Discovering London Illustrated Map

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Title: Sir Christopher Wren's Plan For Rebuilding The City Of London After The Dreadfull Conflagration In 1666 Title: Aldersgate Ward with its Divisions into Precincts and Parishes And the Liberty of St. Martins le Grand, According to a New Survey Title: The Wards of Coleman Street, and Bassishaw, Taken from the latest Survey, With Corrections and Amendments

As a print it is unequalled in the History of Wood Engraving; and is alike valuable as a Work of Art and as a Historical Record of the appearance of the Great Metropolis, seen from the Thames in 1844.Title: Plan Of Part Of The City Of Westminster, Copied From Radulphus Aggas's Map, Taken In The Reign Of Queen Elizabeth, 1578.

Title: The Circuiteer: A Series Of Distance Maps For All The Principal Towns In The United Kingdom. Invented By J. Friederichs, To Serve As A Guide For Ascertaining Cab Fares, Porterage, &c. &c. Publisher: Published by J. Friederichs, 5 Nassau Street, Soho Square and Simpkin Marshall & Co. 1862 Source: Taken from "Antiquities Of The City Of Westminster" by John Thomas Smith, 1807; containing "Sixty-Two Additional Plates To Smiths Antiquities Of Westminster" by John Thomas Smith, c1809. Another example is Wyld's New Plan of London, published by James Wyld, 1851 with the cover title Wyld's Map of London and Visitor's Guide to the Great Exhibition 1851 (SC/GL/FLM/055/1851/k1287044).Shop-by-shop street maps for Oxford Street, Bond Street, Covent Garden, Portobello Road, King’s Road, Brompton Cross, Exmouth Market, Beauchamp Place, St. Christopher’s Place and South Molton Street, Knightsbridge, Jermyn Street and Kensington The opening of the Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations at Hyde Park on 1 May 1851 saw a Summer of visitors attracted to the display of items in the Crystal Palace. As a result, many printed items were produced, some as souvenirs, some as information for visitors and some which used the exhibition as a promotional opportunity. Sharon Tuff takes a look at those held by London Metropolitan Archives. Title: A New and Accurate Plan of Billingsgate Ward, and Bridge Ward Within, Divided into Parishes from a late Survey Publisher: London. Published as the Act directs, June 29, 1809, by John Thomas Smith, No. 4, Polygon, Somers Town. Title: The Village Of Charing, &c: From Radulphus Aggas's Map, Taken In The Reign Of Queen Elizabeth, 1578.

The Circuiteer was published with a guide book to the cab fares, but the booklet is missing from this copy of the map. Notes: This map shows the "Projected New Street" north of Oxford Street running into Portland Place. This became the north end of Regent Street. Publisher: London. Published as the Act directs, December 26th, 1807, by John Thomas Smith, No. 31, Castle Street East, Oxford Street.Title: Exterior Of The Crystal Palace Erected In Hyde Park For The Exhibition Of The Industry Of All Nations. Source: The Second Report (1799) From The Select Committee Upon The Improvement Of The Port Of London 1803 Source: Taken from "Cook's Handbook To London", by Thos. Cook & Son, Ludgate Circus. Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co. Ltd. 1911 Title: Breadstreet Ward and Cordwainers Ward with their Divisions into Parishes according to a new Survey