Wenceslaus Hollar's plan of "London before the fire in 1666" extends from Westminster eastwards to Stepney and from St George's Fields in the south up to Clerkenwell in the north. The central city is packed with buildings that would soon be destroyed in the Great Fire, as shown on many of Hollar's other maps, plans and views. Here they all remain intact and many are identified by either the alphabetical key on the left (a-z) or the numerical key on the right (1-45). The pr...
Wenceslaus Hollar's plan of "London before the fire in 1666" extends from Westminster eastwards to Stepney and from St George's Fields in the south up to Clerkenwell in the north. The central city is packed with buildings that would soon be destroyed in the Great Fire, as shown on many of Hollar's other maps, plans and views. Here they all remain intact and many are identified by either the alphabetical key on the left (a-z) or the numerical key on the right (1-45). The present example is the fourth state, which was included as an illustration in Blome's 'Britannia' (1673) and is bordered by sixteen coats of arms of the City companies, which were not etched by Hollar. Interestingly, it has also been re-titled in French.
“Whoso committe themselves unto the huge, and mayne Ocean, in a small vessell, may sooner expect to be swallowed in that vastity of waters, through the rage and furie of the Sea, then [sic] hope to gaine the desired, and intended haven” (Lok)
1 × £40,000
Speed’s map of Persia
1 × £1,800
De Jode’s map of South America in original colour
1 × £15,000
One of only a few maps of the period created from first-hand knowledge
1 × £13,000
Collier’s Plan of Windsor and Eton College
1 × £7,500
South America
1 × £1,500
De Jode’s map of South America
1 × £12,000
Speed’s map of Greece
1 × £700
Precipitous prospectus for Lewis and Clark’s monumental work,… a whole seven years before it was finally published
1 × £2,500
Du vin, Monseigneur?
1 × £2,000
The Pacific coast of North and South America
1 × £3,000
Speed’s map of Persia 
De Jode’s map of South America in original colour 
One of only a few maps of the period created from first-hand knowledge 
Collier’s Plan of Windsor and Eton College 
South America 
De Jode’s map of South America 
Speed’s map of Greece 
Precipitous prospectus for Lewis and Clark’s monumental work,… a whole seven years before it was finally published 
Du vin, Monseigneur? 
The Pacific coast of North and South America 
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