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Plan of the Cities of london and Westminster the borough of Southwark, and parts adjoining shewing every house (8 sheets)

Plan of the Cities of London and Westminster, the borough of Southwark, and parts adjoining, shewing every house : [sheet 1]
Plan of the Cities of London and Westminster, the borough of Southwark, and parts adjoining, shewing every house : [sheet 1]
Printed map. "Published as the act directs by R. Horwood May 24 1799." [25.5 inches = 1 mile]. The original map was published on 32 sheets. McMaster's copy has been joined to form 8 sheets. Described in Felix Barker and Peter Jackson, The History of London in Maps. (London: Barrie & Jenkins, 1990) p.83: “The outcome of nine years work, every road and alley, garden and field was shown on a scale of 26 inches [not exactly accurate, but close] to the mile. As far as was possible every house was numbered. Ninety-four feet square [closer to 101 square feet by my calculation], this was the largest map ever printed in Britain.” Acquired as part of the Lord Cholmondely collection.
Plan of the Cities of London and Westminster, the borough of Southwark, and parts adjoining, shewing every house : [sheet 2]
Plan of the Cities of London and Westminster, the borough of Southwark, and parts adjoining, shewing every house : [sheet 2]
Printed map. "Published as the act directs by R. Horwood May 24 1799." [25.5 inches = 1 mile]. The original map was published on 32 sheets. McMaster's copy has been joined to form 8 sheets. Described in Felix Barker and Peter Jackson, The History of London in Maps. (London: Barrie & Jenkins, 1990) p.83: “The outcome of nine years work, every road and alley, garden and field was shown on a scale of 26 inches [not exactly accurate, but close] to the mile. As far as was possible every house was numbered. Ninety-four feet square [closer to 101 square feet by my calculation], this was the largest map ever printed in Britain.” Acquired as part of the Lord Cholmondely collection.
Plan of the Cities of London and Westminster, the borough of Southwark, and parts adjoining, shewing every house : [sheet 3]
Plan of the Cities of London and Westminster, the borough of Southwark, and parts adjoining, shewing every house : [sheet 3]
Printed map. "Published as the act directs by R. Horwood May 24 1799." [25.5 inches = 1 mile]. The original map was published on 32 sheets. McMaster's copy has been joined to form 8 sheets. Described in Felix Barker and Peter Jackson, The History of London in Maps. (London: Barrie & Jenkins, 1990) p.83: “The outcome of nine years work, every road and alley, garden and field was shown on a scale of 26 inches [not exactly accurate, but close] to the mile. As far as was possible every house was numbered. Ninety-four feet square [closer to 101 square feet by my calculation], this was the largest map ever printed in Britain.” Acquired as part of the Lord Cholmondely collection.
Plan of the Cities of London and Westminster, the borough of Southwark, and parts adjoining, shewing every house : [sheet 4]
Plan of the Cities of London and Westminster, the borough of Southwark, and parts adjoining, shewing every house : [sheet 4]
Printed map. "Published as the act directs by R. Horwood May 24 1799." [25.5 inches = 1 mile]. The original map was published on 32 sheets. McMaster's copy has been joined to form 8 sheets. Described in Felix Barker and Peter Jackson, The History of London in Maps. (London: Barrie & Jenkins, 1990) p.83: “The outcome of nine years work, every road and alley, garden and field was shown on a scale of 26 inches [not exactly accurate, but close] to the mile. As far as was possible every house was numbered. Ninety-four feet square [closer to 101 square feet by my calculation], this was the largest map ever printed in Britain.” Acquired as part of the Lord Cholmondely collection.
Plan of the Cities of London and Westminster, the borough of Southwark, and parts adjoining, shewing every house : [sheet 5]
Plan of the Cities of London and Westminster, the borough of Southwark, and parts adjoining, shewing every house : [sheet 5]
Printed map. "Published as the act directs by R. Horwood May 24 1799." [25.5 inches = 1 mile]. The original map was published on 32 sheets. McMaster's copy has been joined to form 8 sheets. Described in Felix Barker and Peter Jackson, The History of London in Maps. (London: Barrie & Jenkins, 1990) p.83: “The outcome of nine years work, every road and alley, garden and field was shown on a scale of 26 inches [not exactly accurate, but close] to the mile. As far as was possible every house was numbered. Ninety-four feet square [closer to 101 square feet by my calculation], this was the largest map ever printed in Britain.” Acquired as part of the Lord Cholmondely collection.
Plan of the Cities of London and Westminster, the borough of Southwark, and parts adjoining, shewing every house : [sheet 6]
Plan of the Cities of London and Westminster, the borough of Southwark, and parts adjoining, shewing every house : [sheet 6]
Printed map. "Published as the act directs by R. Horwood May 24 1799." [25.5 inches = 1 mile]. The original map was published on 32 sheets. McMaster's copy has been joined to form 8 sheets. Described in Felix Barker and Peter Jackson, The History of London in Maps. (London: Barrie & Jenkins, 1990) p.83: “The outcome of nine years work, every road and alley, garden and field was shown on a scale of 26 inches [not exactly accurate, but close] to the mile. As far as was possible every house was numbered. Ninety-four feet square [closer to 101 square feet by my calculation], this was the largest map ever printed in Britain.” Acquired as part of the Lord Cholmondely collection.
Plan of the Cities of London and Westminster, the borough of Southwark, and parts adjoining, shewing every house : [sheet 7]
Plan of the Cities of London and Westminster, the borough of Southwark, and parts adjoining, shewing every house : [sheet 7]
Printed map. "Published as the act directs by R. Horwood May 24 1799." [25.5 inches = 1 mile]. The original map was published on 32 sheets. McMaster's copy has been joined to form 8 sheets. Described in Felix Barker and Peter Jackson, The History of London in Maps. (London: Barrie & Jenkins, 1990) p.83: “The outcome of nine years work, every road and alley, garden and field was shown on a scale of 26 inches [not exactly accurate, but close] to the mile. As far as was possible every house was numbered. Ninety-four feet square [closer to 101 square feet by my calculation], this was the largest map ever printed in Britain.” Acquired as part of the Lord Cholmondely collection.
Plan of the Cities of London and Westminster, the borough of Southwark, and parts adjoining, shewing every house : [sheet 8]
Plan of the Cities of London and Westminster, the borough of Southwark, and parts adjoining, shewing every house : [sheet 8]
Printed map. "Published as the act directs by R. Horwood May 24 1799." [25.5 inches = 1 mile]. The original map was published on 32 sheets. McMaster's copy has been joined to form 8 sheets. Described in Felix Barker and Peter Jackson, The History of London in Maps. (London: Barrie & Jenkins, 1990) p.83: “The outcome of nine years work, every road and alley, garden and field was shown on a scale of 26 inches [not exactly accurate, but close] to the mile. As far as was possible every house was numbered. Ninety-four feet square [closer to 101 square feet by my calculation], this was the largest map ever printed in Britain.” Acquired as part of the Lord Cholmondely collection.