this piece retains the intricate annotations and subtle tonal shifts without the glare of modern gloss
and navigational routes that defined this key harbor for sailors
this historic map serves as both a scholarly resource and a striking decorative centerpiece
The quality of this print is museum-grade – a must-have for map collectors and Philly history fans
a hallmark of the Tallis series of city maps produced during this period
Old Map of London in 1746 by John Rocque, Sheet E1 - Old Street, Finsbury, Moorgate, Barbican, St Luke's, Liverpool Street historic French maps this piece retains the intricateNorth of the old City wall, where Moor Fields once lay open and marshy before draining and building over the site, sheet E1 of John Rocque's 1746 survey of London picks up the ground that gave Moorgate its name. Rocque, working with the engraver John Pine, surveyed London, Westminster and Southwark between 1741 and 1745 in twenty four sheets, and this one covers the district immediately north of the medieval city, taking in Finsbury, Moorgate, Old