J.P. Sayer
The City of London, 1946
7 ½ x 10 in
19 x 26 cm
19 x 26 cm
LDN7036
A Map showing the Royal Exchange and the streets in its Neighbourhood Charming pictorial map of the City of London: the area around Cornhill, Threadneedle Street and Poultry, including...
A Map showing the Royal Exchange and the streets in its Neighbourhood
Charming pictorial map of the City of London: the area around Cornhill, Threadneedle Street and Poultry, including vignettes of City and national institutions and illustrations and notes about key historical figures. Noteworthy persons mentioned include John Stow, Sir Christopher Wren, Daniel Defoe and William Paterson. Institutions of note include the Bank of England, The Royal Exchange, Mansion House, Leadenhall Market and several Wren post-fire City churches.
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. [LDN7036]
Charming pictorial map of the City of London: the area around Cornhill, Threadneedle Street and Poultry, including vignettes of City and national institutions and illustrations and notes about key historical figures. Noteworthy persons mentioned include John Stow, Sir Christopher Wren, Daniel Defoe and William Paterson. Institutions of note include the Bank of England, The Royal Exchange, Mansion House, Leadenhall Market and several Wren post-fire City churches.
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. [LDN7036]
