ANTIQUE MAPS OF PORTSOKEN WARD AT
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[London : for W. Innys and J. Richardson, J. &. P. Knapton and others], 1754. A fine antique map of Portsoken Ward at the eastern edge of the City of London, taking in The Minories, Petticoat Lane, Houndsditch, Whitechapel (Aldgate High Street) and St. Botolph Aldgate. The map is decorated with a wreathed cartouche and a numbered index gives the names of over eighty of the smaller courts and alleys. Originally produced by Richard Blome in the late seventeenth century, the map remained unpublished until 1720, with the present version originally produced for the part-work edition of John Stow's "A Survey of the Cities of London and Westminster" (London :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 302 x 176mm (approx. 11-7/8" x 7"). Some very faint surface creasing, but otherwise in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique map. Adams 37/025. Hyde (Ward Maps) 92/2.

£100

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[London : R. Baldwin], 1772. A pleasant antique map of Portsoken Ward - the eastern fringe of the City of London, taking in The Minories, Petticoat Lane, Houndsditch and Whitechapel (Aldgate High Street). The map is decorated with a prospect of St. Botolph Aldgate and a delicate rococo title-piece. Originally produced for the "London Magazine" in 1771, 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 appear also to be his work.
Copper line engraving on paper. Engraved surface 171 x 224mm (approx. 6-3/4" x 8-7/8"). In very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique map. Adams 51/025. Hyde (Ward Maps) 94/2.

£60

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[London] : 1755. A fine antique map of Portsoken Ward at the eastern edge of the City of London, taking in The Minories, Petticoat Lane, Houndsditch, Whitechapel (Aldgate High Street) and St. Botolph Aldgate. The map is decorated with a handsome rococo title-piece, the arms of the then alderman (Sir William Calvert) and a compass rose. 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 369 x 228mm (approx. 14-1/2" x 9"). Some faint surface creasing and faint discolouration to lower margin, but otherwise in very good and clean state. A guaranteed genuine antique map. Adams 38/037. Hyde (Ward Maps) 93.

£100

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