| Contributor |
Maitland, William, 1693?-1757. History of London, from its foundation by the Romans, to the present time. |
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Bowles, Thomas, d. 1767, engraver. |
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Bowles, John, 1701-1779, bookseller. |
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Collinson, Peter, 1694-1768, former owner. |
| Title |
A Plan of London as in Q. Elizabeths days. |
| Title |
Plan of London as in Queen Elizabeth's days |
| Publisher |
[London, England] : Sold by John Bowles at the Black Horse in Cornhill |
| Publisher |
ENG. London. 1740 |
| Date |
[between 1740 and 1754?] |
| Physical Description |
1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill., map ; 38 x 58 cm |
| Notes |
Signed at foot: Thos. Bowles sculp. |
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John Bowles was at this address from 1740? to 1775, from 1754 to about 1764 as John Bowles & Son. |
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Printed area measures 36.6 x 55.9 cm. |
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Includes also: The south prospect of London as it appear'd when it lay in ruins after that dreadfull fire in 1666. |
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Library Company copy is tipped in Peter Collinson's copy of William Maitland's The history of London (London: Samuel Richardson,
1739).
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| Subject |
Great Fire, London, England, 1666 -- Pictorial works. |
| Geographic subject |
London (England) -- Pictorial works. |
| Genre |
Intaglio prints. |
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Maps -- England -- London. |
| Illustrator |
Bowles, Thomas, d. 1767, engraver. |
| Printer |
Bowles, John, 1701-1779, bookseller. |
| Provenance |
Collinson, Peter, 1694-1768, former owner. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Books & Other Texts| Rare| *U Eng Maitland (bw) 12049.F.3 |
| Accession number |
12049.F.3 |
