The A to Z of Charles II's London 1682 : London &.c. actually survey'd
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Type of record: Book
Title: The A to Z of Charles II's London 1682 : London &.c. actually survey'd
Other titles: London &.c. actually survey'd
Classmark: Bedford Collection C016
Creator(s): Morgan, William (1690)
Additional creator(s): Barber, Peter (Contributor); Hyde, Ralph (Contributor); Thompson, Sir Robert Grainger Ker (1916-) (Indexer); Saunders, Ann (1930-2019) (Editor); Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019) (Former owner); London Topographical Society (Issuing body)
Publisher: London Topographical Society
Publication city: London
Date(s): 2013
Language: English
Size and medium: vi, 152 pages
Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/731846
Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991019948689905181
Description
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Maps and politics / Peter Barber -- London actually survey'd by William Morgan, 1682 / Ralph Hyde -- The plans, The A to Z of Charles II's London -- List of decorations and lists -- The prospect or panorama -- introduction -- The index to the plans / Robert Thompson -- The index to supporters (Encouragers) / Robert Thompson.
At first sight, it seems scarcely possible that London &.c Actually Survey'd, and A large and Accurate Map of the City of London that preceded it by six yeas having been completed in December 1676, could have been the work of the same team of people. The map of the City seems the very model of merchant sobriety and scientific clarity, combining understated elegance with an almost total lack of decoration. London & .c Actually Survey'd dazzles with its flamboyant use of text as well as image which in places threaten to overwhelm the map. The difference between the two maps can only fully be understood in the context of the very different political situations prevailing at the times of their publications--Peter Barker.
Provenance
Leeds University Library copy at Bedford Collection C016: From the John Evan Bedford Library, gifted in 2019. Twenty-first-century pictorial bookplate on front pastedown: John Evan Bedford. Former reference: TM/3.
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