Antique Maps & Prints of London & its Environs

[Map of London] Henri Chatelain. Nouvelle Carte du Governement Civil d'Angleterre et de celuy de la Ville de Londres. Amsterdam, c.1700. 355 x 470mm. Map of London, another of England marking the Cathedral cities, with two allegorical scenes with explanations. With extensive engraved French text. CHAT0001

£225

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[Plan of London] Nicolas De Fer. Plan des Villes de Londres et de Westminster et de leurs Faubourgs avec le Bourg de Southwark. Paris, 1705. 230 x 340mm. Coloured. London, with a 113-point key, engraved by Inseln. Howgego: 44. DEFE0016

£380

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[Early Plan of London] Francesco Valegio. Londra. Padua, Lasor à Varea, 1713. 85 x 120mm, set in text. Small hole in text. Valegio's map of London, first published in Venice c.1579, this example from Lasor's "Universam Terrarum Orbis". Howgego: 4. VALE0001

£125

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[Map of London & Environs] Homann Heirs. Regionis, Quae est circa Londinium... Nuremberg, 1741. 510 x 580mm. Original body colour. Map of the commuter belt of London, extending to Maidenhead in the west, Luton, Chelmsford & Leatherhead. Under the map is a panorama of London showing from Westminster to the Tower. HOWGEGO: 88. HOMA1013

£795

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[London] Isaak Tirion. Kaart van Londen... Amsterdam, 1754. 290 x 420mm. Original colour. A map of London, showing Hammersmith, Highgate, Woolwich and Clapham, although these are all still only villages. TIRI0008

£395

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[Rare map of London] Réné Bougard. Constantinopolis; Londinium; Roma Moderna; Lima...; Amstelodamum. Le Havre, c.1760. 295 x 180mm. Original colour. Narrow margin on left, trimmed just within plate on right. An unusual collection of townplans: Istambul, London, Rome, Lima & Amsterdam. Published in the "Petit Flambeau de la Mer". BOUG0001

£98

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[Map of the Environs of London] Franz von Reilly. Die Gegend um London. Vienna, 1789. 225 x 290mm. Original colour. The environs of London, to Hampton Court, Enfield, Upminster & Carshalton. REIL0013

£150

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[Detailed map of London] Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. London. London, 1835. Steel engraving, printed area 400 x 630mm. Coloured. Slight age-toning around the edges. London from Earl's Court to the East India Docks, with most roads named on the map and elevations of the major buildings underneath. This is the earliest state, with two vignette views of London under the title, removed the next year. The map just predates Victoria's ascession: thus Buckingham Palace is still marked 'The Kings Palace'. HOWGEGO: 354. SDUK0021

£500

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[Cab Fare Map of London] J. Friederichs. The Circuiteer. A Series of Distance Maps for all the Principal Towns of the United Kingdom. Invented by J.Friederichs, to Serve as a Guide for Ascertaining Cab Fares, Porterage &c. &c. No. 1. London. London, Friederichs, 1850. Folding map, 550 x 730mm, . Original colour. Original covers detached, splits to folds. Map of London, covered with 245 circles of half-a-mile diameter, allowing for caculations of distance travelled. At the time an Act of Parliament had set cab fares at 8d (3p) a mile. FRIE0001

£150

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[Large Folding Map of London] Samuel Lewis. A Plan of London and its Environs, Shewing the Boundaries of the Cities of London and Westminster, Metropolitan Boroughs and Parishes and Distances in Miles and Quarters of the Principal Roads from the General Post Office. London: S.Lewis & Co., c.1840. Folding map, dissected and laid on linen, 950 x 1130mm. One cover detached. Original colour. Some wear to map. A large and highly detailed plan of London, showing Highgate, the East India Docks, Brixton Hill and Hammersmith. LEWI0001

£950

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[Plan of London] Thomas Moule. Environs of London. London, c.1850. 205 x 240mm. Coloured. An oval map decorated with vignette views of the Hyde Park Corner, the New London Bridge, Hammersmith Bridge and the Post Office. Despite being a map of the 'environs' the map does not cover the extent of the modern underground system! This map is uncommon, as it does not usually appear in the Moule atlas. MOUL0002

£275

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[Early C20th Map of London] G.W. Bacon. Bacon's "Midget" Map of Central and West London. London, Bacon, c.1920. Folding map, 495 x 625mm. Original covers with 16pp. Original colour. BACO0001

£40

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[Folding Map of London] George Philip. Philips' Clear-Print Popular Map of London. London & Liverpool, c.1930. Folding map, 560 x 870mm, original colvers & 36pp, index.. Original colour. With ink ownership mark dated 1930. PHIL0015

