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A New Map of London, Westminster, Southwark and their Suburbs
Drawn from actual Survey, for the History of London, By Sholto & Reuben Percy [pseud.].
London,
Published Octr. 1 1823 by T. Boys, 7 Ludgate Hill,
1823
Engraved plan, backed on linen, some dampstaining, date on title in manuscript.
255 by 392mm (10 by 15.5 inches).
1474
notes:
This diminutive plan was published in 'The Percy Histories...of all the Capitals of Europe, by Sholto and Reuben Percy', in 1823.
The plan was published under a pseudonym: Reuben Percy was Mr. Thomas Byerley, who was the brother of Sir John Byerley, and the first Editor of 'The Mirror'. Sholto Percy was Mr. Joseph Clinton Robertson, who died in 1852; he was the founder of the 'Mechanics' Magazine'. The name came from Percy Coffee House, in Rathbone Place, where B...
The plan was published under a pseudonym: Reuben Percy was Mr. Thomas Byerley, who was the brother of Sir John Byerley, and the first Editor of 'The Mirror'. Sholto Percy was Mr. Joseph Clinton Robertson, who died in 1852; he was the founder of the 'Mechanics' Magazine'. The name came from Percy Coffee House, in Rathbone Place, where B...
bibliography:
Howgego 294 (1).
