A survey of the cities of London and Westminster, borough of Southwark, and parts adjacent ...
Being an improvement of Mr. Stow's, and other surveys, by adding whatever alterations have happened in the said cities, &c. to the present year ...
By Robert Seymour, esq. [pseud.]

Description

Main Author

Stow, John, 1525?-1605.

Related Names

Mottley, John, 1692-1750.

Language(s)

English

Published

London, Printed for T. Read, 1733-35.

Subjects

London (England) > London (England) / Antiquities.
London (England) > London (England) / History > London (England) / History / To 1600.
London (England) > London (England) / Description and travel.

Note

John Mottley, "under the pseudonym of Robert Seymour, edited in 1734 (perhaps with assistance of Thomas Cooke) Stow's Survey of the cities of London and Westminster."--Dict. nat. biog.
Brit. mus. catalogue give dates 1734-35 with note "There is a second titlepage to vol. 1, bearing date 1733." Lowndes and Upcott mention only t.-p. to v. 1 dated 1734. Arrangement of plates differs slightly from collation in Upcott.
Slight variations in title of v. 2.
Paging irregular: v. 1, p. 170-171 numbered 174-175; v. 2, no. 237-256 omitted.
Title in red and black; head and tail pieces; initials.

Physical Description

2 v. illus., 9 pl. (partly fold.) incl. front. (fold. map) 41 cm.

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