MAITLAND, William.

The South East Prospect of Westminster Bridge.

London, 1756-. 395 x 565.
Uncoloured; some restoration to the margins, short splits at old folds expertly repaired and hardly visible from the front, otherwise a good example.
A fine copper engraving of Westminster Bridge. Originally done by Thomas Wilson in 1747, four years before the bridge was completed. This prospect shows London in great detail at both ends of the bridge, including; Lambeth House, the House of Commons and Westminster Abbey. The beautifully engraved barges and vessels show the great importance of the river at the time, both for leisure and for mercantile activities.

£430

BACON, George W.

Bacon's New Map of London divided into half mile squares and circles.

London, c.1890. 650 x 800.
Original colour; signs of wear and some splitting at old folds, minor soiling and wear from use generally, overall quite good.
A detailed folding plan of London backed on linen. Extends from Notting Hill to Millwall Docks and from Champion Hill in the south to Holloway. Scale is four inches to the mile, with a key in the top right-hand corner, giving Squares and Gardens, Railways, Tramways, Theatres etc. Folds into a red cloth and printed cover which is slightly worn.

£160

PHILIPS' & Son Ltd, George.

Philips' Tape Indicator Map of London.

London, c.1908. 600 x 870.
Original colour; minor signs of use and wear as you would expect from a folding map, otherwise fine condition.
A superbly detailed linen-backed folding plan of London. Includes underground and electric railways and bus and tram-car routes. Scale is 3.5 inches to one mile, extending from Kentish Town to Brixton and from Ravenscourt Park to Limehouse. Includes a 72 page index to streets guide and 'tape measurer'. Folds into a green cloth and printed cover that is slightly faded. Title in the top right-hand corner reads 'Indicator Map of London divided into quarter mile squares. For measuring distances.'

£180

[BOWEN, Thos.].

Bishops Gate Ward Within and Without According to a New Survey.

London, c.1760. 180 x 235.
Uncoloured; signs of old folds, light age-toning and minor soiling, some spotting, otherwise good condition.
Shows Bishopsgate Street, Broad Street, Wormwood Street and Bethlem Burial Ground. Probably engraved by Thomas Bowen.

£52

[BOWEN, Thos.].

The Wards of Coleman Street and Bassishaw taken from the latest survey, with corrections and amendments.

London, c.1760. 225 x 175.
Uncoloured; signs of old folds, light age-toning and minor soiling, otherwise good condition.
The Wards of Coleman Street and Bassishaw, shows London Wall, Lothbury and Old Jewry. From 'The London Magazine'. Probably engraved by Thomas Bowen.

£58

[BOWEN, Thos.].

Limestreet Ward Divided into Parishes According to a late Survey.

London, c.1760. 170 x 225.
Uncoloured; signs of old folds, light age-toning and minor soiling, otherwise good condition.
Limestreet Ward, showing Leadenhall Street, Fenchurch Street and Grace Church Street. From 'The London Magazine'. Probably engraved by Thomas Bowen.

£54

BELLE FOREST, François de.

La Ville de Londres. Londinum Feracissim Angliae Regni Metropolis.

[Paris, 1575.]. 310 x 490.
Woodcut; uncoloured, minor marginal staining, otherwise a fine example.
The third printed plan of London, similar in style to the slightly earlier Braun & Hogenberg plan but much rarer and seldom found in good to fine condition. Published in Belle Forest's 'La cosmographie universelle de tout le monde'.

£3,450

HAFNER, Johann Christoph.

Prospectus Londinum, Sedes Regia, et præcipua Urbs in Anglia ad Temesium Fluvium.

Augsburg, c.1740. 300 x 405.
Uncoloured; minor spotting and soiling, mainly to the margins, expet repairs to paper in the title area and lower margin, with no loss to printed surface, some paper reinstated, otherwise a good example.
A rare view of London across the River Thames looking from the south side. Shows London Bridge, St Paul's Cathederal and the Tower. Although the new 'Tooley's Dictionary of Map Makers' lists various engravings by the engraver, London is not listed.

£2,850

MUNSTER, Sebastian.

London oder Lunden die Haupestatt in Engellande...…

Basle, 1598, German text edition. 310 x 380.
Coloured woodcut; very light age-toning, two old centrefold repairs, minor show through of text from verso as is often the case on Munster's maps, otherwise a very good example.
German title above map of the Cities of Westminster and London, one of the earliest after Braun & Hogenberg. From Sebastian Munster's 'Cosmographia'. Extent: Clerkenwell - Wapping - Southwark - Westminster Abbey.
DARLINGTON & HOWGEGO: No.6.

£950

MALLET, Alain Manesson.

Londres.

Paris, 1683, French text edition.. 150 x 105.
Uncoloured; light age-toning and slight spotting, otherwise fine condition.
A fine miniature view of London, showing London Bridge and the 'old' St. Pauls Cathedral, from the French text edition of the five volume work 'Description de l'univers.

£130

MALLET, Alain Manesson.

Le Tour de Londres.

Paris, 1683, French text edition.. 150 x 105.
Uncoloured; light age-toning and slight spotting, mainly to the margins, small paper fault in the lower margin, well away from the printed area. Otherwise a good example.
A miniature bird's-eye view of the Tower of London, with inset plan, from the French text edition of the five volume work 'Description de l'univers.

£78

VERTUE, George.

A Survey & Ground Plot of the Royal Palace of Whitehall with the Lodgings & Apartments belonging to their Majesties. A.D. 1680.

London, 1747. 545 x 700.
Coloured; minor nicks and short tears to edges of margins, otherwise a fine example..
Issued as a broadsheet, this example shows signs that it might have been included in a composite atlas of the period. A fascinating plan of the area around Whitehall from a survey done in the reign of King Charles II, 1680. Listed in the key are such places as: The cock pit, the charcoal house, the pastry, the cyder house and the tennis court.

£780

S.D.U.K.

London 1843.

London, Chapman & Hall, 1843. Two sheets conjoined, total 390 x 645.
Original colour; signs of old vertical paper creases from the book, otherwise a good example.
A detailed plan of London, showing Hyde Park, Kentish Town in the north, the West India dock on the Isle of Dogs in the east, and as far south as the Oval cricket ground.

£250

HOLLAR, Wenceslaus.

London. Before the Fire in 1666.

London, Richard Blome, c.1673. 170 x 275.
Uncoloured; fine dark impression, with only very light age-toning to the edges of the paper.
A superbly detailed map of London engraved by Wenceslaus Hollar around 1666. This is state (2) with the dedication to Sir Robert Vyner, alderman, knight and baronet.
DARLINGTON & HOWGEGO: 15.

£450