£50

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[1950s Map of London] G.W. Bacon. Bacon's Large Print Map of London and Suburbs. London, G.W.Bacon & Co, c.1950. Folding map, 710 x 880mm. Original covers with 40pp. Original colour. A few small repairs to map. The text pages contain a population estimate for 1947. BACO0002

£30

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[Map of the Docks in London] Anon. River Thames with the Docks from Blackwall to the Tower. n.d., c.1830. 160 x 310mm. Coloured. Binding folds flattened. Surface crack repaired. The St Katherine's, London, Surrey, Commercial, East and West India Docks. ANON0018

£75

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[Map of South London] Gentleman's Magazine. A Map of the New Roads &c. from Westminster Bridge. London, 1753. 230 x 365mm. Plan of Southwark, Lambeth and Newington, showing the improvements to the road system after the building of Westminster Bridge. GENT0002

£150

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[Westminster map, First Issue] John Stowe. A Mapp of the Parish of St. Margarets Westminster, taken from the latest Survey, with corrections. London, 1720. 360 x 300mm. The first issue of the first detailed ward map of Westminster, with St. Peter's Cathedral shown in profile. In the top left corner is the continuation of St. James's Park to Buckingham House. STOW0001

£225

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[Canaletto view of London] Antonio Canaletto. A West View of London with the Bridge, taken from Somerset Gardens. London: Laurie & Whittle, 1794. 260 x 400mm. Canaletto's famous view overlooking St Paul's Cathedral, engraved by Rooker. CANA0001

£375

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[Boydell London from Lambeth view] John Boydell. A View of London taken off Lambeth Church. London, c.1795. 260 x 430mm. Trimmed and mounted on album paper. Originally published in 1751, this example comes from a compilation volume issued when Boydell became Lord Mayor of London. BOYD0003

£360

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[View of London] Lady Arden. London. London, c.1800. Image 150 x 200mm. Coloured. View of London from the river, with St. Paul's Cathedral dominating the skyline. ARDE0001

£60

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[View of the Pool of London] J.D. Harding. The Pool of London. 1834. London, c.1835. Tinted lithograph, 260 x 375mm. A scene of the traffic on the Thames. HARD0001

£250

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[Volume of Views of London] John Woods. Woods's Views in London, Westminster, and Their Vicinities. London: W.Orr & Co., c.1840. Quarto, original cloth, blind-decorated & gilt stamped, inner hinges strained, all edges gilt; pp. (iv) + 158; engr. title and 29 steel-engraved views of London. Some minor occasional foxing Originally issued by subscription 1837-38, this is the complete work, published soon after (pre-dating the inclusion of the plate of the New Royal Exchange, opened 1844.). The frontispiece and five of the plates were supplied by Thomas Shepherd. WOOD0001

£400

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[View of Chiswick House, London] John Kip. The House att Chis Wick in the County of Middlesex. London, c.1720. 340 x 480mm. A bird's eye view of Chiswick House, surrounded by fields and with the Thames in the foreground. An attractive view of West London nearly three hundred years ago. KIPA0001

£290

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[View of London's Stock Exchange.] Alain Manesson Mallet. Bourse de Londres. Paris, c.1683. 160 x 105mm. View of the Royal Exchange building, with the title on a banner in the sky. MALL0062

£95

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[View of the West India Docks, Wet Docks, London] Laurie & Whittle. View of the Wet Docks from Blackwall. London, 1803.. 270 x 410mm. Aquatint. Trimmed to plate and laid on album paper. Apparently a view of the West India Docks, completed in 1802. The use of aquatint is unusual for Laurie and Whittle. LAUR0002

£250

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[Limehouse, London view] John Boydell. A View taken near Limehouse Bridge, looking down the Thames. London, c.1795. 265 x 430mm. Coloured. Originally published in 1751, this example comes from a compilation volume issued when Boydell became Lord Mayor of London. BOYD0001

£395

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[View of St Paul's Cathedral.] Anon. The North West Prospect of the Cathedral Church of St Paul. London, c.1760. 175 x 225mm. Mounted on thick paper for inclusion in an album. With a short history engraved under the view. ANON0019

£195

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[View of St Paul's] Pugh. St Paul's Cathedral with the Lord Mayor's Show on the Water. London: Richard Philips, 1809.. 145 x 210mm. Mounted on an album sheet. View of St. Paul's from the river, which is filled with rivermen taking part in the Lord Mayor's Show. Engraved by Newton after Pugh. PUGH0001

£125

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[Somerset House, Courtauld Institute] Rudoph Ackermann. Exhibition Room, Somerset House. London, 1808-1810. Aquatint, 240 x 280mm. Original hand colour. An exhibition of paintings. Somerset House in London is now the home of the Courtauld Institute of Art. ACKE0009

