A scarce plan of London at the beginning of the 19th century

BONNISSELLE, J.G.

Plan of London, Westminster and the Borough of Southwark, with all the additional streets, squares, &c. also the improved Roads, to the year 1801.
London, 1801. Original colour. Dissected and laid on linen, as issued, total 605 x 880mm.

A detailed plan of London on the scale of 6" to a mile, with an extensive key of churches and other public buildings relating to a grid on the map.
Bonnisselle has engraved the fields in a different style to the urban areas, emphasising how much of London was still open space.
A scarce map: Howgego found an earlier example in the BM but could not ascertain the exact date.

HOWGEGO: 194, c.1790, mapping identical.
Stock ID : 17836