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A plan of the city and suburbs of London as fortified by order of Parliament in the years 1642 & 1643 [cartographic material] / G. Vertue sc. 1738.

Vertue, George, 1684-1756, printmaker.; Maitland, William, 1693?-1757. History of London from its foundation by the Romans to the present time.
1739
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Title
A plan of the city and suburbs of London as fortified by order of Parliament in the years 1642 & 1643 [cartographic material] / G. Vertue sc. 1738.
Created/published
[London] : [Printed by Samuel Richardson], [1739]
Description
1 map : hand col. engraving ; 20 x 34 cm, on sheet 25 x 39 cm
Associated name
Vertue, George, 1684-1756, printmaker.
Maitland, William, 1693?-1757. History of London from its foundation by the Romans to the present time.
Scale
Scale not given.
Material base
paper
Summary
Map of London, prominently featuring numbered fortifications. "An explanation of the several forts on the line of communication" in scrolls on each side.
Note
Plate from The history of London from its foundation by the Romans to the present time ... / by William Maitland. London : Printed by Samuel Richardson in Salisbury-Court near Fleetstreet, 1739.
Cited/described in
Adams, B. London illustrated, 1604-1851, 33 (5)
Genre/form
Prints.
Maps.
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.

Call number
MAP L85b no.14
Folger accession
206780

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