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Sir John Evelyn's plan for rebuilding the City of London after the Great Fire in 1666

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Printed map. Visual scale; "scale of paces". Includes "References" with index to numbered locations on the map. Watermark with "1808" in the left margin. Probably from: London; being an Accurate History and Description of the British Metropolis and its Neighbourhood... by David Hughson, volume 1 (plate following p. 248), London: Printed by W. Stratford ... for J. Stratford, edition uncertain. Resembles another John Evelyn plan in McMaster's collection entitled, "Londinvm redivivvm" (1748); see RMC_107676. Acquired as part of the Hodsoll Collection.

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Sir John Evelyn's plan for rebuilding the City of London after the Great Fire in 1666
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Description
Printed map. Visual scale; "scale of paces". Includes "References" with index to numbered locations on the map. Watermark with "1808" in the left margin. Probably from: London; being an Accurate History and Description of the British Metropolis and its Neighbourhood... by David Hughson, volume 1 (plate following p. 248), London: Printed by W. Stratford ... for J. Stratford, edition uncertain. Resembles another John Evelyn plan in McMaster's collection entitled, "Londinvm redivivvm" (1748); see RMC_107676. Acquired as part of the Hodsoll Collection.
Publisher
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Evelyn, John, 1620-1706
Date
1808
Type
Format
map
Identifier
macrepo:31438, local: RMC_107692
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Language
eng
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London (England), Europe--Great Britain--England--London
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