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Bowles's New Pocket Plan of the Cities of London & Westminster: With the Borough of Southwark: Comprehending the New Buildings and other Alterations to the 1779.

  • ARTIST: Carington Bowles

  • PUBLISHER: Printed for the Proprietor Carington Bowles. No 69 is St. Paul's Church Yard, London.

  • MEDIUM: Copper plate engraving,

    DATE: 1779

  • EDITION SIZE: Segmented case map, 18 1/8 x 35" (46 x 91.2 cm).

  • DESCRIPTION: This folding guide map is extremely detailed, identifying many of the roads, parks, public buildings, churches, etc. to be found in the city. Carington Bowles regularly updated this map, making it one of the most up to date maps of London published during the period. The border of the map is marked off in miles and furlongs.

  • ADDITIONAL INFO: Retains original marble paper slip case with applied title "Bowle's New Pocket Plan of London for the year 1779."

  • CONDITION: Good condition. Original handcoloring.

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  • CATEGORIES: Maps