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Two plates printed on a single sheet: the first a birds-eye view from Islington towards...

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Image title: Two plates printed on a single sheet: the first a birds-eye view from Islington towards the City of London with St Paul's in the centre; the second a key to the first, with identifications of places numbered from A-Z, a-z, 1-90. The second plate contains the index of places and the publication line "Published as the Act directs by I. Swertner Aug. 1st 1789".
Location: British Library, London, UK

Image description: A view of the cities of London and Westminster, with the surburbs and circumjacent country. Shewing the steeples of all the Churches and as many of the Public Buildings as are seen from the gallery of the steeple of Islington which Town appears in the fore ground, from the Gallery of the Steeple of Islington. / Delineated Etched and done in Aquatinto by John Swertner. Author: Swertner, Johannes / Illustrator: Swertner, Johannes [London]: Published as the Act directs July 1 1789 by John Swertner No 10 Nevils Court Fetter Lane London, [July 1 1789] Source/Shelfmark: Maps K.Top.21.56
Photo credit: From the British Library archive / Bridgeman Images
Image keywords: Great Britain / Europe / landscape / river / rivers / england / western europe / 19th century / britain / river thames / london / british isles / europe / thames / albion

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