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Source Description
Bird's-eye view of London in the 1740s or 1750s. Shows London Bridge and the Thames River with nautical craft in the foreground. Title on a ribbon flanked by the arms of the king and of the city.<br/><br/>We Are One: Twenty times the size of colonial Boston, London led the world in commercial trade, manufacturing, and finance. The River Thames flows through the city center. Ships brought commercial goods from around the world, including tobacco, rice, indigo and cotton from America. The city inspired wonder, as conveyed in this engraving published by a printer from Augsburg, Germany. It was translated into English and Latin for an international audience. The focal point is St. Paul’s Cathedral, designed by Christopher Wren and built in 1711. The legend identifies 70 prominent buildings and landmarks, including the Royal Exchange, where colonial merchants regularly met to conduct business.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
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3f463988r
label
London
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obj
dtoType
map
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1
Source metadata
id
3f463988r
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
London
description
Bird's-eye view of London in the 1740s or 1750s. Shows London Bridge and the Thames River with nautical craft in the foreground. Title on a ribbon flanked by the arms of the king and of the city.<br/><br/>We Are One: Twenty times the size of colonial Boston, London led the world in commercial trade, manufacturing, and finance. The River Thames flows through the city center. Ships brought commercial goods from around the world, including tobacco, rice, indigo and cotton from America. The city inspired wonder, as conveyed in this engraving published by a printer from Augsburg, Germany. It was translated into English and Latin for an international audience. The focal point is St. Paul’s Cathedral, designed by Christopher Wren and built in 1711. The legend identifies 70 prominent buildings and landmarks, including the Royal Exchange, where colonial merchants regularly met to conduct business.
date
["[1770–1789]"]
year
1770
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_012304
creators
Probst, Georg Balthasar
F. I. S.
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Urban Maps
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
London (England)--Aerial views
subjectsGeographic
England
Europe
London
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
England
city
London
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
Aug. V [that is, Augsburg]
publisher
Georg Balthasar Probst
Source extras
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sf268508b
collectionArkId
9s1621613
schema:latitude
51.514248
schema:longitude
-0.093145
extent
1 view : hand-colored ; 111 x 33 cm
notes
Includes keys to points of interest.
In left of upper margin: Cum gratis et privilegio sac. cæs. majestatis.
In center of lower margin: No. 41.
Originally printed on 2 sheets.
Keys to points of interest in English, German and Latin.
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no
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3f463988r
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map
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1
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0
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photo
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13cf02ec9613967c