Lot 73
18th Century Engraving of London. "A Plan of London Westm.r and Southward n.th ye Riv.r Thames as they were survey'd and publisb't by authority toward ye latter end of ye Raign of Queen Elizabeth or about ye year of our Lord 1600…." 13 x 19 in. Title cartouche at bottom center. Latin text in boxes at lower right and left. At upper right: "page 1, Introduc.n." Some fold wear; closed tear from left edge center extending into decorative cartouche at upper left. Matted and framed to 17¾ x 20½ in.
The original map was published in 1572 for the 'Civitates Orbis Terrarum', the first series of printed town plans, with the title 'Londinum Feracissimi Angliae Regni Metropolis' in a cartouche at top center. Jansson re-issued the plate in 1657 and added a new title 'Londinium Vulgo London' in a cartouche at bottom center where four figures in Elizabethan dress had been.
Estimated Value $300 - 500.
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