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    "title": "A new and exact plan of the cities of London and Westminster & the borough of Southwark to this present year, exhibiting in a neater and more distinct manner not only all the new buildings to this year but also a considerable number of streets lanes and alleys churches inns of court, halls hospitals &c. more than any map hitherto published",
    "description": "Inset views: A prospect of the Royal Palace at St James's -- A front prospect of the Queens Palace -- The north west prospect of St. Pauls' Cathedral -- A view of the cities of London & Westminster -- A front view of Westminster Abbey.",
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    "identifierLocal": "06_01_007014",
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        "Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection"
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        "Westminster (London, England)--Maps--Early works to 1800",
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        "Inset views: A prospect of the Royal Palace at St James's -- A front prospect of the Queens Palace -- The north west prospect of St. Pauls' Cathedral -- A view of the cities of London & Westminster -- A front view of Westminster Abbey.",
        "Some buildings illustrated pictorially.",
        "Includes table of wards; ward boundaries marked in color.",
        "Includes table of rates.",
        "Description of selection of the lord mayor and emblems of 12 companies in lower right.",
        "Includes illustrations of ships.",
        "Conservation of this piece was funded by Alison and Tom Cody in memory of Gladys and Joe Smith."
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