The Great Fire of London map : an exact survey of the streets, lanes and churches contained within the ruins of the City of London /
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| Author / Creator: | Hollar, Wenceslaus, 1607-1677. |
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| Imprint: | Moretonhampstead : Old House Books, 2006. |
| Description: | 1 map : col. 38 x 57 cm., folded in envelope 23 x 17 cm. + explanatory booklet (12 p. ; 16 cm.) |
| Language: | English |
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| Cartographic data: | Scale not given. |
| Format: | Map Print |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7708324 |
| Summary: | In the early hours of 2nd September 1666, a fire broke out at a bakery in Pudding Lane in the City of London. This edition of the map, the original of which is in the Musuem of London, presents a history which gives statistics and facts about the disaster, as well as eye witness accounts of Samuel Pepys, who wrote about it in his famous diary. |
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| Item Description: | Reduced facsimile. "Based on an original map in the collection of The Museum of London and coloured for publication in 2006 by Old House Books." Includes indexes to points of interest and wards, City of London coat of arms, and ancillary view: The prospect of this citty, as it appeared from the opposite Southwarke side, in the fire time. |
| Physical Description: | Scale not given. 1 map : col. 38 x 57 cm., folded in envelope 23 x 17 cm. + |
| ISBN: | 9781873590607 1873590601 |