition of John Stow's "Survey of London".
Copper line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 355 x 291mm (approx. 14" x 11-3/8"). Old fold, faint press crease, but in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique map. Adams 25/036. Hyde (Ward Maps) 57/2.

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[London : 1767]. An attractive eighteenth-century map of the adjacent wards of Coleman Street and Bassishaw in the centre of the City of London. The map runs northwards from Lothbury and Old Jewry to London Wall and what were then the Lower Walks of Moorfields - now Finsbury Circus. The modern Moorgate Street was not then built, but the route it takes parallel to Coleman Street is covered and the Gate itself is shown. The map (here in its earlier state, with the compass rose incorrectly orientated, etc.) is decorated with the arms of William Baker and Robert Alsop (the then aldermen), views of the churches of St. Michael Bassishaw and St. Stephen Coleman Street, etc. Originally produced for the "London Magazine" for February 1767. 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 220 x 168mm (approx. 8-3/4" x 6-5/8"). Old and slight horizontal folds, but in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique map. Hyde (Ward Maps) 59/1 and plate 12.

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[London : R. Baldwin], 1772. An attractive eighteenth-century map of the adjacent wards of Coleman Street and Bassishaw in the centre of the City of London. The map runs northwards from Lothbury and Old Jewry to London Wall and what were then the Lower Walks of Moorfields - now Finsbury Circus. The modern Moorgate Street was not then built, but the route it takes parallel to Coleman Street is covered and the Gate itself is shown. The map (here in its later state, with the compass rose correctly orientated, etc.) is decorated with views of the churches of St. Michael Bassishaw and St. Stephen Coleman Street. Originally produced for the "London Magazine" in 1767, the present (slightly revised) version of the map was utilised in John Noorthouck's part-work "A New History of London including Westminster and Southwark" (London : 1772-1773). Other maps in this series were engraved by Thomas Bowen and this would also appear to be his work.
Copper line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 229 x 169mm (approx. 9" x 6-5/8"). A few faint marks, but overall in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique map. Adams 51/007. Hyde (Ward Maps) 59/2.

£75

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[London] : 1754. A fine eighteenth century map of the adjacent wards of Coleman Street and Bassishaw in the centre of the City of London. The map runs northwards from Lothbury and Old Jewry to London Wall and what were then the Lower Walks of Moorfields - now Finsbury Circus. The modern Moorgate Street was not then built, but the route it takes parallel to Coleman Street is covered and the Gate itself is shown. The map is decorated with the arms of the then aldermen, Robert Alsop and William Baker, a rococo cartouche, and views of the churches of St. Michael Bassishaw and St. Stephen Coleman Street. Originally engraved by Benjamin Cole for the part-work edition of William Maitland's "History of London" (London : 1753-1756).
Copper line engraving on paper. Later hand colour. Engraved surface 355 x 290mm (approx. 13-3/4" x 11-1/2"). Old vertical fold, slight nick at foot, but overall in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique map. Adams 38/025. Hyde (Ward Maps) 57/2.

£200

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