A Plan of the City and Environs of London, as fortified by Order of Parliament., in the Years 1642-1643.

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• PUBLISHER: Published by Walter Harrison.

• MEDIUM: Copper plate engraving,

  DATE: 1776

• EDITION SIZE: Image size 7 1/4 x 12 1/4" (18.3 x 31.1 cm) plus upper and lower title and margins.

• DESCRIPTION: The construction of the fortifications that would become known as the 'Lines of Communication' was first directed on the 10th August 1642. However, according to historian Simon Marsh, it was not until 24th October, in the aftermath of the Battle of Edgehill, that the City of London's Militia Committee ordered that "ramparts and trenches" be constructed around the City of London and its suburbs.<br><br> A numbered key identifies 23 positions.<br><br> This map was issued by Walter Harrison for Harrison's History of London. Printed for J. Cooke, London.

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• CONDITION: Good condition. B/W

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