The City of London as in Queen Elizabeth’s time – a panoramic plan / map by J. Stow and J. Strype, 1720

Description

“The City of London as in Queen Elizabeth’s time” – a historical map of London by John Stow / John Strype, engraved and hand-coloured as a frontispiece map for Survey of the Cities of London and Westminster, updated and published in 1720 in London by John Strype.

John Stow’s Elizabethan classic, “A Survey of London and Westminster”, was first published in 1598. A hundred years later, the Tudor capital described in John Stow’s survey was dramatically transformed by rapid growth and the devastating Great Fire of 1666. A new, updated and expanded, version of Stow’s work was published in 1720 by John Strype.

John Stow (1524 – 1605) was an English historian and antiquarian, best known for his Survey of London (1598; second edition 1603). John Stow was born in about 1525 in the City parish of St Michael, Cornhill, then at the heart of London’s metropolis. His father, Thomas Stow, was a tallow chandler. The work for which Stow is best known is his Survey of London, which is of unique value for its detailed account of the buildings, social conditions and customs of London in the time of Queen Elizabeth I.

John Strype (1643 – 1737) was an English clergyman, historian and biographer. His father was a member of a Huguenot family who, in order to escape religious persecution within Brabant, had settled in East London. The works of John Strype are not very original in nature, his work having mainly been to arrange his materials, but as a result they were of considerable value as convenient books of reference.

This poster is a high quality “giclee” reproduction of a 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 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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