Rare plan of St. Georges Parish, Hanover Square

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This Plate of St. Georges Parish, Hanover Square.

With the Views of the Church and Chapels of Ease from the Original Survey of the late Mr Morris is most humbly Dedicated to the Right Hon.ble the Earl Lichfield & Sr Charles Tynte the Church Wardens and the rest of the Nobility and Gentlemen of the Vestry of the said Parish.

BICKHAM, G[eorge]
[London],
Published according to Act of Parliament, & Sold in May's Buildings by G. Bickham Engraver,
March the 24th, 1761.
Broadsheet engraved plan, elaborate border with seven views of the parish's churches and chapels.
545 by 470mm (21.5 by 18.5 inches).
1463

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The plan bears a great deal of rococo decoration which not only encloses much of the map, but also the seven views of the parish churches and chapels of ease. Above the plan is a view of St. George's Hanover Square; to the left views of Berkeley Chapel, Audley Street Chapel, and Chelsea Chapel, and to the right Knightsbridge Chapel, Conduit Street Chapel, and Mayfair Chapel. Below is a key together with a scale-bar, the imprint, and a dedication.

St. George's Chu...

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BL Cartographic Items Maps Crace Port. 10.17.

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