Antique Map-LONDON-1560-VIEW-Maitland-1738

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‘A VIEW OF LONDON ABOUT THE YEAR 1560’

– A beautiful Elizabethan-era view of London, published in 1738 in Maitland’s History of London. Features a key identifying over 80 landmarks, including the City Walls, the Globe Theatre, and bull and bear baiting pits on the south bank of the Thames. Based on a large print from the collection of Hans Sloan. Two coats of arms appear in the top corners.

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Description

Medium: Copper engraving on hand-laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 50.5 x 40.5 cm (19.88 x 15.94 inch). Image size: 46 x 30 cm. (18.11 x 11.81 inch).

Condition: very good, given age. Light foxing, creasing and soiling. Original fold lines as issued. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

WILLIAM MAITLAND, LONDON 1560, ANTIQUE LONDON MAP, ELIZABETHAN LONDON, THAMES RIVER, GLOBE THEATRE, BEAR-BAITING, BULL-BAITING, CITY WALLS, HISTORIC LONDON VIEWS | MAPS-FOREIGN

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Published in Maitland’s History of London, 1738.

Reference: Howego 8b.

Biography engraver: William Maitland (c.1693-1757) was a Scottish historian and antiquarian. His History of London (1738) is a key source on the city’s development, featuring detailed maps and engravings of its past.

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Dimensions 40 × 50 × 1 cm

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