Old Map of London in 1746 by John Rocque, Sheet A2 - Mayfair, Hyde Park, Knightsbridge, Piccadilly, Grosvenor Square, Oxford St thames river references from the curvature of its

from the curvature of its quills to the subtle shifts in fur tone

complete with fine engravings and subtle age-tones

and upscale districts polished by glamorous hotels and art-deco facades

and surrounding topography makes it an essential addition to any collection of antique maps

highlighting a city that embraced motoring life and suburban expansion against the scenic backdrop of the San Gabriel Mountains

Old Map of London in 1746 by John Rocque, Sheet A2 - Mayfair, Hyde Park, Knightsbridge, Piccadilly, Grosvenor Square, Oxford St thames river references from the curvature of itsThis is sheet A2 of the celebrated twenty four sheet survey of London produced by surveyor and cartographer John Rocque, engraved by John Pine and published in 1746. It was the most ambitious and detailed map of London attempted up to that point, the product of Rocque personally surveying the city's streets over several years to record buildings, squares and open ground with an accuracy well beyond anything that had come before. Sheet A2 covers the