A New Plan of the City and Liberty of Westminster... [and]
A New Plan of the city of London and Borough of Southwark, Exhibiting all the New Streets, Roads &c. Not extant in any other Plan.
[London,
Thomas Jefferys,
c. 1772].
Two engraved companion maps, one of Westminster, and the other of the City of London and Southwark, original hand-colour in outline.
470 by 585mm (18.5 by 23 inches).
1469
notes:
These two companion plans exhibit a great deal of detailed information. Jefferys' boast that much of the information was "Not extant on any other Plan" is in many ways borne out by the numerous tables, which contain information on the Great Offices of State, such as the master of the horse and the Board of Green Cloth; the Chief Magistrates of Westminster; and, most interestingly, the Parishes in Surrey and Middlesex which were in and outside the boundaries of the Bills of ...
bibliography:
Howgego 122 (3).
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