John Norden
Middlesex, or North & West London, 1723
7 ½ x 8 ½ in
19 x 22 cm
19 x 22 cm
MIDDX495
Myddlesex An important early map of London and Middlesex, first published in John Norden's 'Speculum Britanniae' in 1593, but here reissued in 1723 by Daniel Browne and James Woodman....
Myddlesex
An important early map of London and Middlesex, first published in John Norden's 'Speculum Britanniae' in 1593, but here reissued in 1723 by Daniel Browne and James Woodman. The map shows the outlines of the now-defunct county of Middlesex, which included most of west and northwest London, but also extended as far as Staines and Uxbridge in the west.
Many modern-day neighbourhoods of London are depicted as isolated villages far outside of the Capital, including Hammersmith, Acton, Harrow on the Hill, Hampstead, Barnet, and Newington. London itself is shown as a compact city stretching no further than Hyde Park to Limehouse, east to west, and not even reaching Clerkenwell in the north.
Norden's Speculum Britanniae was intended as a complete history and description of Britain during the Elizabethan period, and was to be published in multiple volumes. Ultimately, only two volumes (Middlesex and Hertfordshire) and a handful of lone county maps, including Surrey, Hampshire, and Sussex, were published during Norden's lifetime. Several further volumes (Cornwall, Northamptonshire, and Essex) were published posthumously in the 18th and 19th centuries.
An important early map of London and Middlesex, first published in John Norden's 'Speculum Britanniae' in 1593, but here reissued in 1723 by Daniel Browne and James Woodman. The map shows the outlines of the now-defunct county of Middlesex, which included most of west and northwest London, but also extended as far as Staines and Uxbridge in the west.
Many modern-day neighbourhoods of London are depicted as isolated villages far outside of the Capital, including Hammersmith, Acton, Harrow on the Hill, Hampstead, Barnet, and Newington. London itself is shown as a compact city stretching no further than Hyde Park to Limehouse, east to west, and not even reaching Clerkenwell in the north.
Norden's Speculum Britanniae was intended as a complete history and description of Britain during the Elizabethan period, and was to be published in multiple volumes. Ultimately, only two volumes (Middlesex and Hertfordshire) and a handful of lone county maps, including Surrey, Hampshire, and Sussex, were published during Norden's lifetime. Several further volumes (Cornwall, Northamptonshire, and Essex) were published posthumously in the 18th and 19th centuries.
