An attractive folding map of London running from the Isle of Dogs and Greenwich in the East to a largely undeveloped Kensington, Chelsea, and Paddington in the West.


This map was first issued in 1806 and was frequently reissued to show the rapid changes taking place across London during this period. Our example is the 26th edition, published in 1844. The final edition was published two years later, in 1846, an impressive lifespan for a map and a significant (and likely costly) achievement for the Mogg firm. Commercial interest in this map must have been high to justify the costs of re-surveying and re-engraving every 1-3 years. From a modern perspective, this series of maps is an invaluable asset for showing year-by-year changes to the city during the late-Georgian and early-Victorian eras.

This edition marks in yellow four of the earliest railway lines in the city: the Great Western Railway line to Paddington, the Birmingham Railway line to Euston, the Southampton Railway line to Nine Elms, and the London Bridge to Greenwich line (as yet unfinished on this map). Victoria Park, opened to the public in 1845, but under development from 1842, does not yet appear on the map. In Pimlico, Ecclestone Square has been constructed, but the other nearby streets, including Warwick Square, are still shown as incomplete proposals. Other unfinished streets can be found in Paddington, Maida Vale, Westbourne Green, Belgravia, Islington, and St Pancras.


Original colour. [LDN6988]