Sujet

Plan of London and Westminster, 1749 (1903). Artist: Unknown.

Légende

Plan of London and Westminster, 1749 (1903). A plan of London published in The Gentleman's Magazine in June 1749 showing the 1643 defences for the Civil War and the area destroyed by the Great Fire of London in 1666. The defences were built to protect the city from attacks by Charles I and his 15,000 Royalist troops. All 23 forts are shown. From London in the Time of the Stuarts, by Sir Walter Besant. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1903]. (Colorised black and white print).
The Print Collector collection

Date

1903

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM19D08_309

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

188,3Mo (9,5Mo) / 78,3cm x 60,3cm / 9246 x 7119 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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