Book Description

engraved map by Henry Ashby, with extensive original hand-colouring, original folds as issued, a few repaired tears, a loss to the extreme lower left corner of the plan with a small section of border line replaced in pen facsimile, left sheet edge unevenly trimmed and partially re-margined, the sheet backed with tissue, occasional browning, most along the central vertical fold, [Howgego 157]
Dealer Notes
a relatively scarce plan of late 18th century London, extending from Islington to Lambeth Palace and Newington, and from Paddington to Mile End, showing the newly built Blackfriars Bridge and adjoining New Road heading due south to St George’s Fields, a small compass rose lower right of centre
Author Noorthouck (John)
Date 1772
Publisher John Noorthouck, London

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