Dedicated to the Governor of the Bank of England

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A Plan of the City's of London, Westminster and Borough of Southwark

with the new Additional Buildings; Anno 1720.

PARKER, S.
London,
Revised by John Senex,
1720.
Double-page engraved plan, trimmed to left and right neatline.
540 by 600mm. (21.25 by 23.5 inches).
1502

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The plan is dedicated to Sir Peter Delme, a wealthy merchant who had been knighted in 1714. Delme served as Governor of the Bank of England between 1715-1717 and was made Lord Mayor of London in 1723. His name appears in an elaborate cartouche surrounded by the City's heraldic dragons, the City's regalia, together with symbols of trade, art, and justice. Below the plan is a reference table listing, churches, public buildings, parish churches within the walls, parishes part ...

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