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Accurater Prospect und Grundris der Königl: Gros-Britannisch Haupt und Residentz Stadt London.
Edirt von Johann Bapt. Homanns, Kayserl Geographi seel erben in Nürnberg.
Nuremberg,
[c. 1705].
Double-page engraved map, fine original full-wash colour, inset views of the Palace of Whitehall, and the Royal Exchange, prospect of London from Southwark below.
506 by 600mm (20 by 23.5 inches).
1517
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Attractive plan and prospect of London.
To the upper left of the plan is view of the Palace of Whitehall - the royal residence in the seventeenth century; to the upper right is a view of the Royal Exchange, which had been rebuilt by Edward Jarman, after the previous one had been destroyed in the Great Fire. Below left is a list of streets, churches and public buildings. The City of London is highlighted in red. Underneath the plan is a fine prospect of the city l...
To the upper left of the plan is view of the Palace of Whitehall - the royal residence in the seventeenth century; to the upper right is a view of the Royal Exchange, which had been rebuilt by Edward Jarman, after the previous one had been destroyed in the Great Fire. Below left is a list of streets, churches and public buildings. The City of London is highlighted in red. Underneath the plan is a fine prospect of the city l...
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Howgego 51b.
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