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A new and exact plan of the city of London and suburbs thereof, with the addition of the new buildings, churches &c. to this present year 1731, (not extant in any other)

A new and exact plan of the city of London and suburbs thereof, with the addition of the new buildings, churches &c. to this present year 1731, (not extant in any other)

Cartographer: Overton, Henry

Medium: Engraving, coloured

Date: 1731

Shelfmark: Maps Crace Port. 3.93

Item number: 93

Scale: Centimetres

Genre: Map

Map scale description: Scale not given

Engraver: Nicholls, Sutton

This is the third edition of Overton's map of London and the suburbs first issued in 1720. The map features title in cartouche at top left, lists of Hackney coaches and watermen's rates at bottom left and centre, City arms at bottom right and compass in river. The area within the boundaries of the City of London is stippled, with ward boundaries highlighted in colour. The map is divided in squares with letters along the margins for reference.

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