£160

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[Temple, London] F. Maurer. A Perspective View of the Temple next the River side. London: John Bowles, c.1760. 250 x 430mm. Coloured. Mounted on thick paper for inclusion in an album. A view of the Temple in London. MAUR1001

£495

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[Bartholomew Fair] Rudoph Ackermann. Bartholomew Fair. London, 1808-1810. Aquatint, 240 x 280mm. Original hand colour. A print of a summer fair in London, held from the 12th century to 1855. ACKE0002

£175

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[View of the Tower of London] John Kip. The Tower of London. London, c.1720. 210 x 340mm. The Tower of London from the Thames. KIPA0003

£225

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[View of the Tower of London.] Henry Overton. The Tower of London. London, Overton, 1739. 170 x 250mm. The third part of a series "Views of the publick Buildings in and about the City of London". OVER0001

£195

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[Tower of London] F. Maurer. A North West View of the Tower of London. London: Thomas Bowles, John Bowles, Robert Sayer & Henry Overton, c.1760. 250 x 430mm. Mounted on thick paper for inclusion in an album. The River Thames and the Tower of London MAUR1002

£275

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[Tower of London] F. Maurer. A Perspective View of the Cathedral Church of St. Pauls in London. London: Robert Sayer, c.1760. 185 x 280mm. Mounted on thick paper for inclusion in an album. Drawn and engraved by Maurer in 1753. MAUR1003

£195

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[Boydell Tower, London view] John Boydell. A View of the Tower, taken upon the Thames. London, c.1795. 255 x 425mm. Trimmed and mounted on album paper. Originally published in 1751, this example comes from a compilation volume issued when Boydell became Lord Mayor of London. BOYD0002

£275

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[Old Bond Street art galleries] Rudoph Ackermann. Exhibition of Water Coloured Drawings, Old Bond Street. London, 1808-1810. Aquatint, 240 x 280mm. Original hand colour. Old Bond Street has been famed for its art galleries for over two centuries. ACKE0007

£160

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[View of Westminster Bridge.] Thomas Bowles. A North View of Westminster Bridge. London, Bowles, c.1760. 170 x 270mm. Mounted on album paper. Some faint ink offset. The first Westminster Bridge, opened 1750, designed by Charles Labelye, a naturalised Swiss engineer, much to the disgust of English architects. BOWL0001

£195

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[View of Whitehall] Cluer Dicey. A View of Whitehall from the River Thames. London, Dicey & Co., c.1760. 165 x 235mm. View of the Palace of Whitehall. Cluer Dicey, is best known for being the last publisher of John Speed's county maps, 150 years after their first issue. DICE0001

£175

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[View of Whitehall] Robert Sayer. A Perspective View of the Admiralty Office, the New Buildings for the Horse Guards, Whitehall, &c. London, Sayer, c.1760. 170 x 270mm. Old colour? SAYE0004

£195

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[Map of the environs of London] Georg Matthaus Seutter. Delineatio ac finitima Regio Magnæ Britanniæ Metropoleos Londini... Augsburg, c.1740. 505 x 575mm. Original body colour. Centrefold reinforced on reverse Map of the commuter belt of London, extending to Staines, St Albans, Gravesend & Westerham. SEUT0030

SOLD

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[Map of London & environs] Thomas Bowen. A New and Correct Map of the Countries Twenty Miles Round London. London, c.1775. 335 x 370mm. Coloured. The environs of London to (clockwise from the north) Hertford, Gravesend, Dorking and Windsor. BOWE0008

£195

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[Brindley's Navigation Map of The Thames] John Lodge. A Plan of the River Thames, from Boulters Lock to Mortlake in Surry; From an Actual Survey, taken in 1770. London: Gentleman's Magazine, 1771. 205 x 395mm. Plan of the river surveyed by James Brindley, who believed it would be possible to use canals to link the four great rivers of England: the Mersey, Trent, Severn and Thames. He and his assistants surveyed the entire scheme, of which this map is part. Brindley did not live to see the scheme completed, dying in 1772: however coal was finally transported from the Midlands to the Thames at Oxford in January 1790, 18 years after his death. LODG0005

£195

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[Book of views of the Thames with a large folding map.] William Tombleson. Tombleson's Thames. La Thamise. Die Themise. London: Tombleson & Comp.; & Carlsruhe : Creuzbauer & Co., n.d.(c.1835). French edition, 8vo, half morocco gilt in protective cover; engr. title, pp. iv + 84, 80 steel engravings after Tombleson, and a large folding map (1220 mms. long) at rear. The famous series of views of the Thames, with the folding map of the Thames and Medway still present. TOMB0001

£950

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