Charming pictorial map of Mayfair with illustrations of local landmarks and notes about local historical figures. Noteworthy persons include Lord Byron, Dr Johnson, Maria Fitzherbert (the illegal first wife of George IV), Josiah Wedgewood, Fanny Burney, and Horace Walpole. Local institutions of note include the Naval & Military Club, the Curzon Cinema, Lansdowne House, and the Park Lane Hotel.

This map is one a of a series of maps of London neighbourhoods, designed by J.P. Sayer and published monthly in the Strand Magazine from 1946-48. The maps are playful and accessible to an ordinary reader, but also contain a surprising amount of history and detail to explore.

Printed colour. [LDN7406]