MERIAN, Mattheus. [Panorama of Pre-Fire London]
London. Frankfurt, c.1650. coloured, Two sheets conjoined, total 220 x 690mm. Centerfold reinforced on verso, but a lovely example.
A pre-Fire prospect of London, with a 43-point key underneath. The view shows from the King's Palace at Whitehall to the Tower of London and St Katherine's Church in the East. London Bridge still has buildings across it, and several traitors' heads decorate the bridge's southern gate. The Globe (Shakespeare's theatre) and the bull-baiting ring can be seen in Southwark. HOWGEGO: p.7.
[Ref: 10384]    £2,600.00 ($4,004 • €3,146 rates)

GUALDO PRIORATO, Gabriel. [The Great Fire of London, 1666]
Londra. Incendio Della Gran Citta di Londra Metropoli del Regno d'Inghilterra succæsso ADI 21 Settembre 1666 Dal Quale in 4 Giorni FU Abbrvcciata la piv gran pares con danno inestimabile. Italian, c.1675. Coloured. Two sheets conjoined, total 280 x 880mm.
The Great Fire, as seen from above Southwark. The extend of the flames can be seen, with the burning St. Paul's Cathedral dominating the centre. In the foreground are the Globe and Swan Theatres, and the bull-baiting ring. The heads of traitors adorn the gates of London Bridge. Gabriel Gualdo Priorato, Conte del Galeazzo, was a soldier, historian, tactician, diplomatist and military draughtsman.
[Ref: 8228]    £3,000.00 ($4,620 • €3,630 rates)

MALLET, Alain Manesson. [Miniature view of London]
Londres. Paris, c.1683, coloured, 145 x 100mm A very fine example.
A very attractive miniature view of pre-fire London taken from the south side of the river, showing Old St Paul's and London Bridge, with reclining and strolling figures in the foreground. From "Le Description de L'Univers". The verso with French text giving particulars about Whitehall and the merchant's guilds.
[Ref: 8659]    £200.00 ($308 • €242 rates)

AVELINE, Antoine. [A very fine French Prospect of London]
Londres Ville Capitale du Royaume D'Angleterre. Paris, Aveline, c.1700, 325 x 510mm. Very Fine Impression
A scarce prospect of pre-fire London from Southwark, looking towards the old St Paul's. London Bridge is shown complete with buildings and traitor's heads; and the Globe and Swan theatres are shown but not named in the 10-point key under the view. This print is usually found in either inlater states, with an approximation of Wren's St Paul's replacing the old building destroyed in the Great Fire of London, or in foreign copies with a Latin title. This early state, still with Aveline's name in the publication line, is very uncommon.
[Ref: 11094]    £2,500.00 ($3,850 • €3,025 rates)

NICHOLLS, Sutton. [London Bridge]
The West-Side of London-Bridge. The East-Side of London-Bridge. London: John Smith, c.1705. Two sheets conjoined, total 570 x 880mm. A few small repairs, laid on paper.
Elevations of either side of London Bridge at the beginning of the C18th, filled with buildings. Underneath is a text, 'An Historical Description of the great and admirable Bridge in the City of London over the River Thames'. Like its predecessor, this bridge was destroyed by fire in 1725. Nicholls, the engraver, worked for a number of map publishers. He engraved some of the Morden county maps and updated the Saxton plates for Philip Lea.
[Ref: 8443]    £1,250.00 ($1,925 • €1,513 rates)

AA, Pieter van der. [London]
Londres, Capitale de l'Angleterre. Leiden, c.1720. 215 x 275mm.
A pre-fire prospect of London, from south of Southwark. Points of interest are the houses on London Bridge, and the pre-Fire St Pauls, which had already lost its steeple to lightning. With a decorative frame border embellished with swagged ribbons. From "La galerie agréable du Monde. "
[Ref: 9963]    £480.00 ($739 • €581 rates)

AA, Pieter van der. [London]
Londres, Capitale de l'Angleterre. Leiden, c.1720. coloured, 215 x 275mm.
A pre-fire prospect of London, from south of Southwark. Points of interest are the houses on London Bridge, and the pre-Fire St Pauls, which had already lost its steeple to lightning. With a decorative frame border embellished with swagged ribbons. From "La galerie agréable du Monde. "
[Ref: 10658]    £600.00 ($924 • €726 rates)

KIP, Johannes. [Prospect of London]
La Ville de Londres. Prospectus Londinensis. London, c.1720. Two sheets conjoined as issued, total 485 x 1180mm. A very good impression.
Prospect of London from south of the river, showing St Clement's Church to the Tower. St. Paul's Cathedral is shown as complete except for the scrolled parapet above the East apse; St Clement Danes lacks the upper stages added by Gibbs in 1719-20, and the Custom House is Wren's burned down in 1718. Moored off Bankside and flying the City flag is the 'Folly', a barge adapted as a floating concert room, usually anchored near the Savoy. The Royal Arms depicted date from 1707-14.
[Ref: 10600]    £6,000.00 ($9,240 • €7,260 rates)

OVERTON, Henry. [A Rare View Of London]
A Prospect Of Greenwich, Deptford And London Taken From Flamstead Hill In Greenwich Park. London, 1723, 560 x 950mm
A rare view of London taken from the unusual viewpoint of Greenwich, with the Royal Observatory on Flamstead Hill in the foreground. Due to the unusual viewpoint, the perspective in the middle ground of this map has had to be compressed, thereby bringing London closer and over emphasizing the meanders of the Thames. With a 42 point key below.
[Ref: 9214]    £6,000.00 ($9,240 • €7,260 rates)

PROBST, Johann Fredrich. [C18th Prospect of London]
London. Augsburg, Probst, c.1730. Two sheets conjoined, total 370 x 1140mm. Some minor restoration.
A fine panorama of early C18th London engraved by Friedrich Bernhard Werner. Stretching from Somerset House east to the Tower, it has a seventy-point key in English repeated in German and Latin. Above the map is the title on a banner and the Royal Arms and the City Crest. In 1711 an act was passed calling for the creation of fifty new churches to replace those lost in the Great Fire: nearly forty churches are named here. Also shown is the Monument to the Fire built by Wren 1671-77, for many years the highest isolated column in the world at 202 feet, with a staircase of 345 steps. On the Thames are examples of the various boats using the river, with London Bridge dividing the river craft from the ocean-going vessels. The Bridge itself is resplendent with houses; however it is not clear whether the view represents the bridge burnt down in 1725 or its replacement. The houses were finally cleared in 1756. A rare item.
[Ref: 9354]    £6,000.00 ($9,240 • €7,260 rates)