London and Westminster in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth Anno Dom. 1563, an iconic map of Tudor London published by J. Wallis in 1780.

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“London and Westminster in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth Anno Dom. 1563”

An iconic retrospective panoramic map of Tudor London in 1563 (before the Great Fire), engraved and published October 30th 1780 by John Wallis N16, Ludgate Street, London. The map is based on earlier and larger map by Ralph Agas. Reference to most significant buildings located in insets.

Elizabethan London shown as it was when the population was around 200.000. The river Thames, the Old London Bridge and the Southwark Cathedral are in the foreground. St. Pauls Cathedral is depicted without the spire, which was destroyed by lightning in 1561. On the South Bank there are Shakespeare’s first Globe Theatre and Bull-Baiting Ring. The city of London shown with walls and gates, reaching north up to St. Giles and Cripplegate, with the Tower of London on the right.

John Wallis (died 1818) was an English book, map, board game and music seller, and cartographer. Wallis has opened the Map Warehouse in 1775, and the Instructive Toy Warehouse in 1805. Together with his sons John Wallis Jr. and Edward Wallis, he became one of the most prolific publishers of board games in the late 18 and early 19th centuries.

This poster is a high quality “giclee” reproduction of a painstakingly restored antique original, custom-printed on Standard Single-weight Matt Coated art paper 140gsm or  Heavyweight Matt Coated art paper 230gsm (more of a thin card density), or superb Epson Matt Canvas 320gsm, according to your choice. We use the latest UltraChromeHDX pigment inks which guarantee 60 years of colour  permanence (up to 200 years fade-proof for colour prints).  This poster is suitable for mounting and framing, as well as direct display on a wall.

IMPORTANT: If you are going to frame this print we thoroughly recommend art paper 230gsm or canvas 320gsm. The 140gsm art paper option makes sense if you wish to DIY-frame or to tack the poster to a wall without framing, due to it being lighter and more flexible. All three options are giclee prints of the same high quality.

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Please note that our reproduction posters are made to order and every print is checked before posting. The images we use in most cases are scans of antique originals, professionally restored in order to remove the most evident stains, folds, tears and other damage. We strive to balance the restoration and saving the overall integrity and antique appearance of the original. Our restored images are unique and these prints can be purchased only from www.VictorianMaps.com.

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