A true and exact prospect of the famous citty of London from St. Marie overs steeple in Southwarke in its flourishing condition before the fire / designed by W. Hollar of Prage, Bohcn.
1666
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Title
A true and exact prospect of the famous citty of London from St. Marie overs steeple in Southwarke in its flourishing condition before the fire / designed by W. Hollar of Prage, Bohcn.
Created/published
[London] : [s.n.], 1666.
Description
2 sheets (versos blank) : ill. ; 26 x 38 cm (full-sheet)
Associated name
Hollar, Wenceslaus, 1607-1677, author.
Note
Entirely etched.
Consists of two detailed etchings of London; one before the fire of 1666 and another titled "Another prospect of the sayd citty taken from the same place as it appeareth now after the sad calamitie and destruction by fire, in the yeare M.DC.LXVI." The two sheets are placed side-by-side.
Signed at end: "Wenceslaus Hollar. delin. et sculp. 1666."
Consists of two detailed etchings of London; one before the fire of 1666 and another titled "Another prospect of the sayd citty taken from the same place as it appeareth now after the sad calamitie and destruction by fire, in the yeare M.DC.LXVI." The two sheets are placed side-by-side.
Signed at end: "Wenceslaus Hollar. delin. et sculp. 1666."
ESTC staff note
Verify format.
Exhibited
No. 1. Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2005. Consuming Splendor.
Cited/described in
Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (CD-ROM, 1996), H2451A
English short title catalogue (ESTC), R231016
Pennington, R. Hollar, 1015, state i
English short title catalogue (ESTC), R231016
Pennington, R. Hollar, 1015, state i
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Item Details
Call number
MAP L85c no.1